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Jamie McMurray won the pole for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway, turning a lap of 133.101 mph/33809 seconds. This was McMurray’s second pole in 165 NASCAR Nationwide series races. His previous best start at Gateway was ninth in 2002.
“It has been a long time since I raced at Gateway and I’m really looking forward to coming back," said McMurray. "It will be great to come back to such a challenging track and hopefully, I can put the No. 17 CitiFinancial Fusion in victory lane in front of the a hometown crowd.”
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Reed Sorenson qualified second and starting in the front row next to McMurray. Soreson won each of his two Gateway races form the second starting position.
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Carl Edwards grabbed the third spot notching his 15<SUP>th</SUP> top-10 start of the season.
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The last four Gateway races have been won from a top-two starting position. Only one of the 11 races has been won from the pole (Martin Truex Jr. in 2004).
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Jamie McMurray won the pole for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway, turning a lap of 133.101 mph/33809 seconds. This was McMurray’s second pole in 165 NASCAR Nationwide series races. His previous best start at Gateway was ninth in 2002.
“It has been a long time since I raced at Gateway and I’m really looking forward to coming back," said McMurray. "It will be great to come back to such a challenging track and hopefully, I can put the No. 17 CitiFinancial Fusion in victory lane in front of the a hometown crowd.”
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Reed Sorenson qualified second and starting in the front row next to McMurray. Soreson won each of his two Gateway races form the second starting position.
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Carl Edwards grabbed the third spot notching his 15<SUP>th</SUP> top-10 start of the season.
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The last four Gateway races have been won from a top-two starting position. Only one of the 11 races has been won from the pole (Martin Truex Jr. in 2004).
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