Touring Series News
Starting Lineup: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300
Sylvania 300 weekend coverage presented by New England Dirt Track Championships and Subway of VT/NH
Brad Keselowski of Rochester Hills, Mich., earned his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole position on Friday in qualifying for the Sylvania 300, setting a new track record at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the process. Keselowski’s No. 12 Penske/AAA Dodge toured the 1.058-mile track in 28.515 seconds at 133.572 mph, eclipsing Juan Pablo Montoya’s record lap of 28.545 seconds, set in June 2009.
Pos.-Car No.-Driver-Hometown-Car-(Time/Speed)
1. 12 Brad Keselowski, Rochester Hills, Mich. -- Penske/AAA Dodge (28.515/133.572)
2. 33 Clint Bowyer, Emporia, Kan. -- Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet (28.538/133.464)
3. 14 Tony Stewart, Rushville, Ind. -- Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet (28.549/133.413)
4. 1 Jamie McMurray, Joplin, Mo. -- McDonald’s Chevrolet (28.554/133.389)
5. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya, Bogota, Colombia -- Energizer Chevrolet (28.561/133.357)
6. 43 A.J. Allmendinger, Los Gatos, Calif. -- Insignia HDTV/Best Buy Ford (28.579/133.273)
7. 00 David Reutimann, Zephyrhills, Fla. -- Tums Toyota (28.584/133.249)
8. 98 Paul Menard, Eau Clarie, Wisc. -- Sylvania/Menards Ford (28.615/133.105)
9. 18 Kyle Busch, Las Vegas, Nev. -- M&M’s Toyota (28.617/133.096)
10. 99 Carl Edwards, Columbia, Mo. -- Aflac Ford (28.629/133.040)
11. 6 David Ragan, Unadilla, Ga. -- UPS Ford (28.644/132.970)
12. 2 Kurt Busch, Las Vegas, Nev. -- Miller Lite Dodge (28.667/132.864)
13. 31 Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va. -- Caterpillar Chevrolet (28.700/132.711)
14. 16 Greg Biffle, Vancouver, Wash. -- 3M Ford (28.716/132.637)
15. 77 Sam Hornish, Jr., Bryan, Ohio -- Mobil 1 Dodge (28.737/132.540)
16. 56 Martin Truex, Jr., Mayetta, N.J. -- NAPA Auto Parts Toyota (28.761/132.429)
17. 24 Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind. -- National Guard Facebook/DuPont Chevrolet (28.787/132.310)
18. 13 Casey Mears, Bakersfield, Calif. -- GEICO Toyota (28.811/132.200)
19. 19 Elliott Sadler, Emporia, Va. -- U.S. Air Force Ford (28.818/132.167)
20. 78 Regan Smith, Cato, N.Y. -- Furniture Row Companies Chevrolet (28.829/132.117)
21. 9 Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Wash. -- Budweiser Ford (28.833/132.099)
22. 11 Denny Hamlin, Chesterfield, Va. -- FedEx Small Business Toyota (28.834/132.094)
23. 47 Marcos Ambrose, Launceston, Tasmania -- Kinsford/Bush’s Beans (28.836/132.085)
24. 39 Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind. -- U.S. Army Chevrolet (28.842/132.057)
25. 48 Jimmie Johnson, El Cajon, Calif. -- Lowe’s/Johns Manville Chevrolet (28.856/131.993)
26. 5 Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark. -- GoDaddy.com Chevrolet (28.859/131.980)
27. 29 Kevin Harvick, Bakersfield, Calif. -- Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet (28.880/131.884)
28. 82 Scott Speed, Manteca, Calif. -- Red Bull Toyota (28.916/131.719)
29. 7 Robby Gordon, Orange, Calif. -- SpeedFactory.tv Toyota (28.939/131.615)
30. 36 Dave Blaney, Hartford, Ohio -- Mohawk Northeast Chevrolet (28.957/131.533)
31. 20 Joey Logano, Middletown, Conn. -- The Home Depot Toyota (29.032/131.193)
32. 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kannapolis, N.C. -- Amp Energy/National Guard Chevrolet (29.044/131.139)
33. 17 Matt Kenseth, Cambridge, Wisc. -- Crown Royal Ford (29.070/131.022)
34. 64 Landon Cassill, Cedar Rapids, Ia. -- Gunselman Motorsports Toyota (29.111/130.837)
35. 87 Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla. -- FrontRowJoe.com Toyota (29.147/130.676)
36. 55 Mike Bliss, Milwaukie, Ore. -- Prism Motorsports Toyota (29.299/129.998)
37. 83 Reed Sorenson, Peachtree City, Ga. -- Red Bull Toyota (29.338/129.825)
38. 46 Michael McDowell, Phoenix, Ariz. -- Whitney Motorsports Dodge (29.406/129.525)
39. 37 David Gilliland, Riverside, Calif. -- Taco Bell Ford (29.416/129.481)
40. 38 Travis Kvapil, Janesville, Wisc. -- Long John Silver’s Ford (29.479/129.204)
41. 34 Tony Raines, La Porte, Ind. -- A&W All American Food Ford (29.582/128.754)
42. 71 Andy Lally, Northport, N.Y. -- TRG Motorsports Chevrolet (29.599/128.680)
43. 09 Bobby Labonte, Corus Christi, Tex. -- Phoenix Construction Chevrolet (29.570/128.806 -- Past Champion’s Provisional)
Did Not Qualify:
44. 66 Johnny Sauter, Necedah, Wisc. -- Prism Motorsports Toyota (29.569/128.811)
45. 26 Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky. -- Air National Guard Ford (29.655/128.437)
