Newman upsets Johnson for Lowe's pole

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10/11/2007 - Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmie Johnson was fastest in the final practice, but Ryan Newman was better in qualifying as he captured the pole for Saturday's Bank of America 500, the fifth race in the 10-race "Chase for the Nextel Cup." The No.12 Penske Dodge driver circled the 1.5-miles Lowe's Motor Speedway in 28.515 seconds (189.394 m.p.h.).

The pole victory was Newman's fifth this season, seventh at Lowe's and 42nd of his Nextel Cup career.

"Jimmie put down a good lap, I was just happy to beat him," said Newman. "A great effort from the team, I hope we have a good race Saturday night."

Starting alongside Newman will be Johnson, who posted a time of 28.573 seconds.

Bobby Labonte (28.668) and Jeff Gordon (28.678) will make up row two.

"I'm excited again," said Gordon. "I wasn't expecting to put up a lap like that."

The remainder of the "Chase" field will start in the following order: Matt Kenseth (seventh), Kurt Busch (eighth), Denny Hamlin (11th), Kyle Busch (13th), Carl Edwards (18th), Kevin Harvick (24th), Clint Bowyer (25th), Jeff Burton (27th), Tony Stewart (29th) and Martin Truex Jr. (32nd).

For those who survived the mayhem of Dover and the Kansas Speedway and the "Big One" at Talladega with their championship hopes still in tact, it's on to Saturday's race and the fifth race of the "Chase."

Gordon leads the "Chase" just as he led the series for most of the season. Beginning in week five, Gordon was the points leader every week through race No.25. He has been either first or second in the standings for 28 of 30 weeks.

At Lowe's Gordon has a solid record. He owns four of his 80 career Nextel Cup wins on the Charlotte, NC track and 15 top-10s in 29 starts. That's a good record, but it pales next to the record of his teammate Johnson.

The No.48 Chevrolet driver has made 12 starts on the 1.5-mile oval named after his primary sponsor and has earned five wins and 11 top-10s. His average finish is an amazing 6.2. He swept the spring and fall events in both 2004 and 2005. Johnson is just nine points behind Gordon.

Bowyer has also survived the past wild weeks with his championship dreams still alive. Bowyer has been consistent all season long and in the four "Chase" races has continued that streak. His worst finish is a 12th at Dover and he collected the first win of his Nextel Cup career in the "Chase" opener at the New Hampshire International Speedway. Still, an 11th-place finish at Talladega left him 63 points behind the leader.

Two-time Nextel Cup champion Stewart is hanging on to his championship hopes by a thread. For Stewart, a 39th-place finish at Kansas may be the race that kills his title. He stands 154 points behind Gordon on the fringe of competitiveness.

The race is scheduled to drop the green flag on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. (et).

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