Posts Tagged ‘qualifications’

Power Wins Eighth Peak Pole Award At Kentucky Indy 300

Will Power will have some separation from his IZOD IndyCar Series championship rivals on the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway oval in the Kentucky Indy 300 on Oct. 2. Power earned his series record-tying eighth PEAK Performance Pole Award of the season and set a two-lap track qualifying record in the process at 219.283 mph (48.5948 seconds). [...]

Bottom’s up: Johnson wins Bristol pole

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 20, 2010) BRISTOL, Tenn.—Qualifying hasn’t been an issue for Jimmie Johnson lately. Finishing races has. In Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Johnson will get another chance to convert a top-notch starting position into a strong finish—something he hasn’t been able to do [...]

Conor Daly On Pole For Star Mazda Trois-rivieres

Continuing his string of pole position qualifying efforts, Indianapolis native Conor Daly, the current series points leader with five wins and seven poles, will start on the inside of the front row for tomorrow’s Round 10 of the 20th anniversary 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at the 41st annual GP3R at Trois-Rivières.  Daly [...]

Kahne bumps Johnson from Michigan pole

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 13, 2010)    BROOKLYN, Mich.—Perhaps the mere thought of Red Bull gave Kasey Kahne wings. Three days after announcing he would drive a Red Bull Racing Toyota for one year—as he waits for Mark Martin to complete his contract in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet—Kahne put [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 13, 2010) 18: Career Cup poles for Kasey Kahne, who won the pole Friday for Sunday’s Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Kahne is tied with Lee Petty, Joe Weatherly and Donnie Allison for 37th on the all-time list.

Edwards streaks to first pole since 2008

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service ( August 7, 2010 ) WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.—Carl Edwards wrote the next chapter in the resurgence of Roush Fenway Racing in indelible ink—not just by winning the pole for Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen but by blowing away the rest of the NASCAR [...]

Wilson Grabs Toronto Pole

Justin Wilson earned his first IZOD IndyCar Series pole and set a series track record in the process. Now all the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing driver has to do is hold off 25 challengers over 85 laps in the Honda Indy Toronto. “Easier said than done,” acknowledged Wilson, who posted a quick lap of 1 [...]

British Grand Prix Qualifying Results

Chalk it up to Sebastian Vettel to bring a strong car to Silverstone and get the desired results.Vettel aced two of the three runs, notching the pole position for the 2010 British Grand Prix. Below are the qualification results for the 2010 British Grand Prix: Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 5 [...]