Talladega superpeedway NASCAR Qualifying

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, celebrates setting the pole position in qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, celebrates setting the pole position in qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Carl Edwards (R), driver of the #99 Subway Ford, talks with crew chief Bob Osborne (L) during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/O'Reilly Auto Parts Ford, walks on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, signs autographs during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Mark Martin, driver of the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Regan Smith, driver of the #78 Furniture Row Companies Chevrolet, walks on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, walks on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: David Ragan, driver of the #6 UPS My Choice Ford, speaks with crew members during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, greets members of the military during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Ford, speaks with crew chief Jimmy Fennig during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)

TALLADEGA, AL - OCTOBER 22: Scott Speed, driver of the #46 Red Line Oil Ford, speaks with Josh Wise, driver of the #37 Bradley University Ford, during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 22, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images for NASCAR)