Kahne captures pole for Pocono 500

Kasey Kahne continued his midseason turnaround Friday by winning his first pole of the year at Pocono Raceway.

Kahne snapped a 52-race winless streak two weeks ago in the Coca-Cola 600, which came eight days after he scored a $1 million payday by winning the All-Star race.

Kahne ran a lap at 170.219 mph in his No. 9 Dodge to knock Jimmie Johnson off the top starting spot at the Pocono 500. It was the 15th pole of his career and second at Pocono -- he set the track record here in 2004.

CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS SERIES RACE: Ron Hornaday Jr. held off Kyle Busch for the final two laps after a green-white-checkered finish for his 35th career victory, his first at Texas Motor Speedway.

BOMBARDIER LEARJET 550K: Scott Dixon, the Indianapolis 500 champion and IndyCar Series points leader, earned his fourth pole of the season by averaging 214.878 mph during his four-lap qualifying run at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday.

Helio Castroneves, second in points and the only driver with top-five finishes in every race, had a qualifying speed of 214.777 mph and will start second tonight.

PASS ALL STARS AT ORANGE COUNTY: This is a big prep week for the Pro All Stars Series Super Late Models.

Today's third annual Orange Blossom Special at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont is a regularly scheduled event on the PASS South Tour. However, many teams will be using the 150-lap race as a tuneup for round two on the PASS National Super Late Model Tour Mini Series, which also will be held at Orange County Speedway on July 18-19.

Qualifying in Rougemont takes place at 6 p.m. today. Races start at 7 p.m., with the feature race starting at approximately 8:15. For tickets, call (336) 364-1222.

(From Event News Release)