NASCAR driver Montoya wins pole at New Hampshire

June 26, 2010

driver won his first  of the  on Friday at. His time of 28.781 was faster than all others who qualified. followed in the second position with a time of 28.820, ahead of and  in third and fourth. Two drivers did not qualify quickly enough; they were and.

Montoya said, "It was a good lap until Turn 3, when I got sideways, still in the gas, and I thought, 'They're going to kill me.' I was about to press the button [on the radio] and say, 'Sorry, guys, I got loose,' and they go, 'Oh, good job!" Montoya is currently in twentieth in the point standings, a long shot to make the {{w|Chase for the Sprint Cup}. He made the Chase last year, but the 2010 season has not been going well for him. "We have more top-10s, more top-fives, and we have much faster race cars than we had last year at this point," Montoya said.

The race will be held at 13:00 on June 27, 2010. The race will be broadcast on the in the United States. It will also be broadcast on the radio station at 12:00 EDT.