Nascar Sprint Cup: ; Stewart Takes First Pole in Five Years

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FORT WORTH, Texas - Tony Stewart will start his 400th Sprint Cup race from the pole.

Stewart won qualifying in NASCAR's top series for the first time in five years Friday, turning a lap of 191.327 mph at Texas Motor Speedway. It's been 155 races since Stewart last won the pole, at Martinsville in October 2005.

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Nascar Sprint Cup: ; Stewart Takes First Pole in Five Years

"I'm surprised," Stewart said. "I'm really not much of a qualifier."

It's the third time Stewart has won the pole in Texas. He was the top qualifier twice in the IndyCar Series in the 1990s.

Former IRL star Sam Hornish Jr., still winless in his third full Sprint Cup season, almost knocked Stewart off the pol...

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