Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position for the 2008 Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400. His speed of 126.198 mph (21.395 sec.) edged out Mark Martin (#8 U.S. Army Chevrolet) for the top spot for Saturday night's race "Under the Lights." Rounding out the top 5 starting positions are Martin Truex Jr. (#1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet), Patrick Carpentier (#10 LifeLock Dodge), and Reed Sorenson (#41 Target Dodge).

Quotes:

Denny Hamlin (#11 FedEx Express Toyota): “What a great run by this FedEx Express Toyota team. We’ll see if it holds up. With the wind blowing, I’m kind of worried that we’re going to cool this pavement off a little faster than it would normally. Either way, I think we’re going to be in the top three, and we’re definitely happy with that.” Patrick Carpentier (#10 LifeLock Dodge): “I was pushing really hard and just trying to be smooth. At Phoenix I pushed really hard and I was sideways. That’s what’s hard with these cars. You’ve got to smooth it out. I was trying to be on the limit, but just good enough. The car was great. The team did a good job and Mike (Shiplett) made some changes just before I went out and it worked perfectly.

Reed Sorenson (#41 Target Dodge): “We did a lot of stuff this afternoon to improve the forward bite. Most of the things we did got the rear of the car a lot better. It’s still a little bit tight off the center of the turn. I think we’ve got the forward bite good enough for the race and on long runs we’ll be good.”

Juan Pablo Montoya (#42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge): Everyone at Chip Ganassi Racing is pushing really hard. I’m actually surprised at how well I ran. In practice I struggled a little bit. We’ve been pretty quick on Fridays, but for some reason it doesn’t happen. Today, we really got a good lap. We’re pretty happy. Kasey Kahne (#9 Budweiser Dodge): “This is a fun place to qualify. I’ve always enjoyed it and especially the race. Tonight and tomorrow night should be a lot of fun.”

Local favorite Elliott Sadler (#19 Stanley Dodge): “That’s a good run for us. We qualified second with this car at Phoenix. To come back here where I’m not a good qualifier, and to be maybe a top ten before it’s all over; we’re pretty happy with that.”

Brian Vickers set the NASCAR Sprint Cup track qualifying record for Richmond International Raceway in May 2004 with a speed of 129.983 mph (20.772 sec.)