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Brawn Has Winning Debut

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 28, 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia - Brawn became the first Formula One team in 39 years to take the pole position in its debut race when Jenson Button secured the front place on the grid for today's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Button's time of 1 minute, 26.202 seconds edged out teammate Rubens Barrichello by 0.30 seconds, giving the F1 newcomers both positions on the front row for today's race.

It was the fourth pole position of Button's career - his first since the 2006 Australian GP - and completed a remarkable turnaround for the England-based team, which may have disappeared when former owner Honda pulled out of the sport after the 2008 season.

Before former Ferrari strategist and Honda team principal Ross Brawn took over, Button and Barrichello faced the prospect of looking for a new job.

NHRA: Antron Brown took the top spot in Top Fuel qualifying in the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.

Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also took the provisional No. 1 positions in their categories, with cooler temperatures leading to fast racing in the event.

RAINED OUT: The truck race scheduled for Saturday at Martinsville Speedway was postponed because of steady rain and was rescheduled for noon Monday.

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