Reutimann takes pole, continues winning ways

David Reutimann is all smiles after qualifying first for the Autism Speaks 400. (AP photo / May 29, 2009)

David Reutimann played the Sprint Cup waiting game and again came out on top. Reutimann ran a lap of 156.794 mph Friday and captured the pole for the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, four days after he won his first career Cup race.The victory in the Coca-Cola 600 came after three rain delays at Lowe's Motor Speedway.Reutimann then went out 11th Friday and watched other drivers take a shot on the concrete track at trying to knock him off the pole. Points leader Jeff Gordon challenged until his No. 24 car got loose and slammed into the wall. He'll use his backup car for Sunday's race and start 42nd.Once that threat was gone, Reutimann's second pole of the season was all his.

"I'm kind of a nervous person anyway, so waiting around to see if we won the race and then waiting around to see everybody have a shot at us became nerve-racking over time," he said.Kasey Kahne was second, and Juan Pablo Montoya qualified third. Reed Sorenson and Greg Biffle round out the top five.TRUCKS SERIES: The race scheduled at Dover was postponed because of rain and has been rescheduled for 6 tonight. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole in qualifying with a lap of 155.541 mph.DRUGS: Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield must wait until Wednesday for a judge to rule whether his suspension for a failed test should be overturned. Mayfield filed a lawsuit challenging the indefinite suspension, saying NASCAR did not follow its drug-testing policies and left the driver with no way to prove his innocence.