NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at NEW HAMPSHIRE Watch FREE Live Stream Online & Listen: Live Coverage STARTING GRID

Kyle Busch won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the New Hampshire Grid on Friday, and New Hampshire's track record was the latest to fall after Busch posted a 138.130 mph qualifying lap. Live stream the race for free by clicking this link or simply watch the action on TNT.

Busch is fortunate to be racing in this one after his car flipped over at Daytona as part of a 25-car crash. "I thought it was a little bit tight but I guess I was driving through it enough that it was still carrying good speed," Busch said of his speedy qualifying lap. "Lap felt good. It didn't feel that good, but it felt good."

Jimmie Johnson came in second in qualifying, but expressed very little surprise to see the 13th track record get smashed this season. "We knew the track record was going to fall, especially at one of the places where testing started," Johnson said. "I was very optimistic coming into qualifying today. I thought I had enough to get it there. Then I saw Kyle's lap. He definitely put one down."

Typically Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski have been battling one another for poles at this time, but for this week they'll be together again-just at No. 6 and No. 7. "That sure is neat to see, for sure," Keselowski said. "We joke about it all the time that we end up qualifying right next to each other. The consistency of the cars is amazing and it shows where we are at with drivers too."

The real story of this field though is the man in 43rd position, Morgan Shepherd. He'll be behind the wheel of the No. 33 Chevrolet, and at 72 years old he'll be the oldest driver to every start a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

STARTING GRID

POS DRIVER MANUFACTURER CAR SPEED
1 Kyle Busch Toyota 138.130 mph
2 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 137.790 mph
3 Denny Hamlin Toyota 137.081 mph
4 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 137.076 mph
5 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 137.017 mph
6 Joey Logano Ford 136.815 mph
7 Brad Keselowski Ford 136.805 mph
8 Clint Bowyer Toyota 136.702 mph
9 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 136.629 mph
10 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 136.174 mph
11 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 136.058 mph
12 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 135.912 mph
13 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 136.384 mph
14 Carl Edwards Ford 136.296 mph
15 Matt Kenseth Toyota 136.257 mph
16 Paul Menard Chevrolet 136.257 mph
17 Brian Vickers Toyota 136.223 mph
18 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 136.184 mph
19 Aric Almirola Ford 136.170 mph
20 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 136.150 mph
21 Marcos Ambrose Ford 136.116 mph
22 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 135.922 mph
23 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 135.820 mph
24 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 135.718 mph
25 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 135.487 mph
26 David Ragan Ford 135.385 mph
27 Greg Biffle Ford 135.304 mph
28 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 135.217 mph
29 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 135.117 mph
30 Jeff Burton Toyota 135.117 mph
31 Casey Mears Chevrolet 134.667 mph
32 Josh Wise Chevrolet 134.435 mph
33 David Gilliland Ford 134.288 mph
34 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 133.614 mph
35 Cole Whitt Toyota 133.576 mph
36 Alex Bowman Toyota 133.254 mph
37 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 133.217 mph
38 Ryan Truex Toyota 132.177 mph
39 Michael Annett Chevrolet 131.719 mph
40 Eddie MacDonald Ford 131.560 mph
41 Mike Bliss Toyota 130.779 mph
42 Timmy Hill Toyota 129.379 mph
43 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 127.885 mph

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