A group decision for all of the cars powered by Earnhardt Childress engines to work together at Talladega Superspeedway proved the correct call in NASCAR's new knockout qualifying format. Richard Childress Racing drivers and their affiliates swept the first three rows on the starting grid for Sunday's race, with the pole going to Brian Scott, who will lead the field to the green flag in just his fifth career Sprint Cup Series start. ''Who would have thought that, huh?'' Scott asked after Saturday's qualifying session. Cars with ECR engines took six of the 12 spots in the third and final round of knockout qualifying, and they all waited patiently on pit road for someone to make a move. More...