Kyle Busch (Photo Credit: Marc Serota/Getty Images for NASCAR)

"Rowdy" continues to set the NASCAR world on its ear, this time at Lowe's Motor Speedway, where he put the Miccosukee Resorts No. 51 Toyota Tundra on the pole for the North Carolina Lottery 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.

The nickname Rowdy, of course, refers to Kyle Busch, winner of eight NASCAR races so far in three divisions. Busch had another dominating effort, running a lap of 179.045 miles per hour in his Toyota to best series points leader Ron Hornaday Jr., who could manage only a speed of 176.904 mph in his Camping World Chevrolet Silverado from the Kevin Harvick Inc. squad.

Third was Hornaday's teammate, Jack Sprague, who qualified at 176.702 mph in the No. 2 American Commercial Lines Chevrolet. Completing the top five were Mike Skinner's Toyota Tundra, 175.798 mph, and Erik Darnell's Northern Tool + Equipment Ford F-150, which ran 175.279 mph.

Busch, who has stolen most of the headlines in NASCAR season, continues to dazzle, even if he isn't a fan favorite. "Just because I'm not the most popular guy here, don't hate on my talent," said Busch.  "To me, I'm here to do what I have to do to make M&M's happy, to make Toyota happy and all the sponsors we have on the Nationwide and Truck side that I work for and as long as I'm winning races for them and getting name recognition for them than that's all they care about."

Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com.  He is the author of "Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED," and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association.