.. Patrick Carpentier won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 with a lap of 29.349 seconds, 129.776 mph. .. This is his first pole in 17 career Sprint Cup races. He was also the highest qualifying rookie. .. This is his second top-10 start in 2008 and was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time. .. This is Carpentier’s first career race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. .. Bobby Labonte (second) posted his best start since he started second in the 2003 season finale at Homestead. It is his fourth top-10 in 2008 and his 14th in 26 races at New Hampshire. .. Kevin Harvick (third) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2008 and his eighth in 15 New Hampshire races. .. Dario Franchitti (seventh), also making his first career start at New Hampshire, posted his career-best start.(NASCAR Statistics)(6-27-2008)
