#17-Matt Kenseth turned a lap at 125.780 mph to win the pole for Friday night’s Hardee’s 250 (8 p.m. Eastern, FX). It’s Kenseth’s third BGN pole of the season. Fellow Winston Cup drivers Kenny Wallace and Jimmy Spencer will start second and third, respectively. Ryan Newman, running a varied schedule of Grand National and Winston Cup events, was fourth and defending series champion Jeff Green fifth. See qualifying results at That’s Racin’: NASCAR lawyers grill firefighter(5-4-2001)
