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Vickers Take Pole for
LifeLock.com 400 at
Chicagoland Speedway


JOLIET, Ill. - Brian Vickers takes the pole for the LifeLock.com 400 Saturday at the Chicagoland Speedway. Vickers captured his 5th pole of the season in 15 qualifying attempts as he turned a lap at the 1.5-mile racetrack in 29.322 seconds (184.162 mph) Thursday. Vickers teammate Scott Speed turned-in the 2nd fastest lap 182.958 mph to edge Jimmy Johnson (182.217 mph) for the second starting spot.



Vickers winning the Pole, hoping for the Win..........
© Suburban Journals of Chicago photo by Mark Rotor

"I'm very frustrated to not be in Victory Lane," Vickers said. "Sitting on poles this year was one of our goals. Winning races was, too. If I had to pick between the two, I'd pick wins over poles, but we'll take whatever we can get and we're really proud of the poles we've sat on this year.

LifeLock.com 400

Top Ten - Race Lineup

Pos. Driver Make


1. Brian Vickers Toyota

2. Scott Speed* Toyota

3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet

4. Denny Hamlin Toyota

5. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet

6. Kyle Busch Toyota

7. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet

8. Bill Elliott Ford

9. David Reutimann Toyota

10. Marcos Ambrose Toyota



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