Carl Edwards wins Cup pole at Texas, full qualifying results for AAA Texas 500

Johnson wins sixth race of season, full results for AAA 500

Carl Edwardsvwon the pole for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 99 car of Edwards will be at the front of a field of 43 on Sunday joined by Brad Keselowski.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has three races left on its schedule, the first of which will take place this weekend at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway located in Fort Worth, TX.

Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson are tied atop the standings, 27 points ahead of Jeff Gordon. Kenseth will start sixth, Johnson will start thirdand Gordon will start eighth.

Sprint Cup Series drivers will run 334 laps or 501 miles around Texas Motor Speedway. Coverage of this race will air on ESPN beginning at 3:00 pm ET (2:00 pm local) with the green flag to wave at 3:16 pm ET. (2:16 pm local)

Jimmie Johnson won at Texas earlier this year while Kyle Busch found victory lane in this race a year ago.

Qualifying Results for AAA Texas 500

1. Carl Edwards
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Paul Menard
5. Kyle Busch
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8. Jeff Gordon
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
10. Marcos Ambrose
11. Kasey Kahne
12. Joey Logano
13. Ryan Newman
14. Denny Hamlin
15. Martin Truex Jr.
16. Juan Pablo Montoya
17. Aric Almirola
18. Greg Biffle
19. Kevin Harvick
20. Jeff Burton
21. Austin Dillon
22. Bobby Labonte
23. Parker Kligerman
24. Jamie McMurray
25. Elliott Sadler
26. Clint Bowyer
27. Casey Mears
28. David Gilliland
29. David Ragan
30. Danica Patrick
31. Kurt BUsch
32. Trevor Bayne
33. Mark Martin
34. Josh Wise
35. Michael McDowell
36. Kyle Larson
37. Landon Cassill
38. Travis Kvapil
39. David Reutimann
40. Timmy Hill
41. Joe Nemecheck
42. Dave Blaney
43. JJ Yeley