Posted on Sat, Jun. 21, 2008
SONOMA, Calif. - Kasey Kahne continued his recent hot streak yesterday by winning the pole at Infineon Raceway for his best career starting position on a road course.
Kahne was the third driver to make his qualifying attempt and his lap around the twisting track at 92.153 m.p.h. was good enough to hold the top spot for the entire session. It was his second pole of the season and second in three weeks.
It's Kahne's best start at a road course, bettering the second-place qualifying effort he made at Watkins Glen in 2006. His highest start in Sonoma was sixth that same season.
Jimmie Johnson qualified second with a lap at 92.040 and Kurt Busch was third with a lap at 92.005.
Kahne has been on an incredible run since winning the all-star race last month, backing it up with victories in the Coca-Cola 600 and two weeks ago at Pocono. He was second last week in Michigan.
Bobby Labonte qualified fourth and was followed by five-time Infineon winner Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler and Marcos Ambrose. Robby Gordon, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle rounded out the top 10.
Failing to make the race were J.J. Yeley, Scott Riggs and Dario Franchitti.
NHRA
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Steve Torrence and his Vis-Viva Dragster led with a speed of 315.42 after one round in the Top Fuel qualifying for the POWERade Drag Racing Series' 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals.
Tony Schumacher followed in his U.S. Army Dragster with a speed of 320.36.
Doug Kalitta and his MAC Tools Dragster were third, ahead of Hillary Will in her K2M Dragster.
In the Pro Stock competition following two rounds of qualifying, Greg Anderson in his Summit Racing Equipment GXP led with a speed of 209.23, just ahead of Kurt Johnson, whose AC Delco Cobalt had a speed of 209.36.
Warren Johnson was third in his GM Performance Parts GXP at 209.52.
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