Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR pole at Phoenix International Raceway, grabbing the top spot late in Saturday's qualifying session. Kenseth's lap of 137.101 mph (220.63 kph) gave him pole position for the third time this season. AJ Allmendinger and Marcos Ambrose qualified second and third as Ford swept the top three spots. Mark Martin qualified fourth and Martin Truex Jr. was fifth, followed by Jamie McMurray and David Reutimann. Kenseth's fastest lap separated title contenders Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart on the grid. Before Kenseth's lap, the two were seventh and eighth on the qualifying list and in line to start side-by-side in Sunday's race. But Edwards would have been on the outside, and new pavement at Phoenix has prevented the second line from adequately developing.