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CUP: Montoya Wins New Hampshire Pole
Juan Pablo Montoya is the pole winner for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway...
Mike Hembree  |  Posted June 25, 2010   Loudon, NH
Juan Pablo Montoya poses after qualifying for pole position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)
Juan Pablo Montoya, facing a tough 10-race run in an attempt to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup, started that march in style Friday by winning the pole for Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

PDF > STARTING LINEUP BY ROW: LENOX TOOL 301 - NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LINK > QUALIFYING RESULTS: LENOX TOOL 301 - NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LINK > PRACTICE ONE: LENOX TOOL 301 - NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Montoya turned a lap at 132.337 mph to edge Kasey Kahne (132.158) for the pole, his second straight at NHMS.

Montoya is 20th in Sprint Cup points entering the 17th race of the season and trails 12th-place Carl Edwards by 161. He has had strong cars through much of the season, but accidents have left him with no wins and only four top fives.

“We have to try to finish as high as we can, but we’ve got to finish,” Montoya said. “We’ve been in a lot of wrecks that haven’t been our fault. We definitely need to have some good results.”

Completing the top five Friday were Kurt Busch, Mark Martin and Ryan Newman.

In the next five were David Reutimann, Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson.

Series point leader Kevin Harvick was 24th.

Failing to qualify were Travis Kvapil and Mike Bliss.

PDF > STARTING LINEUP BY ROW: LENOX TOOL 301 - NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LINK > QUALIFYING RESULTS: LENOX TOOL 301 - NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
LINK > PRACTICE ONE: LENOX TOOL 301 - NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com and has been covering motorsports for 28 years. He has written several books on NASCAR, including "NASCAR: The Definitive History of America's Sport" and "Then Tony Said To Junior: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told". He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.

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