Ryan Newman Qualifies 6th in Dover

OVER, Del. – Ryan Newman will start sixth in Sunday’s Autism Speaks 400 Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway. It’s the 12th time in 17 races at Dover that Newman has qualified in the top 10.

In Friday’s time trials, Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet covered the one-mile all-concrete oval in 22.952 seconds at 156.849 miles per hour.

“It was a nice lap for the U.S. Army Chevy,” said Newman. “It gives us a good starting point, which is important at this track. Turns 1 and 2 feel better than (Turns) 3 and 4 and we need to work on that in tomorrow’s practices. It’s not quite right yet, but we’ll get it figured out.”

Newman’s teammate, Tony Stewart, qualified 16th with a time and speed of 23.042 at 156.236.

The pole winner was Martin Truex Jr. (157.315 mph). Rounding out the top five in order were: Kasey Kahne, Mark Mratin, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson.

Sunday’s race will be televised on FOX, beginning with a one-hour prerace show at noon ET.