Earnhardt Jr. grabs first Nationwide pole in five years

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09/05/2009 - Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start on the pole for the Degree V12 300 Nationwide Series after topping the charts in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Earnhardt Jr. lapped the 1.54-mile track at 174.121 m.p.h. (31.840 seconds) for his 10th career Nationwide pole, but his first since August 2004 at Bristol.

He also became the 16th different pole winner in the series in 2009.

Kevin Harvick qualified .033 seconds behind Earnhardt Jr. to start alongside his fellow Sprint Cup Series competitor.

Georgia natives David Ragan and Reed Sorenson qualified third and fourth, while Kasey Kahne completed the top-five.

David Gilliland will start sixth, followed by Trevor Bayne, points leader Kyle Busch, Paul Menard and Dave Blaney.

Carl Edwards will roll off 12th, driving with a broken foot. Edwards, who trails Busch by 192 points, fractured his right foot while playing Frisbee earlier this week. He will also race in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Atlanta.

Derrike Cope, Morgan Shepherd, John Wes Townley, J.C. Stout and Tony Ave failed to qualify. Stout and Ave withdrew their entries prior to qualifying.

Saturday's 300-mile race is scheduled to begin around 7:00 p.m. (et).

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