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Former Indy racers make big noise

Carl Edwards qualifies for the pole at Phoenix raceway. Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Carl Edwards qualifies for the pole at Phoenix raceway. Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

It was a good day for Indianapolis 500 winners in NASCAR qualifying at Avondale, Ariz.

Sam Hornish Jr. joined Jacques Villeneuve and Juan Pablo Montoya as former Indy 500 winners to earn a spot in Sunday’s Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway – the ninth of 10 races making up the Chase.

Carl Edwards won his first pole in almost two years Friday by turning a fast lap of 132.773 mph around the mile oval in his Roush Fenway Ford.

Craftsman Trucks

Kyle Busch ended two weeks of frustration by leading the final 42 laps to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.

Ron Hornaday finished second, and series points leader Mike Skinner was eighth.

Champ Car

Sebastian Bourdais set a track record at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with a lap time of 1 minute, 24.698 seconds in the qualifying session for Sunday’s Grand Prix race in Mexico City.

Formula One

A day after Renault was accused of possessing confidential information belonging to rival team McLaren, Renault acknowledged it suspended an engineer in September.

Renault said it suspended Phil Mackereth on Sept. 6 when officials learned of the leak.