Associated Press KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

11:52 a.m. CDT, April 3, 2011
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia—

Jamie McMurray turned a lap of 96.509 m.p.h. in his Chevrolet at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway on Saturday to earn the top starting spot for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

Ryan Newman qualified second with a lap of 96.342 m.p.h. in a Chevrolet. Kasey Kahne qualified third in a Toyota and was followed by Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Joey Logano and three-time defending race winner Denny Hamlin.