NASCAR's Stewart-Haas Racing Team Takes Pole At The Coca-Cola 600...

Driver of the #39 U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala, Ryan Newman took the pole position for the Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Given that it is Memorial Weekend and Ryan Newman is driving the U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala, it seems that they fit together for this weekend. Making his 309th career Sprint Cup start at the Coca-Cola 600, Newman turned a lap of 28.793 seconds at 187.546 mph on the 1.5-mile oval to take the pole position.


Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Junior Johnson is the only driver with as many pole positions as Ryan Newman, but only his first for 2010.

Newman stated “It was a great run for the U.S. Army Chevrolet,” with nine poles in his 19 career Sprint Cup races at Charlotte. It was a good run for us and we’ll see what we can do in the Coca-Cola 600.
“It was a great effort for everybody at Stewart-Haas Racing. It’s Memorial Day weekend and there is no better place for the U.S. Army Chevy to start.”

Co-owner Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing, will start 26th after turning a lap of 29.296 seconds at 184.326 mph. Stewart was a little loose he held pole position five races ago at Texar Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Stewart stated “We have all day Saturday to work on it some more, but you still have to build in a lot of adjustability since you start in the heat of the afternoon and then end at night. 600 miles is a long race.”

Of the forty-seven drivers who attempted to qualify for the Coca-Cola 600. Those not making the cut in the 43-car field were Reed Sorenson, Max Papis, David Stremme and Mike Bliss.

With Ryan Newman taking the pole-winning mark, it gave Chevrolet the top spot of all other manufacturers, which was the fourth pole for Stewart-Haas Racing team. Dodge came in second at the hands of Busch, while Toyota was the third-fastest with Truex. Kahne carried the flag for Ford.

The Coca-Cola 600 start at 6 p.m. with some sunlight and will finish under the lights, so track conditions will play a factor for the drivers and crew cheifs and the cars tires and tire presures.

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