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Moffitt Wins K&N East New England 125 Pole
N.H. racer Shaw will start on front row
LOUDON, N.H. -- Seventeen year-old Brett Moffitt apparently likes a flair for the dramatic, winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Coors Light 21 Means 21 Pole Award late in the qualifying order at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Thursday afternoon.
Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Moffitt, of Grimes, Iowa, was the 29th of 32 drivers attempting to qualify for Friday's New England 125 at the 1.058-mile speedway and turned a fast lap of 30.356 seconds at 125.471 mph to win the second pole position of his young career.
Center Conway, N.H., rookie D.J. Shaw carried the home banner and will start on the outside of the front row in Friday's race. Shaw's lap was 30.430 seconds at 125.166 mph.
Shaw was followed by fellow rookies Max Gresham, Ryan Gifford and Ty Dillon in the top five. Defending K&N Pro Series East champion and current point leader Ryan Truex will start sixth. The top ten was completed in order by Kevin Swindell, Cole Whitt, Alan Tardiff, and Miguel Paludo.
Andrew Ranger qualified 16th for Fairfax-based NDS Motorsports. American-Canadian Tour drivers Joey Polewarczyk and Eddie MacDonald will start 20th and 21st, respectively. Eighteen of the 32 starters are K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year candidates. The New England 125 is scheduled for Friday at 5:00pm.
QUALIFYING RESULTS -- New England 125
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East -- New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Thursday, June 24, 2010
(Pos.-Driver-Hometown-Best Lap-Speed)
# - denotes rookie
1. Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa - 30.356 seconds / 125.471 mph
2. # D.J. Shaw, Center Conway, N.H. - 30.430 / 125.166
3. # Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga. - 30.438 / 125.133
4. # Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn. - 30.483 / 124.948
5. # Ty Dillon, Lewisville, N.C. - 30.526 / 124.772
6. Ryan Truex, Mayetta, N.J. - 30.559 / 124.638
7. # Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. - 30.592 / 124.503
8. # Cole Whitt, Alpine, Calif. - 30.632 / 124.341
9. Alan Tardiff, Lyman, Me. - 30.668 / 124.195
10. # Miguel Paludo, New Silver, Brazil - 30.761 / 123.819
11. Jonathan Smith, Beacon Falls, Conn. - 30.764 / 123.807
12. # Darrell Wallace, Jr., Mobile, Ala. - 30.852 / 123.454
13. # Sergio Pena, Winchester, Va. - 30.874 / 123.366
14. # Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C. - 30.874 / 123.366
15. Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y. - 30.932 / 123.135
16. # Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Que. - 30.948 / 123.071
17. Jody Lavender, Hartsville, S.C. - 30.984 / 122.928
18. # Zach Germain, Bexley, Ohio - 31.020 / 122.785
19. Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass. - 31.031 / 122.742
20. # Joey Polewarczyk, Hudson, N.H. - 31.041 / 122.702
21. Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass. - 31.076 / 122.564
22. Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn. - 31.099 / 122.473
23. # Ruben Rovelo, Mexico City, Mexico - 31.109 / 122.434
24. # Drew Brannon, Miami, Fla. - 31.172 / 122.187
25. # Mackena Bell, Carson City, Nev. - 31.214 / 122.022
26. Jason Patison, Corona, Calif. - 31.264 / 121.827
27. # Andrew Smith, Pooler, Ga. - 31.392 / 121.330
28. # Matt Frahm, North Salem, N.H. - 31.458 / 121.076
29. Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y. - 31.603 / 120.520
30. Ryan Duff, Hazard, Ky. - 31.682 / 120.220
31. John Salemi, Nashua, N.H. - 32.360 / 117.701
32. Scott Bouley, Thomaston, Conn. - 33.315 / 114.327
PHOTO: Brett Moffitt won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Coors Light 21 Means 21 Pole Award at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Thursday. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
