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#39-Ryan Newman won the pole for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, his 47th career pole, 10th all time. It is the 11th straight season [every season he has been in Cup inculding his part time run in 2001] that Newman has won a pole

#### even his part time schedule before being a rookie.

here is the current streak run down

19, Jeff Gordon, Talladega, April 2011 [2nd best pole streak ever, one behind Pearson]
11, Ryan Newman, New Hampshire, September 2011
5, Kyle Busch, Watkins Glen, August 2011
3, Juan Pablo Montoya, Richmond, April 2011
3, Kasey Kahne, Atlanta, September 2011
3, Mark Martin, Talladega, October 2011
3, Martin Truex Jr., Dover, October 2011
2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Daytona, February 2011
2, Carl Edwards, Bristol, March 2011
2, Jamie McMurray, Martinsville, April 2011
2. Kurt Busch, Michigan, June 2011
2, Joey Logano, Pocono, August 2011
1, Tony Stewart, Charlotte, October 2011
1, Brad Keselowski, Charlotte, May 2011
1, Matt Kenseth, Phoenix, November 2011
1, David Ragan, Indianapolis, July 2011
1, Greg Biffle, Texas, November 2011
1, David Reutimann, Richmond, September 2011

All time pole Streaks

20, David Pearson, 1962-1981
19, Jeff Gordon, 1993-2011 (current)
18, Richard Petty, 1960-1977
13, Darrell Waltrip, 1974-1986
12, Cale Yarborough, 1973-1984
12, Bill Elliott, 1984-1995
12, Mark Martin, 1988-1999
11, Bobby Allison, 1966-1976
11, Ryan Newman, 2001-2011 (current)
10, Geoff Bodine, 1982-1991
10, Buck Baker, ?
9, Jimmie Johnson, 2002-2010