LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Brad Keselowski will start the second race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship the way he ended the first one ”“ out front.
Keselowski turned a track-record lap of 140.598 mph Friday to win the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Keselowski is coming off consecutive victories at Richmond and the Chase for the Sprint Cup opener last week at Chicagoland. He swept the Cup and Nationwide races at New Hampshire in July.
The Team Penske driver has five poles this season and leads the series with five victories. He has eight poles in 189 career Sprint Cup starts.
Jamie McMurray, a non-Chase driver, was second. Kevin Harvick was third, followed by Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.
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