Darlington Raceway has been called many things but most notably “The Track Too Tough to Tame” or “The Lady in Black.” This 1.37 mile egg shaped oval in Darlington, S.C., was the first super-speedway built and over 50 years later is still claiming its share of casualties and damaged egos. Gregg Biffle will be starting from the pole position for the Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup series race Saturday night after running a qualifying lap of 27.40 seconds for a speed of 179.442 mph. However, according to oddsmakers at SportsBetting.com , Tony Stewart, winner of Friday’s Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Nationwide series race at Darlington is the race favorite at 5/1 odds. 

Pole sitter Biffle along with Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch should be strong challengers at 6/1 odds as well as Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 9/2 odds. At 7/1 odds Denny Hamlin is expected to be in the mix. 

Biffle, who has won two of the last three NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Darlington, was one of 41 drivers to eclipse Ward Burton's 1996 record of 173.797 mph. 

With his first Darlington pole in the books and fifth career pole, Biffle is now looking forward to Saturday night's Dodge Challenger 500. 

"I'm extremely happy with it in race trim," Biffle said. "I can't wait until tomorrow [Saturday] night."

Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored his fourth top five start since joining Hendrick Motorsports after he drove his retro Mountain Dew Chevrolet to a lap of 179.357 mph. 

Odds favorite Tony Stewart notched his best starting position at Darlington based on time after he qualified his No. 20 Toyota in fourth with a lap of 179.076 mph. 

"I'm ecstatic with this," Stewart said. "It's faster than I ran - luckily. Knock on wood, I haven't put a scratch on this car." 

Dodge Challenger 500 odds by SportsBetting.com 

Bobby Labonte 80/1

Brian Vickers 100/1

Carl Edwards 10/1

Casey Mears 50/1

Clint Bowyer 50/1

Dale Earnhardt Jr 9/2

David Gilliland 100/1

David Ragan 60/1

David Reutimann 100/1

Denny Hamlin 7/1

Elliott Sadler 60/1

Greg Biffle 6-1

Jamie McMurray 100/1

Jeff Burton 30/1

Jeff Gordon 6/1

Jimmie Johnson 6/1

Juan Pablo Montoya 100/1

Kasey Kahne 50/1

Kevin Harvick 20/1

Kurt Busch 15/1

Kyle Busch 6/1

Mark Martin 50/1

Marttin Truex Jr. 35/1

Matt Kenseth 40/1

Michael Waltrip 100/1

Paul Menard 100/1

Reed Sorenson 100/1

Robby Gordon 100/1

Ryan Newman 35/1

Sam Hornish Jr. 100/1

Scott Riggs 100/1

Tony Stewart 5/1

Travis Kvapil 100/1

Field (any other driver) 50/1

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