Johnson to start on pole with Keselowski 32nd, making points lead precarious
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Jimmie Johnson's championship hopes got a boost Friday when he won the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, while points leader Brad Keselowski qualified 32nd. Johnson, a five-time champ , obtained not just the leading beginning spot with his lap at 97. 598 miles per hour, however the stall at the front of pit roadway , offering him unimpeded access to the track. "Track position is important, and then that pit stall is so important," Johnson said . He tracks Keselowski by seven points with four races staying . Denny Hamlin, who is third in the points race and 13 behind Johnson, will start fifth . An added downside appeared to be the last thing Keselowski needed , mainly since his two closest pursuers in the title chase are the two drivers that have controlled at Martinsville in current years.People:
Jimmie Johnson
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| 0.161161 | "Track position is important, and then that pit stall is so important," Johnson said. ... |
| 0.162243 | "We've helped ourselves out dramatically today by qualifying on the pole. We've got the safest pit stall, and starting with track position is very important," he said. ... |
| 0.255948 | "We've helped ourselves out dramatically today by qualifying on the pole. We've got the safest pit stall, and starting with track position is very important," he said. "So, stats show one thing, but you've still got to go run the race and I feel really good about my Lowe's Chevrolet and I think we'll be in strong, championship-form leaving here." |
| Sentiment Stats: | - Number of Quotes: 3
- Aggregate Sentiment: 0.579352
- Mean: 0.19311733333333
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Disambiguation: Athlete | AwardWinner | TVActorReferences: Denny Hamlin
Overall Sentiment: 0.121553
Relevance: 0.467681
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| 0.0449475 | "I'd much rather race towards the front rather than qualify towards the front if I had to pick between the two," he said. ... |
| 0.209499 | "I'd much rather race towards the front rather than qualify towards the front if I had to pick between the two," he said. "I feel like we'll be capable of pulling that off once the race gets started. Just ready to keep going, you know, feeling the season wind down and really feel good about our opportunities in front of us." |
| Sentiment Stats: | - Number of Quotes: 2
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Disambiguation: AthleteReferences: Brad Keselowski
Overall Sentiment: 0.0680814
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Disambiguation: AthleteReferences: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Disambiguation: Athlete | AwardWinner | TVPersonality | FilmActor | TVActorReferences: Kyle Busch
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Disambiguation: AthleteReferences: Brian Vickers
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Jeff Burton
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City: MARTINSVILLE
Overall Sentiment: 0.28158
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