 Canadian native and ex-Champ Car driver Patrick Carpentier won his first career pole.The race would be dominated by former V8 Supercars champion and Busch Series rookie Marcos Ambrose.However, road course ringers such as Scott Pruett and Nic Jonsson, "Buschwhackers" Carl Edwards, Robby Gordon, and Kevin Harvick, along with Canadian natives Ron Fellows and Carpentier.