Just three Nascar Ford teams will start in the top 10 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when the green flag drops on Sunday, but neither one of them are within the top five.
The best-performing Nascar Ford was that of Aric Almirola, who drives the No. 10 Ford Mustang. Almirola will start seventh after getting around the “Magic Mile” in 30.219 seconds, topping out at 126.04 mph. Almirola put the No. 10 Mustang in Victory Lane when the Cup Series visited New Hampshire in 2021, so he clearly knows how to get to the front.
The No. 6 Mustang of Brad Keselowski will start ninth with a time of 30.409 seconds. This is Keselowski’s second top-10 start this season, having started third for the Daytona 500. Finally, Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Mustang will start 10th.
For comparison, polesitter Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry got around New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 29.964 seconds, and was the only driver to do so in under 30 seconds. Second-place starter Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and last week’s race winner at Atlanta, clocked in at 30.009 seconds.
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry, New Hampshire pole winner
All teams in the Nascar Cup Series cleared pre-qualifying inspection, meaning penalties were dealt for this event.
The green flag will drop at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 17th.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 29.964 | 127.113 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 30.009 | 126.922 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 45 | Kurt Busch | SiriusXM Radio Toyota | 30.032 | 126.825 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Draft Kings Toyota | 30.106 | 126.513 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem/WATTS Toyota | 30.127 | 126.425 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | 30.136 | 126.387 | Chev |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 30.219 | 126.04 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 30.224 | 126.019 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Generators Ford | 30.409 | 125.252 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | GEARWRENCH Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Libman Ford | 29.997 | 126.973 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 30.056 | 126.723 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet | 30.186 | 126.178 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 30.187 | 126.174 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | FloRacing Ford | 30.267 | 125.84 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hooters Chevrolet | 32.941 | 136.608 | C |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 30.293 | 125.732 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | DeWalt Toyota | 30.312 | 125.653 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 30.332 | 125.57 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | #BuschLightPolite Ford | 33.019 | 136.285 | C |
| 19 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | SLAM! Chevrolet | 30.364 | 125.438 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 33.055 | 136.137 | C |
| 20 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 30.391 | 125.327 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Built.com Chevrolet | 30.41 | 125.248 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 30.422 | 125.199 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford | 30.455 | 125.063 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Minute Rice Chevrolet | 30.461 | 125.039 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 30.476 | 124.977 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 26 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford | 30.523 | 124.785 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 30.584 | 124.536 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Autotrader Ford | 30.601 | 124.467 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 30.675 | 124.166 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Off Road Chevrolet | 30.759 | 123.827 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 30.785 | 123.723 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | MyMochi Ice Cream Ford | 30.885 | 123.322 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Adirondack Tree Surgeons Ford | 31.064 | 122.611 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto/Ditec Marine Chevrolet | 31.101 | 122.466 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Allegiant Chevrolet | 31.288 | 121.734 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 31.359 | 121.458 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Nothing new! Both Ford and Toyota have lost that loving feeling! The drivers just don’t like the feel of the new cars! It’s just like when the Radial tire come on board the older drivers didn’t know what to expect. Both companies don’t have good simulator data!