Reed Qualifies 18th at Texas

Richard Petty Motorsports Qualifying Report

Richard Petty Motorsports drivers will start Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway as follows:

2nd — Kasey Kahne

17th — AJ Allmendinger

18th — Reed Sorenson

33rd — Elliott Sadler

· Jeff Gordon won the pole with a lap of 28.255 seconds, 191.117 mph.

· Top three qualifiers were Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch.

· Kahne (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2009 and his seventh in 11 races at Texas Motor Speedway.

· Race coverage begins Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (EST) on ABC and PRN Radio.

Quotes

REED SORENSON (No. 43 Valvoline Dodge Charger) Starting 18th

“I think the draw is going to hurt us pretty bad because the sun is going down and the track will be faster. We picked up time from practice and that’s all you can ask for. Hopefully, the draw doesn’t hurt as bad as we think it’s going too. The track is gaining a lot of grip and the sun is going down fast. Hopefully, that won’t hurt us too bad. We made some improvements from our last qualifying run. We spent the first 40 minutes in race trim this morning and felt like it was pretty good so we’re excited about tomorrow.”