Juan Pablo Montoya captured his first pole of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season by putting the No. 42 Target Chevrolet in the number one starting spot of the 43-car field for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. It is Montoya’s second pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the third of his NSCS career.
Team Chevy drivers captured three of the top-five starting positions for Sunday’s 301-lap/318.46-mile race. Mark Martin, No. 5 CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet will roll off in the fourth starting position. Ryan Newman will start the No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet from fifth on the grid.
Chevrolet drivers in the top-10 after their qualifying runs were Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Zaxby’s Chevrolet in ninth and four-time defending NSCS champion Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, landing in the 10th starting position.
Kasey Kahne (Ford) and Kurt Busch (Dodge) complete the top-five starters at the conclusion of qualifying.
A total of 14 Team Chevy drivers will take the green flag for Sunday’s race.
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 2 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 5 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 6 0 David Reutimann Toyota 7 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 8 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 11 20 Joey Logano Toyota 12 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 13 98 Paul Menard Ford 14 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 15 82 Scott Speed Toyota 16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 18 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 19 6 David Ragan Ford 20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 21 99 Carl Edwards Ford 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 23 36 Casey Mears Chevrolet 24 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 25 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 26 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 27 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 28 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 29 83 Reed Sorenson Toyota 30 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 31 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 32 13 Max Papis Toyota 33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 34 16 Greg Biffle Ford 35 46 J.J. Yeley Dodge 36 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 37 55 Michael McDowell Toyota 38 26 David Stremme Ford 39 37 David Gilliland Ford 40 71 Andy Lally Chevrolet 41 34 Kevin Conway+* Ford 42 7 Bobby Labonte+ Toyota 43 164 Todd Bodine Toyota
| 
|