Ryan Newman thought a little rain might extend his pole drought.Instead, the rain only delayed the wait and didn’t keep Newman from putting himself on the pole for the first time this season with a lap of 154.633 mph Friday at Dover International Speedway.
Newman now has a 36 career poles in 165 starts — but none of them had come this year, breaking a 14-race streak without one. Rain interrupted the qualifying session and could have wiped out the lap had it continued. Newman browsed for old race car parts on e-Bay, worrying that his spot would not stand.
“That was my initial feeling,” he said. “That was definitely a big gainer. Mother Nature did work out for us.”
Jeremy Mayfield joins him on the front row for Sunday’s race after a lap of 154.361. Jeff Gordon was third at 154.063 and Kurt Busch fourth at 153.774.
Starting Lineup:
1 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge
2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
5 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet
6 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford
7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Chevrolet
8 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford
9 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Industrial Tools Ford
10 20 Tony Stewart POWERade Chevrolet
11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet
12 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet
13 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet
14 18 J.J. Yeley Imitrex Chevrolet
15 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Dodge
16 00 Hermie Sadler UWFUSA.com Chevrolet
17 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet
18 49 Kevin Lepage State Water Heaters Dodge
19 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford
20 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford
21 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
22 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevrolet
23 14 Sterling Marlin Waste Management Chevrolet
24 25 Brian Vickers ditech.com/GMAC Chevrolet
25 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford
26 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
27 32 Travis Kvapil Tide Chevrolet
28 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge
29 40 David Stremme Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge
30 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Cars Chevrolet
31 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge
32 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet
33 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge
34 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge
35 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge
36 74 Derrike Cope Sundance Vacations Dodge
37 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet
38 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford
39 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge
40 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford
41 7 Robby Gordon Menards Chevrolet
42 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
43 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet
- Biffle wins pole at Dover
- Cut tire robs Newman of win at Charlotte
- Dover race falls well short of sellout
- Newman wins 7th career Charlotte pole
- Website suggests manipulation in NASCAR qualifying











No Responses to “Newman on Pole at Dover”
Please Wait
Leave a Reply