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NASCAR New Hampshire Starting Lineup: Ryan Newman Leads Sprint Cup Qualifying
Ryan Newman picked up yet another pole position on Friday, turning a lap of 135.232 mph to claim the top qualifying spot for Sunday’s NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Newman, who has 47 career poles but hadn’t been in the No. 1 spot in more than a year, went out 44th of 46 cars and knocked David Reutimann from the pole with a new track record.
Stewart-Haas Racing teammate/owner Tony Stewart qualified on the outside pole position, which relegated Reutimann to third.
Kurt Busch will start fourth, followed by Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski.
Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Paul Menard and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top 10.
Three cars – Dennis Setzer, Scott Ribbs and Tony Raines – failed to qualify for Sunday’s race.
Here’s the starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
- Ryan Newman
- Tony Stewart
- David Reutimann
- Kurt Busch
- Brad Keselowski
- Jeff Burton
- Jeff Gordon
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Paul Menard
- Kasey Kahne
- Regan Smith
- Clint Bowyer
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Denny Hamlin
- Carl Edwards
- Joey Logano
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kevin Harvick
- Kyle Busch
- Greg Biffle
- Brian Vickers
- Marcos Ambrose
- Bobby Labonte
- Mark Martin
- Jamie McMurray
- David Ragan
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- David Stremme
- Matt Kenseth
- Casey Mears
- Landon Cassill
- Michael McDowell
- David Gilliland
- Joe Nemechek
- Jeff Green
- Dave Blaney
- JJ Yeley
- Mike Skinner
- Erik Darnell
- Mike Bliss
- Scott Wimmer (subbing for Robby Gordon)
- Andy Lally
Failed to qualify: Tony Raines, Scott Riggs, Dennis Setzer
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