Tony Raines was the first driver to go out on track. Mike Harmon had been scheduled to go out first, but he was put on the five minute clock because he had not shown up for his run. The clock eventually ran out and he missed the race. Carl Long was supposed to go out before Raines, but he received some time and ran a lap later in the session. Morgan Shepherd was also put on the clock due to problems with the tire pressure. He was able to make a run, but it was very slow. The next driver, Mike Wallace, was also put on the clock, but he did run a lap. Stanton Barrett, the next driver scheduled to go out, was also put on the clock and he was finally able to run a lap. Reed Sorenson was also put on the clock later in the session, but he was able to make a run later on. The most notable driver to not qualify in his scheduled spot was Kyle Larson. His team had trouble getting his car through inspection, but he finally was able to make a lap a little later. Shortly after this, Kasey Kahne would grab the provisional pole, but only for a short time. Kyle Busch went out next and blistered Kahne's lap and the track record for the pole. Nelson Piquet Jr. went went out a little later and had some trouble. Coming out of turn 4 on his second lap, Piquet was trying to get everything he could get and the car went really wide. He tagged the wall and received enough damage to move to a back-up car. The session continued on and it seemed like somebody would be able to grab the pole from Busch. Brian Scott, Brian Vickers, Regan Smith, and Justin Allgaier made charges at Busch's lap, but they were not enough as Busch cruised to his thirtieth pole in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
In his dominating fashion this year, Kyle Busch has won three poles and has won the races he started out front as well. Plus, he is the only driver in NASCAR Nationwide Series history to win more than one race at New Hampshire. The numbers foretell a possible win for Kyle Busch, but it should be interesting with the drivers running for the Dash 4 Cash and the other Cup regulars in the field looking for the win. It should be a good race later this afternoon and I hope you guys are able to watch it and maybe we can avoid another complete domination from Kyle Busch.
(More Stats Down Below!)
Top 5 Qualifiers (With Times):
1st: Kyle Busch 28.873 (131.916 mph)
2nd: Brian Vickers 29.029 (131.207 mph)
3rd: Kasey Kahne 29.073 (131.008 mph)
4th: Regan Smith 29.083 (130.963 mph)
5th: Brian Scott 29.103 (130.873 mph)
Notables Not in Top 5 (With Times):
7th: Joey Logano 29.106 (130.860 mph)
8th: Matt Kenseth 29.134 (130.734 mph)
9th: Elliott Sadler 29.141 (130.702 mph)
11th: Austin Dillon 29.188 (130.492 mph)
12th: Sam Hornish Jr. 29.251 (130.211 mph)
17th: Travis Pastrana 29.401 (129.547 mph)
Go-or-Go Homers (With Times):
8th: Matt Kenseth 29.134 (130.734 mph)
22nd: Billy Johnson 29.558 (128.859 mph)
25th: Jeff Green 29.779 (127.902 mph)
27th: Ryan Preece 29.874 (127.495 mph)
28th: Jamie Dick 29.953 (127.159 mph)
30th: Josh Wise 30.004 (126.943 mph)
31st: Blake Koch 30.025 (126.854 mph)
32nd: J.J. Yeley 30.179 (126.207 mph)
37th: Carl Long 30.340 (125.537 mph)*
40th: Joey Gase 30.416 (125.224 mph)
41st: Dexter Stacey 30.453 (125.071 mph)
42nd: Morgan Shepherd 31.366 (121.431 mph)
43rd: Mike Harmon No Time
(*: Carl Long withdrew after the session which moved Dexter Stacey into the field.)
DNQs: Morgan Shepherd and Mike Harmon
Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nationwide-series/leaderboard/leaderboard-qualification.html
-Image:
https://twitter.com/NASCAR_NNS/status/356078043569205250/photo/1
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