Ryan Newman qualified for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race with a speed of 187.531 mph, setting a track record after 20 years for NASCAR at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Rocket Man got his fuel back. Finally.
Ryan Newman snatched the pole away from Jimmie Johnson with a blistering lap of 187.531 mph around Indianapolis Motor Speedway to set a track record for NASCAR races at the Brickyard.
Newman was the last of the 45 drivers to make a qualifying attempt.
