Ryan Newman poses with the pole award after qualifying in the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by Tom Pennington/NASCAR via Getty Images
Indiana native Ryan Newman saved the best for last Saturday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The last of 45 drivers to make a qualifying run for Sunday’s Crown Royal presents the Samuel Deeds 400, Newman stole the pole from Jimmie Johnson with a record-setting lap, touring the iconic 2.5-mile in 47.992 seconds (187.531 mph).
Johnson, who went out early in the session, was .024 seconds slower at 187.438 mph. The five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, who is seeking a record fifth Brickyard win on Sunday, watched as his time stood up to every other driver’s save Newman’s.
The Coors Light Pole Award was the 50th of Newman’s career — breaking a tie with Bobby Isaac for ninth on the all-time list — his first at Indy and his first since Sept. 23, 2011 at New Hampshire. The pole comes at an opportune time for the driver nicknamed “Rocket Man,” who acknowledged less than three weeks ago that he would lose his ride at Stewart-Haas Racing next year.
Newman and Johnson both broke the previous qualifying record of 186.293 mph set by Casey Mears in 2004, as did the third- through ninth-place starters on the grid: Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon.
“I’ll admit I was emotional, for me, especially, because it was the Brickyard, and I hadn’t won a pole here before, and I’ve won so many poles,” Newman said. “It’s been so long since I’ve won a pole — people ask me if I’ve run out of fuel for the rockets.
“It’s special for me for a lot of reasons, being at home, being in Indiana, being at the Brickyard and being so long not winning a pole. Hopefully, we can turn it into a good day (on Sunday).”
As the pole winner, Newman gets first pick of pits stalls, and that means pit stall No. 1 closest to the exit from pit road — a huge bonus for the top qualifier at Indy.
“It’s really big,” Newman said. “This pit road here can lose you a race pretty quick. The boxes are long, but (pit road is) narrow, so having (that stall) is truly an advantage.”
Newman bettered Johnson’s lap through the first and second corners and held on through turns 3 and 4 to snag the pole.
“I did miss turn 2 a little bit on my turning point, and felt like I made that mistake, and then the lap tracker showed that,” acknowledged Johnson, the series points leader. “But Ryan hit all four corners great and got it done. Happy for him. It’s got to be a big day for him, being a hometown boy and all. Very happy for Ryan and very happy for our team.”
Mike Bliss and Scott Speed failed to make the 43-car field.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indianapolis, IN
Brickyard 400Â Qualifying – July 27, 2013
1. 39 Ryan Newman 47.992 187.531
2. 48 Jimmie Johnson 48.016 187.438
3. 99 Carl Edwards 48.088 187.157
4. 11 Denny Hamlin 48.097 187.122
5. 14 Tony Stewart 48.173 186.827
6. 78 Kurt Busch 48.200 186.722
7. 5 Kasey Kahne 48.223 186.633
8. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 48.248 186.536
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10. 9 Marcos Ambrose 48.314 186.281
11. 22 Joey Logano 48.399 185.954
12. 2 Brad Keselowski 48.408 185.920
13. 20 Matt Kenseth 48.442 185.789
14. 51 AJ Allmendinger 48.477 185.655
15. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 48.486 185.621
16. 31 Jeff Burton 48.531 185.448
17. 15 Clint Bowyer 48.534 185.437
18. 1 Jamie McMurray 48.601 185.181
19. 18 Kyle Busch 48.622 185.101
20. 33 Austin Dillon 48.659 184.961
21. 43 Aric Almirola 48.703 184.794
22. 93 Travis Kvapil 48.734 184.676
23. 27 Paul Menard 48.742 184.646
24. 29 Kevin Harvick 48.756 184.593
25. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 48.771 184.536
26. 55 Mark Martin 48.832 184.305
27. 16 Greg Biffle 48.901 184.045
28. 21 Trevor Bayne 48.938 183.906
29. 40 Landon Cassill 48.962 183.816
30. 13 Casey Mears 48.979 183.752
31. 83 David Reutimann 49.092 183.329
32. 35 Josh Wise 49.168 183.046
33. 10 Danica Patrick 49.197 182.938
34. 47 Bobby Labonte 49.227 182.826
35. 98 Michael McDowell 49.229 182.819
36. 34 David Ragan 49.329 182.448
37. 30 David Stremme Owner Points
38. 56 Martin Truex Jr. Owner Points
39. 36 JJ Yeley Owner Points
40. 87 Joe Nemechek Owner Points
41. 7 Dave Blaney Owner Points
42. 38 David Gilliland Owner Points
43. 32 Timmy Hill Owner Points
Did Not Qualify: Mike Bliss, Scott Speed
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