Daytona 500 Qualifying: Edwards On the Pole, Patrick 30th Fastest

Today's single-car qualifying efforts for the 2012 Daytona 500 found Carl Edwards sitting on the pole for the Great American Race, and he's joined by teammate Greg Biffle.

The Roush-Fenway Racing duo found themselves on the front row with speeds of 194.738 mpg (Edwards) and 194.087 (Biffle).  Behind them sat Dale Earnhardt Jr., Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears.  But only Edwards and Biffle know where they'll be starting as the Gatorade Duels this upcoming Thursday will be what determines everyone else's starting spots and determine the few remaining spots for the field.

Last years Sprint Cup Champion, Tony Stewart found himself the 10th fastest of the day with 193.607 mph, "6-time" Jimmie Johnson was 12th fastest with 193.449.

The newest media sensation of the sport, Danica Patrick, pulled what would seemingly be a disappointing 30th fastest speed, with a 191.738.  But she's been secured a starting spot in the 2012 Daytona 500, making her the third-ever woman to start the race.

The old Red Bull equipment, now running under the Burger King banner, didn't do as well as some fans had hoped, but they have a very short time to ramp up for this week of events.  Landon Cassill's Toyota was 41st fastest of the day with 190.605 and David Reutimann was 46th fastest, with 189.235.

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Here's how everyone panned out in speeds today:

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POS	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPEED
1	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	194.738
2	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	194.087
3	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	194.028
4	9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	193.999
5	13	Casey Mears	Ford	193.844
6	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	193.803
7	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	193.665
8	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Ford	193.665
9	21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	193.615
10	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	193.607
11	55	Mark Martin	Toyota	193.503
12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	193.449
13	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	193.382
14	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	193.374
15	34	David Ragan	Ford	193.249
16	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	193.245
17	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	193.224
18	22	A.J. Allmendinger	Dodge	193.121
19	2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	192.992
20	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	192.914
21	20	Joey Logano	Toyota	192.868
22	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	192.843
23	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	192.777
24	42	Juan Montoya	Chevrolet	192.6
25	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	192.583
26	26	Tony Raines	Ford	192.534
27	30	David Stremme	Toyota	191.963
28	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	191.873
29	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	191.84
30	10	Danica Patrick	Chevrolet	191.738
31	109	Kenny Wallace	Toyota	191.567
32	32	Terry Labonte	Ford	191.522
33	36	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	191.506
34	51	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	191.363
35	33	Elliott Sadler	Chevrolet	191.27
36	140	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	191.18
37	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	191.16
38	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	191.127
39	78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	191.062
40	98	Michael McDowell	Ford	190.99
41	83	Landon Cassill	Toyota	190.605
42	38	David Gilliland	Ford	190.046
43	47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	190.022
44	97	Bill Elliott	Toyota	189.95
45	37	Mike Wallace	Ford	189.853
46	93	David Reutimann	Toyota	189.235
47	23	Robert Richardson Jr.	Toyota	188.438
48	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	188.229
49	249	J.J. Yeley	Toyota	187.954

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