Reutimann captured his second career Sprint Cup pole after turning a lap around the one-and-a-half mile track at 190.517 m.p.h. in his Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. His first pole came in last year's season-finale at Homestead.

"It felt great," Reutimann said. "The car was great, and it was great right off the trailer. (Crew chief) Rodney Childers and everybody just made really good adjustments all day long. We went out early, and that was a long time to wait, and we dodged some bullets."

Reutimann, in his third full-season of Sprint Cup competition, is currently 11th in points. He finished fourth last month at Las Vegas for his career-best finish so far in the series.

Only one driver has started on the pole and won in 16 Cup races at Texas. Kasey Kahne did it in April 2006.

Jeff Gordon will start alongside Reutimann on the outside pole after the Hendrick Motorsports driver posted a lap of 190.194 m.p.h.

"I couldn't ask for anything more out of the car," Gordon said. "I feel like I put in about as a solid of a lap as I put in a long time."

Gordon will start on the front row at Texas for the sixth time.

Roush Fenway Racing teammates Matt Kenseth and David Ragan qualified third and fourth, respectively. Paul Menard from Yates Racing was fifth.

Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and rookie Joey Logano completed the top-10.

Carl Edwards, who won both races at Texas last year, qualified 13th.

Joe Nemechek, Scott Speed, Jeremy Mayfield, Todd Bodine and Scott Riggs failed to qualify.

Sunday's race is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. (et).