Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Qualifying Report NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 1.058-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway June 27, 2008 QUALIFYING RESULTS: 1. Patrick Carpentier, Dodge 2. Bobby Labonte, Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 3. Scott Riggs, Chevrolet 4. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Chevrolet 34. Terry Labonte, Victory Junction Gang Camp Dodge Bobby Labonte and the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team will start inside the top-five after grabbing the outside pole position for Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tool 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. B. Labonte started fourth in last week’s Sprint Cup race at the Infineon (Ca.) Raceway. Sprint Cup rookie, Patrick Carpentier, won his first career pole to give Dodge Motorsports both front row starting positions. Qualifying was delayed for nearly two hours after heavy rains came through the Loudon area. Only 24 cars had made qualifying attempts before the delay. The top-five qualifiers all made their qualifying laps after the delay. This is the best starting spot for B. Labonte since winning the pole for the “spring” race at the Texas Motor Speedway in 2004. It is the best start for the No. 43 team since John Andretti started second at the Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway in 2002. “The track cooled off considerably after the rain delay and that played into our favor,” said B. Labonte. “We were happy with the car in practice, but we needed to pick up a few tenths. So we made a few changes and picked up over three and a half tenths, so we’re really happy about that. It surprised me, actually, with the amount of forward bite the car had. I thought we would hang on to the pole, but I’m happy for Patrick. Plus, that’s two good qualifying efforts in a row for the Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge team.” Sunday’s race will be televised live on TNT Sports. It will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Channel 128. Pre-race coverage is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. (EST).