Backstretch Motorsports

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Lenox Industrial Tools 301
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Qualifying Fast Facts

Pole Winner: Patrick Carpentier
Age: 36
Team: No. 10 Berlin City Auto Dodge
Owner: George Gillett
Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett

Patrick Carpentier won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 with a lap of 29.349 seconds, 129.776 mph.
This is his first pole in 17 career NASCAR Sprint Cup races. He was also the highest qualifying rookie.
This is his second top-10 start in 2008 and was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time.
This is Carpentier’s first career race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Bobby Labonte (second) posted his best start since he started second in the 2003 season finale at Homestead. It is his fourth top-10 in 2008 and his 14th in 26 races at New Hampshire.
Kevin Harvick (third) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2008 and his eighth in 15 New Hampshire races.
Dario Franchitti (seventh), also making his first career start at New Hampshire, posted his career-best start.

Starting Line Up by Row
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
LENOX Industrial Tools 301

Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Jeff Burton 07/13/97 02:42:35 117.134
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 10 Patrick Carpentier # Berlin City Auto Group Dodge 29.349 129.776
2 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Racing/Betty Crocker Dodge 29.512 129.059
Row 2: 3 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 29.531 128.976
4 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 29.531 128.976
Row 3: 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 29.552 128.885
6 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 29.565 128.828
Row 4: 7 40 Dario Franchitti # Guitar Hero/Target Dodge 29.566 128.824
8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 29.607 128.645
Row 5: 9 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 29.612 128.624
10 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 29.612 128.624
Row 6: 11 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy/Hancock Dodge 29.623 128.576
12 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 29.641 128.498
Row 7: 13 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Ford 29.650 128.459
14 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 29.658 128.424
Row 8: 15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 29.660 128.415
16 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 29.667 128.385
Row 9: 17 99 Carl Edwards Dish Network Ford 29.678 128.337
18 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 29.687 128.299
Row 10: 19 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 29.693 128.273
20 77 Sam Hornish Jr. # Mobil 1 Dodge 29.698 128.251
Row 11: 21 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Drive One Ford 29.729 128.117
22 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 29.743 128.057
Row 12: 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 29.745 128.048
24 5 Casey Mears CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet 29.760 127.984
Row 13: 25 01 Regan Smith # Principal Financial Group/DEI Chevrolet 29.786 127.872
26 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 29.789 127.859
Row 14: 27 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 29.807 127.782
28 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 29.819 127.731
Row 15: 29 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 29.821 127.722
30 96 JJ Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota 29.835 127.662
Row 16: 31 31 Jeff Burton LENOX Chevrolet 29.838 127.649
32 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 29.859 127.560
Row 17: 33 38 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 29.886 127.444
34 45 Terry Labonte Victory Junction Gang Dodge 29.897 127.397
Row 18: 35 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 29.917 127.312
36 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 29.995 126.981
Row 19: 37 70 Johnny Sauter Atlas Copco Chevrolet 29.999 126.964
38 00 Michael McDowell # Champion Mortgage Toyota 30.027 126.846
Row 20: 39 8 Aric Almirola U.S. Army Chevrolet 30.074 126.648
40 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 30.092 126.572
Row 21: 41 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 30.139 126.374
42 15 Paul Menard Menards/Sylvania Chevrolet Owner Points
Row 22: 43 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 30.135 126.391
Did Not Qualify: # 34 Tony Raines; # 21 Marcos Ambrose.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 14 1 Ford 7 1
Dodge 12 0 Toyota 10 0