CONCORD, N.C. — For many NASCAR fans this won't come as a surprise but Ryan Newman, a.k.a "The Rocket" is the pole winner for Sunday's Coca-Coal 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
His fast lap of 188.475 mph was quick enough to beat out Kyle Busch's 188.258 mph and Jeff Gordon's 188.193 mph lap.
But what is more interesting is that the first three racers heading off into Turn 1 on Sunday are the same three that got together coming out of Turn 4 last week in the Sprint All-Star race. The ensuing crash cost Newman a shot a the win. Newman said there were all even and Busch and Gordon talked in the media center in between their respective press briefings. But that doesn't mean they all three won't go charging off into Turn 1 battling to lead the first lap.
" Yeah, right now, I'm gonna call it even between me, the 18 and 24 and throw Tony Stewart in there on Sunday, too," Newman said.
Busch said he was just slightly unhappy with his car after qualifying, wishing he could have been justa tick faster.
"Trying to get the thing running as to where it'd be fast," Busch said. "Messed up in the corner and it cost us. Just trying to make it as to where it would bust loose but it turned out the exact opposite because of the way I arched into the corner."
Gordon followed up saying that Newman is always fast at Charlotte but that he was pleased with the qualifying run of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet. Gordon, who got his first-ever win at Lowe's in the Coke 600, said this is always a special weekend for him.
"It means a lot to me, winning my first race here," he said.
Rounding out the Top 5 in qualifying were Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson, respectively.
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Knew it wouldn't be long before Stewart and Newman got on the right road, too bad he has to have those four people behind and around him.
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