He’s spoiling for win

David Reutimann picked a heck of a race to win his fourth career NASCAR Sprint Cup pole. Reutimann turned a lap at 127.383 mph Friday, claiming the top starting spot in the race in Richmond, Va., that will begin with more than a dozen drivers trying to secure one of the three spots still up for grabs in the 10-race playoffs that begin next weekend. The 12-driver field will be set after tonight’s (ABC, 4:30) 400-lap event, and under the new format, the final two wild-card spots will go to the drivers ranked 11 to 20 in the points who have the most regular-season victories. As Reutimann, 28th in the points standings, sees it, he’s just as entitled to race for the victory as anyone else. “No different than any other race,” he said. “I’m out for me.” – Associated Press