Newman takes pole and crashes
On his first lap he set the fastest time of the day; on his second, he crashed his Dodge car. Ryan Newman won pole position for the Dixies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, but he will start Sunday's race from the back
"Something broke on the right front and it went straight up into the wall," Newman described later, after getting the all-clear from the medical crew.
This was Newman's eighth pole of the seaosn and 35th Nextel Cup career pole. He lapped the 1.5-mile oval with an average speed of 192.947mph.
Second fastest was former Nextel Cup champion Jeff Gordon, with a lap of 192.397mph. Gordon, who is not part of the Chase for the Cup, has never won in Texas before, and he will start tomorrow's race in first.
There was mixed fortunes for the Chase contenders, with points leader Tony Stewart qualifying in 16th, while second-place Jimmie Johnson will start from 10th position, after qualifying in 11th place.
Matt Kenseth and Jeremy Mayfield will be the highest Chase contenders on the grid tomorrow, starting second and fourth respectively, however the two are out of realistic contention for the title, with three races left.
Pos Driver Make Speed 1. Ryan Newman Dodge 192.947 Chase 2. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 192.397 3. Matt Kenseth Ford 191.966 Chase 4. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 191.652 5. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 191.408 Chase 6. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 191.333 7. Greg Biffle Ford 191.299 Chase 8. Mark Martin Ford 191.171 Chase 9. Bill Elliott Dodge 191.029 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 190.867 11. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 190.712 Chase 12. Elliott Sadler Ford 190.678 13. Dave Blaney Chevrolet 190.624 14. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 190.590 15. Kasey Kahne Dodge 190.402 16. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 190.382 Chase 17. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 190.154 18. Kurt Busch Ford 190.134 Chase 19. Scott Wimmer Dodge 190.114 20. Ricky Rudd Ford 190.074 21. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 189.974 22. Scott Riggs Chevrolet 189.960 23. Kevin Lepage Ford 189.940 24. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 189.807 25. Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 189.727 26. Rusty Wallace Dodge 189.680 Chase 27. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 189.407 28. Mike Skinner Dodge 189.367 29. Dale Jarrett Ford 189.354 30. Carl Edwards Ford 189.089 Chase 31. Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 189.069 32. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 189.056 33. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 189.049 34. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 188.660 35. Casey Mears Dodge 188.646 36. Jimmy Spencer Dodge 188.173 37. Travis Kvapil Dodge 188.081 38. Kyle Petty Dodge 188.022 39. Sterling Marlin Dodge 187.859 40. Jamie McMurray Dodge 187.839 41. Ken Schrader Dodge 187.787 42. Jeff Green Dodge 187.728 43. Mike Wallace Chevrolet 187.279 44. Reed Sorenson Dodge 186.715 45. Stuart Kirby Chevrolet 185.707 46. Johnny Sauter Dodge 185.592 47. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 185.058 48. P.J. Jones Chevrolet 184.477
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