Great qualifying run by Menard

The #98 starts 5th while the #96 is 24th.

Start
Pos Car# Driver Manu
Sponsor Qual
Speed Qual
Time
1 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 190.517 28.344
2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/National Guard GED Plus Chevy 190.194 28.392
3 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 189.954 28.428
4 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 189.934 28.431
5 98 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Ford 189.907 28.435
6 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 189.900 28.436
7 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice/Office Depot Chevy 189.807 28.450
8 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 189.427 28.507
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevy 189.421 28.508
10 20 Joey Logano # Home Depot Toyota 189.268 28.531
11 47 Marcos Ambrose Clorox Toyota 189.221 28.538
12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 189.215 28.539
13 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 189.175 28.545
14 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 189.155 28.548
15 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy 189.122 28.553
16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 188.857 28.593
17 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevy 188.831 28.597
18 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 188.778 28.605
19 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hambuger Helper Chevy 188.772 28.606
20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy 188.745 28.610
21 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY Chevy 188.627 28.628
22 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 188.541 28.641
23 5 Mark Martin Cheez-It/CARQUEST Chevy 188.515 28.645
24 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 188.469 28.652
25 44 A J Allmendinger Super 8 Dodge 188.298 28.678
26 34 John Andretti MyAutoLoan.com Chevy 188.291 28.679
27 09 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge 188.009 28.722
28 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 187.950 28.731
29 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Toyota 187.898 28.739
30 71 David Gilliland Capital Window Chevy 187.833 28.749
31 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevy 187.682 28.772
32 12 David Stremme No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge 187.493 28.801
33 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevy 187.487 28.802
34 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 187.305 28.830
35 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevy 187.279 28.834
36 26 Jamie McMurray Valvoline/Sears Ford 187.240 28.840
37 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 187.039 28.871
38 43 Reed Sorenson McDonald's Dodge 186.948 28.885
39 13 Max Papis # GEICO Toyota 186.496 28.955
40 25 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevy 186.355 28.977
41 8 Aric Almirola Guitar Hero Metallica Chevy 186.156 29.008
42-OP 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 182.395 29.606
43 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 186.111 29.015
DNQ 87 Joe Nemechek Huckleberry's Toyota 186.034 29.027
DNQ 82 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 185.790 29.065
DNQ 41 Jeremy Mayfield All Sport Toyota 185.344 29.135
DNQ 64 Todd Bodine MAMBO Restaurants Toyota 184.546 29.261
DNQ 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 183.974 29.352

Very nice run! Hope he keeps it in one piece and finishes in the top-20.

TeamBlueOval wrote:

Very nice run! Hope he keeps it in one piece and finishes in the top-20.

It sure would help

I hope he finishes decently, but I doubt it.