Three Toyotas qualify for Talladega

David Reutimann, Jeremy Mayfield and Dale Jarrett qualifed for Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Two got in on time. Jarrett used another champion provisional and will start 43rd.
Reutimann was the highest-qualifying Toyota driver. He will start 14th.
“I think everybody on the crew is ready to pass out with all the drama around our qualifying laps," said Reutimann, driver of the No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. "But we made the show and that’s what we came here to do. That’s our goal every weekend. They bought me this new uniform and I thought I was going to be ashamed if we didn’t make the show because it was a paint scheme we were only going to use once."
Reutimann's team is using the same car it raced in the season-opening Daytona 500.
"This was the same car we ran at Daytona, most of it, because we didn’t leave Daytona in all that good of shape," Reutimann said. "The guys did a great job and I’m proud of them for overcoming another hurdle here this weekend.”
Mayfield qualified for only his third Cup race of the year and will start 18th.
“I thought it was a pretty good qualifying lap, and it’s always good to make the show," said Mayfield, driver of the No. 36 Toyota for Bill Davis Racing. "Our team has been steadily improving throughout the season and it seems like our cars are starting to come to us. It’s obviously been a pretty tough season on the guys, but they’ve continued to work hard and get us going in the right direction. Toyota has been great with their help, and the results will improve as we continue to gather information and learn about these cars.”