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I didn’t get to watch qualifying this evening, although, I did just tune into the repeat on Speed, but it looks like Brian Vickers is continuing the strong performances this season claiming the pole in the second race, the Auto Club 500 in California.

The news story talking about it as Nascar.com says that Brian and Dale Jr. had a phone call after last weeks incident in Daytona and they have apparently put everything behind them. Vickers sais he had pretty much forgotten about it after the race in Daytona as he worries more about the mistakes he makes than he does other drivers.

“For me, it’s pretty easy,” Vickers said. “I don’t know if it’s the way I was raised, or my mentality or what. I don’t get mad very easily. Things can happen that will bother me, and I will keep that in the back of my mind and I will learn from those instances, and how I will handle those situations and people in the future. But in general, I don’t let other people affect my daily life.”

“I may make a decision or make a mistake that makes me mad, and I have a hard time letting that go,” Vickers said. “But I don’t let other people ruin my day. Honestly, I probably have the hardest time moving on when it’s a mistake on my part rather than a mistake on somebody else’s.” Source: Vickers puts Daytona crash behind him with pole run

Here is how they will start:
1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 183.439 39.250 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 183.164 39.309 -0.059
3 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 182.653 39.419 -0.169
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 182.556 39.440 -0.190
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 182.302 39.495 -0.245
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 182.209 39.515 -0.265
7 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 182.089 39.541 -0.291
8 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Charter Comm. 182.048 39.550 -0.300
9 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 181.965 39.568 -0.318
10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 181.919 39.578 -0.328
11 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 181.901 39.582 -0.332
12 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 181.777 39.609 -0.359
13 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 181.726 39.620 -0.370
14 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox 181.653 39.636 -0.386
15 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 181.616 39.644 -0.394
16 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 181.461 39.678 -0.428
17 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Charter Comm. 181.429 39.685 -0.435
18 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg’s 181.264 39.721 -0.471
19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 181.210 39.733 -0.483
20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 181.173 39.741 -0.491
21 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 181.137 39.749 -0.499
22 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 181.132 39.750 -0.500
23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 180.836 39.815 -0.565
24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 180.818 39.819 -0.569
25 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 180.773 39.829 -0.579
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Auto Club 180.746 39.835 -0.585
27 98 Paul Menard Ford Quaker State / Menards 180.610 39.865 -0.615
28 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 180.397 39.912 -0.662
29 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 180.374 39.917 -0.667
30 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 180.320 39.929 -0.679
31 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Guitar Hero 180.248 39.945 -0.695
32 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 180.234 39.948 -0.698
33 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 180.176 39.961 -0.711
34 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 180.059 39.987 -0.737
35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 179.991 40.002 -0.752
36 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Red Bank Outfitters 179.721 40.062 -0.812
37 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Farmers Insurance 179.632 40.082 -0.832
38 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 179.390 40.136 -0.886
39 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport 179.301 40.156 -0.906
40 34 John Andretti Chevrolet WindowWorld.com 179.287 40.159 -0.909
41 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 179.109 40.199 -0.949
42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA - - -
43 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 177.997 40.450 -1.200

Did Not Qualify
44 64 Todd Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 177.454 40.574 -1.324
45 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver’s 177.405 40.585 -1.335
46 51 David Starr Dodge Allegro Marinade 177.122 40.650 -1.400
47 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Phoenix Racing 175.328 41.066 -1.816
48 73 Mike Garvey Dodge Jani-King / Quality Concrete 175.897 40.933 -1.683

After todays Gatorade duel races, 1 and 2, the starting lineup is now set in stone, here is how they will start in the running of the 51st Daytona 500:

1 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
2 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Kellogg’s / Carquest
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s
5 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice
6 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s
8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
9 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express
11 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Guitar Hero
12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com
13 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard
15 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
17 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing
18 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport
19 98 Paul Menard Ford Quaker State / Menards
20 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Valvoline
21 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal
22 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper
23 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox
24 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing
25 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s
26 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
27 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA
28 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine
29 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1
30 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley
31 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam
32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
33 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
34 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge McDonald’s
35 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
36 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army
37 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Window World
38 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull
39 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt
40 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft
41 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral
42 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing
43 66 Terry Labonte Toyota Window World

Did Not Qualify
44 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports
45 08 Boris Said Ford U.S. Chrome / Scotts Bonus S Max
46 09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
47 127 Kirk Shelmerdine Toyota Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
48 171 Mike Wallace Chevrolet TRG Motorsports
49 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver’s
50 73 Mike Garvey Dodge Jani-King
51 175 Derrike Cope Dodge Blu Frog Energy Drink
52 123 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Mahindra Tractors
53 51 Kelly Bires Dodge BlackJack Racing
54 146 Carl Long Dodge Romeo Guest Construction
55 64 Geoff Bodine Toyota Gunselman Motorsports
56 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing