David Reutimann layed down a lap of 28.344 at a speed of 190.516 miles per hour to win the pole for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Top 5 starters: Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, David Ragan, and Paul Menard.

Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, and Joey Logano will start sixth through 10th, respectively.

Notables: Marcos Ambrose (11th), Carl Edwards (13th), Greg Biffle (14th), Jeff Burton (15th), Kevin Harvick (17th), Clint Bowyer (19th), Dale Earnhardt Jr (20th), Ryan Newman (21st), Denny Hamlin (22nd), Mark Martin (23rd), Bobby Labonte (24th), and Kurt Busch (28th).

Did Not Qualify: Joe Nemechek, Scott Speed, Jeremy Mayfield, Todd Bodine, and Scott Riggs.