NASCAR Wrecks - Kahne Able at Michigan
MICHIGAN MAN Kahne wins 4th pole of 2006
By Greg Engle - Cup Scene Daily
Kasey Kahne scored his the fourth of 2006 Friday at running a lap of 185.644 at Michigan International Speedway.
Michigan Qualifying Results
“It was better than it was in practice, I was happy, “Kahne said, “(Team Director) Kenny Francis and the guys made a few adjustments and they went the right way.”
Starting next to Kahne is Jeff Gordon who missed the pole by a razor thin margin when he made his qualifying run.
“I don’t think the car could have been much better,” Gordon said. “But to miss it but .200 of a second that’s pretty disappointing.”
Kahne was forced to wait nearly the entire session; he was 17th in the order, Gordon went last.
“Jeff came very close, “ Kahne said, “I was waiting for him to go last, it was like maybe he will, maybe he won’t, but we ended up with it. And I was pretty happy. ...I was definitely nervous though.”
The lap for Kahne was well off the pace of Ryan Newman’s record lap of 194.232 set last June.
Newman had no chance of duplicating his feat today as he spun on his first lap. The Penske South driver was scored last in the session and had to use a provisional to make the field.
With the tenth pole of his career, Kahne is quickly gaining a reputation as a strong qualifier. But according to Kahne, it’s not due to his Evernham Motorsports team placing more emphasis on qualifying.
Bill Lester will be the first African-American to race at Michigan since Willy T. Ribbs competed here in 1986. Lester qualified his way into Sunday’s race with a speed of 180.845. He’ll start 34th.
Four drivers failed to qualify: Carl Long, Mike Garvey, Chad Chaffin and Jimmy Spencer.
By Greg Engle - Cup Scene Daily
Kasey Kahne scored his the fourth of 2006 Friday at running a lap of 185.644 at Michigan International Speedway.
Michigan Qualifying Results
“It was better than it was in practice, I was happy, “Kahne said, “(Team Director) Kenny Francis and the guys made a few adjustments and they went the right way.”
Starting next to Kahne is Jeff Gordon who missed the pole by a razor thin margin when he made his qualifying run.
“I don’t think the car could have been much better,” Gordon said. “But to miss it but .200 of a second that’s pretty disappointing.”
Kahne was forced to wait nearly the entire session; he was 17th in the order, Gordon went last.
“Jeff came very close, “ Kahne said, “I was waiting for him to go last, it was like maybe he will, maybe he won’t, but we ended up with it. And I was pretty happy. ...I was definitely nervous though.”
The lap for Kahne was well off the pace of Ryan Newman’s record lap of 194.232 set last June.
Newman had no chance of duplicating his feat today as he spun on his first lap. The Penske South driver was scored last in the session and had to use a provisional to make the field.
With the tenth pole of his career, Kahne is quickly gaining a reputation as a strong qualifier. But according to Kahne, it’s not due to his Evernham Motorsports team placing more emphasis on qualifying.
Bill Lester will be the first African-American to race at Michigan since Willy T. Ribbs competed here in 1986. Lester qualified his way into Sunday’s race with a speed of 180.845. He’ll start 34th.
Four drivers failed to qualify: Carl Long, Mike Garvey, Chad Chaffin and Jimmy Spencer.
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