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Ironically the start of a Sprint Cup Series weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway that's supposed to be the coronation of one of NASCAR's greatest drivers started with a relative unknown taking the race's best starting spot.David Reutimann, who has enjoyed an impressive resurgence in the last handful of races in his Michael Waltrip Racing No. 44, scored his first career pole for Sunday's Ford 400 while Jimmie Johnson will start his big weekend 30th.
Johnson carries a 141-point lead over Carl Edwards with only 400 miles left to go in the 36-race NASCAR season. Should Johnson manage a finish better than 36th Sunday, he'll be the first driver since Cale Yarborugh in 1978 to win three straight championships.
Edwards will start a much improved 4th.
On the outside of the front row and next to Reutimann, Red Bull Racing's Scott Speed will start the No. 83 Toyota after swapping rides this week with teammate Brian Vickers. Vickers, in Speed's normal No. 84, starts 20th.
Matt Kenseth won the 2007 version of the season-finale and will start third just ahead of Roush-Fenway Racing teammate Edwards. Kevin Harvick will start 5th.
David Ragan, Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch, Reed Sorenson and Martin Truex Jr. will round out the Top-10.
Other notable qualifying spots include Greg Biffle in 23rd and Jeff Gordon in 37th. Biffle has a chance to unseat Edwards from the second spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings while Gordon has yet to win in 2008. If he fails to do so Sunday, it'll be the first time since 1993 that the 81-race winner has failed to find victory lane in a season.
Three drivers failed to qualify for NASCAR's final race of 2008 including Ken Schrader, Max Papis and Sam Hornish Jr.
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