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After a disappointing race a week ago, defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart started this weekend on a high note as he won his first pole starting position of the season in qualifying for Sunday night's Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Mr. "5-Time" Jimmie Johnson won the pole starting position in qualifying for tonight's Quaker State 400 NASCAR race at Kentucky Speedway.

This week NASCAR's top three series all visit the Monster Mile - Dover International Speedway in Delaware.

NASCAR heads to Texas this weekend.  Friday night qualifying found Martin Truex, Jr.  setting fast time, winning the pole for Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.  Truex turned a qualifying speedway of 190.369 mph in his Michael Watrip-owned Toyota.  Last year's winner, Matt Kenseth will start second.

Greg Biffle has started the 2012 NASCAR season very consistently.  Three great third-place finishes in a row in the first three NASCAR races of season.  That consistency has taken Biffle to the top of the Sprint Cup Series point standings.  Now he will start from the number one starting spot at Bristol Motor Speedway as he qualified for the pole in Sunday's Food City 500 race.