New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sylvania 300: Montoya sets track record on way to pole

[6 Shooter]

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LOUDON, N.H. – Juan Pablo Montoya has qualified for his first Chase for the Sprint Cup and now has qualified for the pole for the first of the 10 races that will decide the championship.

How do you think he’s feeling?

“I’m loving it. It’s kind of nice having like zero pressure right now,” Montoya said Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “It’s cool.”

Montoya set a track record with a lap at 133.431 mph, which knocked Denny Hamlin out of the top starting position in Sunday’s Sylvania 300. Ryan Newman set the previous record (133.357 mph) in 2003.

If he isn’t feeling pressure now, Montoya might by the time the race starts, with four other drivers in the Chase starting right behind him.

Tony Stewart starts second, Kurt Busch third, Hamlin fourth and Carl Edwards fifth. Mark Martin, who starts the Chase as the No. 1 seed, will line up 14th.

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[jrose7004]

Mark will come to the front!

 

[vett boy]

I think Tony will drop back to maybe 5th and then wait .I don't like Montoya and better than the Busch bros.

 

[jrose7004]

I like anybody better than the Busch brothers!:bash

 

[jrose7004]

Mark will come to the front!

He did what he had to do and had them covered!

 

[vett boy]

It was a good win for Mark and I'm happy

Except the pace car sucked.

 

[6 Shooter]

Congrats to Mark!

Montoya said it all in his after race interview, next time he would/will bump Mark.

I agree with Montoya: Rubbing is Racing!

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L8TR - D

 

[jrose7004]

I'm pretty sure that if Juan Pablo would take Mark out at the end of the race he'd get his "green card" pulled and deported!:bash