Carl Edwards wins the pole for Saturday's race at the Texas Motor Speedway (courtesy AP/Cheryl Senter)

FORT WORTH, Texas – Carl Edwards knows his way around the Texas Motor Speedway.  He swept both races in 2008 and won the fall race in 2005.  Add to his Texas mastery a second career pole.

Edwards became the seventh different pole winner in the seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season, posting the fast lap of 194.609 mph in the final round of qualifying for Saturday night’s Duck Commander 500 at the Texas track where he has won three times.

“My confidence level was pretty decent, but now it’s really good,” Edwards said after Friday’s qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway. “It’s up there. To have that fast of a race car is huge, but I like this place.”

Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. both had qualifying laps of 193.306 mph. Logano will start on the front row beside Edwards, with Truex third. Rookie Chase Elliott and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fill out the top five spots.

(the Associated Press contributed to this post)