BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Dale Jarrett, fresh off his first victory of the season, followed it Friday by winning his first pole of the year.

Jarrett, driving the same Ford Taurus he raced to victory at Pocono last week, ran a lap of 189.071 mph around Michigan International Speedway to earn the top starting spot for Sunday's Sirius Satellite Radio 400.

	Dale Jarrett won his first pole of the season, the 15th overall of his career.

He was one of 19 drivers to take their turn on the 2-mile track before qualifying was delayed over 90 minutes by rain. He then sat inside watching golf on TV, waiting and wondering if anyone would beat his speed after the rain subsided.

''With the way it was going to cool off, and they got to finish after the rain, there were some guys capable of beating it,'' Jarrett said.

No one came close.

Michael Waltrip, who qualified before the rain, posted a 188.793 to earn the second starting spot in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo -- his highest starting spot at Michigan since he won the pole in June 1991.

''Jarrett didn't win the pole just because I screwed up, but because he ran a great lap,'' Waltrip said. ''That will make it better to sleep tonight. I did all I could and he just did it better.''

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Waltrip's teammate, was the fastest of the second group of qualifiers, but will only start third after running a 188.744.

Bill Elliott qualified fourth in a Dodge Intrepid and Ward Burton was fifth. Rookie Ryan Newman was sixth and was followed by Elliott Sadler, Ricky Craven and Mark Martin.

Tony Stewart rounded out the top 10 as the highest qualifying Pontiac.

NASCAR allowed the Grand Prix its first major change to the body in over two years this week when it said Pontiac teams could extend their front air dams and raise their rear spoilers. Stewart hoped it would help Sunday.

''I think our car will be pretty good, but we haven't been in traffic yet so we'll have to wait and see,'' Stewart said. ''But we definitely have something to work with for the rest of the weekend.''

Winston Cup series points leader Sterling Marlin had an awful run, posting a 184.422 that required him to use a provisional to make the field. He'll start 37th.

Defending race champion Jeff Gordon was also slow and will start 24th, his lowest starting position ever at Michigan.

No one, though, had as bad of a run as Casey Atwood, who wrecked his Dodge before he took the green on his qualifying lap. Atwood was checked in the infield car center and has a bruised shoulder, but should be able to compete in the event named for his primary sponsor.

''The car just came around on me, it was on the warmup lap,'' said Atwood, who starts 43rd. ''I was taking it easy and let off early in turn three. It just came around and it hit pretty hard, but I'm fine.''

Jarrett, meanwhile, likes his chances on Sunday. He ended his 30-race winless streak last week and expects to be successful again this weekend.

He won his first ever race here in a side-by-side finish with Davey Allison in 1991 and has won two others here. So it makes sense for him to be competitive now that his season is looking up.

''When things are going well, you have to take advantage of it,'' he said. ''Things are good for us right now -- we ran good at Dover, then won last week. And when people ask what track is my favorite, this is it for me.''