CONCORD, N.C. - Scott Riggs remained perfect in qualifying at Lowe's Motor Speedway by winning the pole Thursday night for the third time this season.

Riggs posted a lap at 191.469 mph to put his No. 10 Dodge in the top starting spot for Saturday night's race. He also started first in the non-points Nextel Open and the Coca-Cola 600 in May.

''We knew we had a good car, and we got a good draw going late,'' Riggs said. ''Coming back here we wanted to get back on our streak of qualifying well and finishing well. We can put it right back where it was.''

Riggs edged Kasey Kahne, his Evernham Motorsports teammate, for the pole. Kahne went out early, posting a lap of 190.194 mph to sit on top of the leaderboard for most of the qualifying session. But when the sun set and temperature dropped, Riggs made his run and jumped to the top of the board.