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Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway, One-mile oval, Loudon, New Hampshire
Pole Winner: Ryan Newman
Pole Time: 28.213 seconds
Pole Speed: 135.002 miles per hour
TV/Radio: ESPN2/PRN/SIRIUS/XM
No. 34 Taco Bell Ford Qualifying Position: 33
No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford Qualifying Position: 32
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes back to the one-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend for the second race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Sprint Cup. Action got underway Friday afternoon with practice and qualifying.
Qualifying, again, was important for Front Row Motorsports and their three entries, as Travis Kvapil was attempting to lock the No. 55 machine into the event and J.J. Yeley the No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford. With David Gilliland and Yeley having no issues during practice, they both easily locked their cars into Sunday's race.
The attention then turned to Travis Kvapil and locking the third car in. As rain showers threatened the track during the session, a total of 40 cars took time before rain started to fall with only five cars left to qualify. Under NASCAR rules, all cars must attempt a qualifying run for the session to be complete. If not, speeds from the first practice session set the starting grid for the top-35 drivers. Then the rest of the field is set by NASCAR rules that includes qualifying attempts. Therefore, Kvapil, who had already run a speed to qualify in, would be bumped.
After a delay, NASCAR dried the track and the five cars were able to qualify, locking Kvapil in. Ryan Newman easily won another pole at the track.
Coverage of the race begins Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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