Jeff Burton won the first pole of his NASCAR Winston Cup career at Brooklyn, Mich.

Burton edged Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin for the inside starting spot in Sunday’s GM Goodwrench 400.

Burton, 29, rookie of the year in 1994, pushed his Ford around Michigan International Speedway’s high-banked 2-mile oval in a qualifying lap of 185.395 mph.

Labonte was next with a lap at 185.228 mph in a Chevrolet.

Spokane’s Chad Little failed to qualify.

However, in NASCAR’s Busch Grand National Detroit Gasket 200 at Brooklyn, Little will take the sixth spot in the starting lineup today behind Ricky Craven, Jeff Green, Mike McLaughin and Hermie Sadler.

Bryan Herta was fastest in provisional qualifying for the Texaco-Havoline 200 at Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Herta’s fast lap of 140.285 mph on the 4-mile, 11-turn road course came as the checkered flag waved for the end of the 30-minute session.