.. Ryan Newman won the Bud Pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 29.140 seconds, 185.312 mph. .. This is his 39th Bud Pole in 200 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is just his second top-10 start in 2007 both Bud Poles. He also won the Bud Pole at Atlanta. .. This is Newman’s sixth Bud Pole at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He has 11 top-10 starts in 13 races at Lowe’s all forth or better. .. Kurt Busch posted a lap of 29.179 seconds, 185.065 mph to join Newman in an all-Penske Racing South front row. It is just his second top-10 start in 14 races at Lowe’s. .. Elliott Sadler (third) completed a sweep of the top three positions for Dodge. .. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (fourth) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2007. .. Dave Blaney (eighth) was the fastest of the drivers required to qualify on time as all four manufacturers posted top-10 starting positions. .. Bill Elliott (22nd) qualified for his first Nextel Cup race since Homestead – Nov. 19, 2006.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-24-2007)
