QUALIFYING: Newman Doubles Up At NHMS
Follows Sprint Cup Pole With Fifth Career Whelen Mod Award
LOUDON, N.H. – In a span of 45 minutes, Ryan Newman left no doubt that he was the fastest man at the track Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
On the heels of his record seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole at the “Magic Mile,” Newman posted his fourth NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Coors Light Pole Award at the track in qualifying for Saturday’s F.W. Webb 100.
Newman, from South Bend, Ind., toured the 1.058-mile oval with a fast lap of 29.475 seconds (129.221 mph) for the fifth overall Whelen Modified Tour pole. Saturday will be his 14th career appearance on the tour.
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Two-time New Hampshire winner Donny Lia will join Newman on the front row thanks to a fast lap of 29.508 (129.077) while championship points leader Ryan Preece was third-fastest at 29.528 (128.989).
Todd Szegedy, Bobby Santos, Doug Coby, Mike Stefanik, Ted Christopher, Rowan Pennink and Ron Silk brought home the top 10 in the qualifying session.
Newman will vie for his third Whelen Modified Tour win at New Hampshire on Saturday after he swept the two events there during the 2011 season.
Preece enters Saturday with a 39-point edge on Doug Coby with three races to go. While Preece has yet to win in 14 previous races in Loudon, Coby has come out victorious in the last two Whelen Modified Tour events there, including this past July.
The F.W. Webb 100 will be carried live on Saturday by Fox Sports 2. Coverage begins at 12 p.m., with green flag set for 12:15 p.m.
QUALIFYING RESULTS | AUDIO: Post-Qualifying Press Conference
NWMT NHMS 9/21/13 Qualifying
Pos No. Name Sponsor Time Speed In Lap Laps Diff
1 7 Ryan Newman Menards/Wix Filters 29.475 129.221 1 2
2 4 Donny Lia Circle Track Magazine 29.508 129.077 1 2 0.033
3 16 Ryan Preece East West Marine/Diversified Metals 29.528 128.989 1 2 0.053
4 2 Todd Szegedy UNOH/Dunleavy Repair 29.588 128.728 2 2 0.113
5 44 Bobby Santos Tinio Racing/Brendan Kelley Music 29.598 128.684 1 2 0.123
6 52 Doug Coby Furnace & Duct/Seekonk Grand Prix 29.621 128.584 2 2 0.146
7 22 Mike Stefanik Robert B Our Co/Canto & Sons Paving 29.671 128.368 1 2 0.196
8 3 Ted Christopher Silver Dollar Const/Cape Cod Copper 29.729 128.117 2 2 0.254
9 93 Rowan Pennink Monk Mechanics Hand Cleaner 29.769 127.945 2 2 0.294
10 6 Ron Silk TS Haulers/Calverton Tree Farm 29.771 127.937 2 2 0.296
11 58 Eric Goodale Riverhead Building Supply 29.792 127.846 1 2 0.317
12 88 Bryon Chew Buzz Chew Chevrolet/Elbow East 29.861 127.551 2 2 0.386
13 79 Woody Pitkat Mr. Rooter/Coors Light/Hill Ent. 29.862 127.547 2 2 0.387
14 51 Justin Bonsignore M3 Technology 29.867 127.525 2 2 0.392
15 64 Ron Yuhas Jr. Fast Track Electric/Hughes Motors 29.887 127.440 2 2 0.412
16 46 Eric Berndt Cape Cod Agts/North End Auto Parts 30.026 126.850 2 2 0.551
17 07 Patrick Emerling Buffalo Auto Auction/Emerling Chevrolet 30.046 126.766 2 2 0.571
18 73 Cole Powell* Copps Buildall/Tricar Developments 30.047 126.761 2 2 0.572
19 39 Richie Pallai Jr. MAHLE Performance/Lucas Oil 30.177 126.215 1 2 0.702
20 28 Ed Flemke, Jr. Ron Bouchards Auto Stores 30.189 126.165 2 2 0.714
21 15 Rob Fuller 15-40 Connection 30.240 125.952 2 2 0.765
22 19 Jacob Dore* Harold Estey Lumber/Perkins Paving 30.290 125.744 2 2 0.815
23 99 Jamie Tomaino Supreme Mfg./Van Wickle NAPA 30.480 124.961 2 2 1.005
24 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood/Mehner Racing 30.830 123.542 2 2 1.355
25 26 Gary McDonald Lakeland Landscape/TRC Electric 31.135 122.332 2 2 1.660
26 33 Wade Cole Perf Engines/Kendall Oil/Ryan’s 31.172 122.187 2 2 1.697
*Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender
Sources: Jason Cunningham/NASCAR WMT PR