Kenseth secures Las Vegas pole By Diego Mejia Saturday, March 5th 2011, 02:25 GMT Matt Kenseth claimed pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas with a new track record, as Ford drivers dominated Friday's qualifying session. The 2003 champion was last in the qualifying order after pacing the opening practice session of the weekend, but he withstood the pressure to set a fastest lap of 28.589 seconds in his Roush Fenway Ford at an average speed of 188.884 mph, improving nearly four tenths of a second from his best practice time. Kenseth, a two-time winner at the track but not usually the best at getting the most out of his car on a single flying lap, beat the previous benchmark set by the Richard Petty Motorsports Ford of Australian Marcos Ambrose, also breaking the track record for the mile-and-a-half banked oval Related posts:- NASCAR: Rookie Bayne wins Daytona 500 Rookie Bayne wins Daytona 500 Sunday, February 20th 2011, 22:34...
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