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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Report

Track:  New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Race:   5-Hour Energy 301

Date:   July 17, 2015

No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – Brad Keselowski

Position:              10th

Time:                    28.419 seconds

Speed:                  134.023 mph

No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion – Joey Logano

Position:              2nd

Time:                    28.209 seconds

Speed:                  135.021 mph

Fastest Qualifying Time:        28.179 seconds (#19 – Edwards)

Recap:  Joey Logano and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion lead the Team Penske qualifying effort on Friday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, just missing out on his fifth pole of the season, and will start second in Sunday’s 301-lap event at “The Magic Mile.”  Logano was ninth quick in the first round and then turned in the fastest time in the second session.  His final round time of 28.209 seconds was just 0.030-seconds off the pole winning time of Carl Edwards.  Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, qualified 10^th for Sunday’s event with a lap of 28.419 seconds.  Keselowski was 13^th in the first round and eighth in the second round before only being able to take one lap in the final session to lock himself into 10^th. 

Coverage:  The 5-Hour Energy 301 will air live Sunday afternoon, July 17 at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. Race coverage will also be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90.