DOVER, Del. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. can pick up his pursuit of Matt Kenseth from out front. Earnhardt showed a rare burst of top qualifying speed, turning a track-record lap of 161.849 mph to win the pole Friday at Dover International Speedway. Earnhardt won his second pole of the season, the first time he has multiple poles since 2002. Chase for the Sprint Cup championship drivers filled the top four spots and eight of the top 12. Kenseth, the points leader and winner of the first two Chase races, joins Earnhardt on the front row. Ryan Newman is third and Carl Edwards fourth. Earnhardts run marked the 17th time this season drivers have set qualifying records in the new Gen-6 car. Earnhardt is in 11th place in the 13-driver field. Hes not out of it, but certainly not a legitimate championship contender. He needs a hot streak in the No. 88 Chevrolet -- and for Kenseth and the rest of field to considerably cool. With that option pretty much a long shot, Earnhardt is determined to win at least one race this season. "Id be really disappointed if we dont win a race this season, because I think were a better team than we were last year," he said. "We came close so many times. Wed just like to go out there and get some trophies." No driver has been able to wrest the trophies -- or a lobster -- away from Kenseth. His series-high seven wins, including Chase victories at Chicagoland and New Hampshire, have made Kenseth the favourite to win a second Cup championship. Even Kenseth cant explain his roll since he joined Joe Gibbs Racing. "I dont think Ive ever been on one quite like this," he said. "Ive been enjoying it. You never know what its going to end." Earnhardt and Kenseth will try and keep the rest of the Chase field behind them. Five-time champion Jimmie Johnson starts eighth, Kurt Busch is ninth, Joey Logano 11th, Kevin Harvick 12th, Kyle Busch 14th, Jeff Gordon 16th, Greg Biffle 19th, Kasey Kahne 20th, and Clint Bowyer starts 23rd. Bowyer got the news he wanted since the Richmond scandal when sponsor 5-Hour Energy decided to stick with embattled Michael Waltrip Racing through the 2014 season. Martin Truex Jr., his MWR teammate, is still waiting to find out where hell drive next season. Truex faces an uncertain future after NAPA Auto Parts yanked its sponsorship at the end of the season in the aftermath of MWRs decision to manipulate the outcome of the Sept. 9 race at Richmond. Furniture Row Racing is in the mix for Truex after losing Kurt Busch to Stewart-Haas Racing. General manager Joe Garone said the organization had expressed interest in the veteran driver. "We just need to be patient and see how things shake out," Garone said. Truex, who found out he likely wont need surgery on his broken right wrist, is antsy for a resolution. "Its a lot more complicated because of time," he said. "Theres no, well, wait a few weeks and talk to these people and see what theyre thinking. There is no slow-planning anything. Its, now, now, now. I need answers so I can make decisions. Thats the most difficult thing, putting people in positions where theyve got to make decisions theyre not sure about. I imagine when something happens, it will happen quick." NASCARs credibility was called into question after Richmond, and chairman Brian France ordered drivers to give 100 per cent in new rules prohibiting the artificial altering of events. Drivers have poked fun at the "100 per cent" edict the last two weeks. Asked if the track was simply quick for his qualifying run, Newman laughed and said, "No, I just tried harder." One hundred per cent? "Actually, I was 118 per cent that time," he said. 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Second-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania advanced easily by beating Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine 6-3, 6-1, while No.The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly added an insurance quarterback in case starter Tony Romo is, in fact, unable to play in Sundays critical NFC East showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles. Jon Kitna, who last played in the NFL with the Cowboys two seasons ago, has agreed to return to Dallas, according to the Dallas Morning News. Reports earlier Tuesday indicated Romo received an epidural injection to relieve pain on the herniated disc in his back, an injury he suffered in last Sundays win over the Redskins. The injection is a standard pprocedure in treating a herniated disc and the Cowboys hope to know by Wednesday or Thursday if the shot had a positive effect.dddddddddddd Still, Kitna has apparently been added as a potential backup for Kyle Orton if Romo doesnt dress. Kitna, 41, has played 15 seasons in the NFL and started nine games for Dallas in 2010. He appeared in three games in relief the next season before retiring at the end of the year. He has a career quarterback rating of 77.4 and has thrown 169 touchdown passes and 165 interceptions in 141 games. ' ' '