1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 129.683 29.370 Leader

2 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 129.652 29.377 -0.007

3 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 129.626 29.383 -0.013

4 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 129.485 29.415 -0.045

5 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 129.024 29.520 -0.150

6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 128.994 29.527 -0.157

7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 128.976 29.531 -0.161

8 1 Martin Truex Jr.* Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 128.828 29.565 -
0.195

9 41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Target 128.767 29.579 -0.209

10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 128.693 29.596 -0.226

11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 128.689 29.597 -0.227

12 11 Denny Hamlin* Chevrolet FedEx Express 128.650 29.606 -0.236

13 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 128.454 29.651 -0.281

14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 128.433 29.656 -0.286

15 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 128.402 29.663 -0.293

16 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 128.389 29.666 -0.296

17 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 128.281 29.691 -0.321

18 38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 128.268 29.694 -0.324

19 178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 128.204 29.709 -0.339

20 18 J.J. Yeley* Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 128.173 29.716 -0.346

21 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 128.092 29.735 -0.365

22 40 David Stremme* Dodge Coors Light 128.083 29.737 -0.367

23 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 128.023 29.751 -0.381

24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 127.967 29.764 -0.394

25 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 127.821 29.798 -0.428

26 16 Greg Biffle Ford Subway/National Guard 127.782 29.807 -0.437

27 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 127.735 29.818 -0.448

28 22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 127.722 29.821 -0.451

29 42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 127.714 29.823 -0.453

30 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 127.705 29.825 -0.455

31 07 Clint Bowyer* Chevrolet Sylvania 127.615 29.846 -0.476

32 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 127.551 29.861 -0.491

33 26 Jamie McMurray Ford LENOX Industrial Tools 127.525 29.867 -0.497

34 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Menards/MAPEI 127.406 29.895 -0.525

35 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 127.397 29.897 -0.527

36 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet AERO Exhaust 127.189 29.946 -0.576

37 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 127.036 29.982 -0.612

38 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge State Water Heaters 126.977 29.996 -0.626

39 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 126.943 30.004 -0.634

40 95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet TheRaceSpace.com 126.656 30.072 -0.702

41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises 126.467 30.117 -0.747

42 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper 126.332 30.149 -0.779

43 100 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Burger King Champion's Provisional

Did not Qualify
44 61 Ted Christopher Dodge Peak Performance 126.257 30.167 -0.797

45 34 Joey McCarthy Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 126.032 30.221 -0.851
46 74 Derrike Cope Dodge Royal Administration 125.952 30.240 -0.870

47 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 125.323 30.392 -1.022


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Not a bad qualifying run for Jeff Gordon, glad he's up there in 7th. Im not a big fan of Ryan Newman, but congratulations to him for the pole.

LOUDON, N.H. - Ryan Newman won the pole Friday for the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. No kidding.

Newman winning NASCAR Nextel Cup poles used to be such a regular occurrence that it was surprising when he didn't get the job done in qualifying.

He came into the 2006 season with 35 poles in his first five seasons - far more than any other Cup driver during the same period. But NASCAR's "Rocketman" has fizzled most of this season, winning just one pole in the first 18 races.

Worse, his performance in the races has been just as disappointing. Newman, who has never finished outside the top 10 in his Cup career, is 18th in the points and all but eliminated from contention for the Chase for the Championship.

"It's been very difficult, frustrating," Newman said after posting a lap of 129.683 mph in Friday's qualifying.

Jeff Burton was the runner-up at 129.651, followed by Brian Vickers at 129.626, Kyle Busch at 129.485, defending race winner Tony Stewart at 129.024, series points leader Jimmie Johnson at 128.994 and Jeff Gordon, last week's winner at Chicagoland Speedway, at 128.976.

After starting 12th and finishing 36th last week, Newman was thankful for a good day on the 1-mile New Hampshire oval.

"Things have just clicked for us at this track," said Newman, whose No. 12 Penske Racing South Dodge has two wins and four poles here. "That used to happen in Charlotte and it used to happen in Dover, but not lately.

"This year and last year, we've put more emphasis on our race trim in practice and that's been a double hitter for us because we've not been able to fix our race setup and now we're not qualifying well, either."

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