by Pete McCole
October 11, 2007
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Ryan Newman picked up his second straight Lowe’s Motor Speedway pole on Thursday night, besting the field to grab the top starting spot for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500.
Newman’s lap of 189.394 mph was enough to knock Jimmie
Johnson from the pole, giving Newman his 42nd career Bud Pole Award and his
fifth of the season.
Johnson held on for the outside pole to lead the 12 Chase for the Nextel Cup
drivers. Bobby Labonte will roll off third, followed by Jeff Gordon and
Kasey Kahne.
Newman’s pole was his sixth at the speedway, where he holds the qualifying
record for the Coca-Cola 600.
Despite his qualifying success at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Newman has yet to
record a Nextel Cup victory at the track, in contrast to Johnson, who has
five victories but no poles at the 1.5-mile quad oval.
“Today was all about qualifying and doing what we had to do,” said Newman.
“Maybe some people just might say I’m not as good a race car driver as I am
a qualifier because I don’t ever win from the pole when I start on the
pole.”
Labonte’s third-place starting spot is his third top-10 start in the last
four races, coming just one week after touching off a multi-car crash at
Talladega Superspeedway.
Jamie McMurray, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Casey Mears and Greg Biffle
rounded out the top ten qualifiers.
Chase drivers Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch will start 11th and 13th,
respectively, with Carl Edwards starting 18th. The rest of the Chase field
did not fare as well, with Kevin Harvick starting 24th, followed by Richard
Childress Racing teammate Clint Bowyer in 25th. Jeff Burton will start 27th
in RCR’s third entry, followed by Tony Stewart in 29th and Martin Truex, Jr.
in 32nd.
Six cars failed to make the field, including Dale Jarrett, Joe Nemechek,
Brian Vickers and Sam Hornish, Jr.
Only one incident marred Thursday's qualifying session, as final qualifier
J.J. Yeley looped his no. 18 Chevy during his run.
Results
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
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1 |
12 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
ALLTEL |
189.394 |
28.512 |
Leader |
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2 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
Lowe's / Kobalt Tools |
188.990 |
28.573 |
-0.061 |
|
3 |
43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Dodge |
Cheerios Racing / Pink for the Cure |
188.363 |
28.668 |
-0.156 |
|
4 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
DuPont |
188.298 |
28.678 |
-0.166 |
|
5 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
Mopar / Dodge Dealers / UAW |
188.088 |
28.710 |
-0.198 |
|
6 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
Crown Royal |
188.075 |
28.712 |
-0.200 |
|
7 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Carhartt for Women |
188.016 |
28.721 |
-0.209 |
|
8 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
Miller Lite |
187.898 |
28.739 |
-0.227 |
|
9 |
25 |
Casey Mears |
Chevrolet |
National Guard / GMAC |
187.852 |
28.746 |
-0.234 |
|
10 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M |
187.585 |
28.787 |
-0.275 |
|
11 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Chevrolet |
FedEx Kinko's |
187.402 |
28.815 |
-0.303 |
|
12 |
01 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
U.S. Army |
187.214 |
28.844 |
-0.332 |
|
13 |
5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet |
Kellogg's / CARQUEST |
187.188 |
28.848 |
-0.336 |
|
14 |
10 |
Scott Riggs |
Dodge |
Stanley Tools / Valvoline |
187.078 |
28.865 |
-0.353 |
|
15 |
4 |
Ward Burton |
Chevrolet |
Lucas Oil / State Water Heaters |
186.916 |
28.890 |
-0.378 |
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16 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
Dodge Dealers / UAW |
186.883 |
28.895 |
-0.383 |
|
17 |
15 |
Paul Menard* |
Chevrolet |
Quaker State / Menards |
186.883 |
28.895 |
-0.383 |
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18 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Office Depot |
186.819 |
28.905 |
-0.393 |
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19 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
NAPA Auto Parts |
186.761 |
28.914 |
-0.402 |
|
20 |
00 |
David Reutimann* |
Toyota |
Dominos.com |
186.748 |
28.916 |
-0.404 |
|
21 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
M&M's / Susan G Komen for the Cure |
186.703 |
28.923 |
-0.411 |
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22 |
8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser |
186.516 |
28.952 |
-0.440 |
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23 |
70 |
Johnny Sauter |
Chevrolet |
Yellow Trans. |
186.477 |
28.958 |
-0.446 |
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24 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Shell / Pennzoil |
186.419 |
28.967 |
-0.455 |
|
25 |
07 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
Jack Daniel's |
186.374 |
28.974 |
-0.462 |
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26 |
41 |
Reed Sorenson |
Dodge |
Fujifilm |
186.322 |
28.982 |
-0.470 |
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27 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
AT&T Mobility |
186.149 |
29.009 |
-0.497 |
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28 |
40 |
David Stremme |
Dodge |
Target |
186.034 |
29.027 |
-0.515 |
|
29 |
20 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
The Home Depot |
185.842 |
29.057 |
-0.545 |
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30 |
84 |
A.J. Allmendinger* |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
185.733 |
29.074 |
-0.562 |
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31 |
6 |
David Ragan* |
Ford |
AAA |
185.701 |
29.079 |
-0.567 |
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32 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Bass Pro Shops / Tracker |
185.637 |
29.089 |
-0.577 |
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33 |
88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
Snickers |
185.490 |
29.112 |
-0.600 |
|
34 |
22 |
Dave Blaney |
Toyota |
Caterpillar /CatUsed.com |
185.452 |
29.118 |
-0.606 |
|
35 |
21 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
Ore-Ida |
185.433 |
29.121 |
-0.609 |
|
36 |
42 |
Juan Montoya* |
Dodge |
Texaco / Havoline |
185.427 |
29.122 |
-0.610 |
|
37 |
66 |
Jeff Green |
Chevrolet |
Best Buy |
184.887 |
29.207 |
-0.695 |
|
38 |
36 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Toyota |
360 OTC |
184.672 |
29.241 |
-0.729 |
|
39 |
18 |
J.J. Yeley |
Chevrolet |
Interstate Batteries |
184.628 |
29.248 |
-0.736 |
|
40 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Ford |
Motorola Digital Audio Players |
184.559 |
29.259 |
-0.747 |
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41 |
96 |
Tony Raines+ |
Chevrolet |
DLP HDTV |
183.874 |
29.368 |
-0.856 |
|
42 |
45 |
Kyle Petty+ |
Dodge |
Tire Kingdom |
183.617 |
29.409 |
-0.897 |
|
43 |
49 |
John Andretti |
Dodge |
Paralyzed Veterans of America |
184.508 |
29.267 |
-0.755 |
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Did Not Qualify |
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|
44 |
44 |
Dale Jarrett |
Toyota |
UPS |
184.370 |
29.289 |
-0.777 |
|
45 |
78 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevrolet |
Furniture Row Racing |
184.150 |
29.324 |
-0.812 |
|
46 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
183.911 |
29.362 |
-0.850 |
|
47 |
06 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
Dodge |
Kenwood |
183.505 |
29.427 |
-0.915 |
|
48 |
208 |
Carl Long |
Dodge |
E&M Motorsports |
181.904 |
29.686 |
-1.174 |
|
49 |
27 |
Kirk Shelmerdine |
Chevrolet |
Batista Grading / Lilly Trucking |
174.076 |
31.021 |
-2.509 |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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