Dallas: Friday qualifying results (Motorsport.com)

ENNIS, Texas – Reigning Rookie of the Year J.R. Todd knows he needs a big weekend to keep his championship hopes alive and he responded with a top-qualifying effort of 4.541 seconds at 318.47 mph Friday night at the 22nd annual O’Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec. Read full story

Chase leader Johnson secures pole in Dover (Houston Chronicle)

DOVER, DELAWARE — Jimmie Johnson will start Dover first in the standings and on the track. The Nextel Cup points leader got another boost in his bid for a second straight title, taking the top spot with a lap of 154.765 mph Friday at Dover International Speedway, his second pole of the season. Read full … Read more