Montoya earns first pole of season at New Hampshire
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| Juan Montoya |
| CIA Stock Photo |
Juan Montoya turned a lap of 132.337 mph and has won the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Kasey Kahne was second and Kurt Busch third in Friday's qualifying.
Montoya won his first pole of the season after taking two last season. He set a track record at New Hampshire last September to win the pole and parlayed that into a third-place finish.
Mark Martin was fourth and Ryan Newman fifth for Sunday's race.
"It was a good lap and starting upfront at this place is very important," said Montoya, who led 105 laps on his way to a third-place finish in last September's visit to NHMS.
Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 will take the green flag at 1:15 p.m. ET
Lineup
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 132.337 | 28.781 | Leader |
| 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Budweiser | 132.158 | 28.820 | -0.039 |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite / Vortex | 132.062 | 28.841 | -0.060 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / GoDaddy.com | 131.998 | 28.855 | -0.074 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 131.966 | 28.862 | -0.081 |
| 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 131.874 | 28.882 | -0.101 |
| 7 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | FrontRowJoe.com | 131.742 | 28.911 | -0.130 |
| 8 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | AAA Insurance / Go Penske | 131.633 | 28.935 | -0.154 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Zaxby's | 131.556 | 28.952 | -0.171 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 131.456 | 28.974 | -0.193 |
| 11 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 131.329 | 29.002 | -0.221 |
| 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Lance Snacks / Tom's Mega Twisters | 131.315 | 29.005 | -0.224 |
| 13 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Energizer / Menards | 131.279 | 29.013 | -0.232 |
| 14 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing | 131.211 | 29.028 | -0.247 |
| 15 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 131.189 | 29.033 | -0.252 |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 131.180 | 29.035 | -0.254 |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Lenox Industrial Tools | 131.103 | 29.052 | -0.271 |
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 131.049 | 29.064 | -0.283 |
| 19 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 131.035 | 29.067 | -0.286 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 131.017 | 29.071 | -0.290 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 130.945 | 29.087 | -0.306 |
| 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 130.801 | 29.119 | -0.338 |
| 23 | 36 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Mohawk Northeast | 130.734 | 29.134 | -0.353 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 130.626 | 29.158 | -0.377 |
| 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | 130.599 | 29.164 | -0.383 |
| 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 130.586 | 29.167 | -0.386 |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Suave Men | 130.456 | 29.196 | -0.415 |
| 28 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Berlin City Auto Group | 130.367 | 29.216 | -0.435 |
| 29 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Red Bull | 130.313 | 29.228 | -0.447 |
| 30 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Stanley | 130.300 | 29.231 | -0.450 |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 130.220 | 29.249 | -0.468 |
| 32 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 130.024 | 29.293 | -0.512 |
| 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal Black | 130.020 | 29.294 | -0.513 |
| 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | American Red Cross / 3M | 129.714 | 29.363 | -0.582 |
| 35 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 129.626 | 29.383 | -0.602 |
| 36 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 129.600 | 29.389 | -0.608 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 129.278 | 29.462 | -0.681 |
| 38 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | Air National | |||
| Guard / GTWGPS.com | 129.221 | 29.475 | -0.694 | ||||
| 39 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 128.893 | 29.550 | -0.769 |
| 40 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 127.997 | 29.757 | -0.976 |
| 41 | 34 | Kevin Conway+* | Ford | Extenze | 126.956 | 30.001 | -1.220 |
| 42 | 7 | Bobby Labonte+ | Toyota | SpeedFactory.tv | – | – | – |
| 43 | 164 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Little Joe's Autos | 128.178 | 29.715 | -0.934 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 127.679 | 29.831 | -1.050 |
| 45 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction / GracewayPharm-aceuticals | 127.436 | 29.888 | -1.107 |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie