Montoya breaks track record in New Hampshire
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| Juan Montoya |
Juan Pablo Montoya drew first blood in the race for the Sprint Cup by winning the pole after he set a new track record around the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in qualifying for Sunday's Sylvania 300.
Montoya, who will be making his 100th Sprint Cup start, broke Ryan Newman's 2003 track record with a lap of 133.431 mph.
“I think here we’re supposed to have a really good car. We think we are bringing our best equipment and everybody else will as well," said Montoya, who scored his second career Sprint Cup pole.
“The team is incredible. They’re pumped up, they’re excited and they can see that we can do it. We’re competitive and they see that, so it’s nice."
Tony Stewart will start outside Montoya on the front row with Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards rounding out the top five.
David Stremme, Martin Truex, Jr., Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon completed the first ten qualifiers.
Two drivers failed to qualify for Sunday's race, Derrike Cope and Dexter Bean.
Results
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 133.431 | 28.545 | Leader |
| 2 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 132.581 | 28.728 | -0.183 |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 132.581 | 28.728 | -0.183 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 132.030 | 28.848 | -0.303 |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 132.012 | 28.852 | -0.307 |
| 6 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing | 131.943 | 28.867 | -0.322 |
| 7 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Rain-X | 131.852 | 28.887 | -0.342 |
| 8 | 171 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 131.847 | 28.888 | -0.343 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 131.829 | 28.892 | -0.347 |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | National Guard Yellow Ribbon / DuPont | 131.788 | 28.901 | -0.356 |
| 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 131.760 | 28.907 | -0.362 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 131.724 | 28.915 | -0.370 |
| 13 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 131.510 | 28.962 | -0.417 |
| 14 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | 131.365 | 28.994 | -0.449 |
| 15 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 131.352 | 28.997 | -0.452 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 131.234 | 29.023 | -0.478 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 131.234 | 29.023 | -0.478 |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 131.229 | 29.024 | -0.479 |
| 19 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 131.089 | 29.055 | -0.510 |
| 20 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 131.080 | 29.057 | -0.512 |
| 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 131.058 | 29.062 | -0.517 |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Scotch Brand | 131.031 | 29.068 | -0.523 |
| 23 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 131.017 | 29.071 | -0.526 |
| 24 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 131.008 | 29.073 | -0.528 |
| 25 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | McDonald's McCafe | 130.914 | 29.094 | -0.549 |
| 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 130.649 | 29.153 | -0.608 |
| 27 | 82 | Scott Speed* | Toyota | Red Bull | 130.649 | 29.153 | -0.608 |
| 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Sylvania | 130.635 | 29.156 | -0.611 |
| 29 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 130.617 | 29.160 | -0.615 |
| 30 | 64 | Mike Wallace | Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 130.613 | 29.161 | -0.616 |
| 31 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Bush's Best Baked Beans / Market Basket | 130.595 | 29.165 | -0.620 |
| 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 130.474 | 29.192 | -0.647 |
| 33 | 20 | Joey Logano* | Toyota | The Home Depot | 130.452 | 29.197 | -0.652 |
| 34 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Berlin City Auto Group | 130.421 | 29.204 | -0.659 |
| 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 130.305 | 29.230 | -0.685 |
| 36 | 37 | Tony Raines | Dodge | Long John Silver's | 129.900 | 29.321 | -0.776 |
| 37 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Ford | Northern Tool + Equipment | 129.789 | 29.346 | -0.801 |
| 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Carhartt | 129.626 | 29.383 | -0.838 |
| 39 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 129.331 | 29.450 | -0.905 |
| 40 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Sylvania Dot-it / Menards | 129.055 | 29.513 | -0.968 |
| 41 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Taco Bell | 128.841 | 29.562 | -1.017 |
| 42 | 6 | David Ragan+ | Ford | UPS | 127.278 | 29.925 | -1.380 |
| 43 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Wave Energy Drink | 129.283 | 29.461 | -0.916 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 175 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | FlipnBags.com / EZPCBackup.com | 127.053 | 29.978 | -1.433 |
| 45 | 51 | Dexter Bean | Dodge | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Int'l | 126.846 | 30.027 | -1.482 |
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* Denotes Rookie