Carl Edwards sweeps New Hampshire poles
Carl Edwards qualified first for the second straight time at new Hampshire and will lead the field to green on Sunday.
Edwards, who finished seventh in July at New Hampshire, is looking to not only win and automatically move on to the next round but also give Joe Gibbs Racing its second streak of four wins in a row this year. With Edwards’ win at Darlington, Matt Kenseth’s at Richmond and Denny Hamlin’s at Chicago, the team has won the previous three races.
And while Edwards will start first, the man starting alongside of him might have generated more buzz throughout Friday. Kevin Harvick qualified second and had been silent towards reporters all day making inquiries about his post-Chicago incident with Jimmie Johnson. Since he qualified second, Harvick was mandated to come to the media center. He didn’t offer much, however, and said he wasn’t going to use the media to make threats.
Harvick: “We’re not going to use you (media) guys to make threats. I can do that myself.”
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) September 25, 2015
Johnson said he hadn’t talked to Harvick since the two saw each other post-race Sunday.
Jimmie Johnson says he and Harvick have not spoken. He isn’t sure what to expect from Harvick on track, either.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) September 25, 2015
Kurt Busch starts third and Brad Keselowski starts fourth. Johnson will start fifth. 10 of the top 11 drivers on the grid are in the Chase. The only non-Chase driver in the top 10 is Kyle Larson. Clint Bowyer is the lowest Chase driver in the field. He’ll start 26th.
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