Brad Keselowski On N.H. Pole, Jimmie Johnson Struggles To 25th

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LOUDON, N.H. (AP) -- Brad Keselowski has crashed the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship party by claiming the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Keselowski is not among the 12 drivers eligible to race for NASCAR's championship. But he set a track record with a lap at 133.572 mph in Friday's qualifying, breaking a year-old mark set by Juan Pablo Montoya.

He'll start on the front row of Sunday's race next to championship contender Clint Bowyer.

Tony Stewart will start third and is also a Chase driver. Jamie McMurray and Montoya rounded out the top five, and neither are eligible for the championship.

Four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson will line up a startling 25th, his worst qualifying effort at New Hampshire.

 

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