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Trevor Lewis Kings Jersey . -- Denny Hamlin won the pole the first time he ever raced at Pocono Raceway. Eight years later, Hamlin still had the speed in the No. 11 Toyota to take the top spot at the triangle track. Hamlin turned a track record-lap of 181.415 mph Friday to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup pole, a throwback to the times he dominated qualifying at one of his best tracks. Hamlin is a four-time winner at Pocono, matching his Martinsville mark for most career wins at a track. He swept two Pocono races on its former rugged surface from the pole in 2006. He also won races on the 2 1/2-mile track in 2009 and 2010. "I hope this track has aged a little bit," he said, "because when it was old and worn out was when I was really good at the track." With blistering speeds, Hamlin zipped his way to his second track record and pole of the season after topping the field at Bristol. Hamlin has 19 poles in 304 career Cup starts. Hamlin hasnt had much success with Joe Gibbs Racing at Pocono since 2010, finishing in the top 10 onlt twice and crashing out twice -- including a 43rd-place run last August. "We havent been that strong here since the repave," he said. "Its just a handful of things that make you off here and there. These tracks are almost like superspeedways now in the sense that youve got to have the fastest car in the right position to win them. Back when I was winning in 06 on the old track, you could make up tons of position. That would never happen today because the cars are running so fast and so equal." Kurt Busch starts second for a needed lift for his Stewart-Haas Racing team. Busch has otherwise struggled outside of the one win that all but locked him into the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. "We came here with a new approach to try to get our front ends to settle into the track a little better," Busch said. "I was really surprised that we had the speed for the pole today in our first attempt to try something a little different. Its great to cash in." Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon completed the top five. Coming off wins in the Coca-Cola 600 and at Dover, Jimmie Johnson will start 20th in his bid for a third straight victory. "I just got too greedy down in two and lost the nose in the corner exit," Johnson said. "I feel bad for my guys, but this ones on me." Keselowski continued his run of qualifying success. Last weeks pole winner at Dover, Keselowski has started third or better in the No. 2 Ford a whopping 10 times in 13 races this season. "Im not sure why, but Im not going to complain about it either," he said. "It does seem qualifying day has been the highlight of our week, for sure."
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http://www.officialkingshockey.com/T-Shirts/ . Barnard, 28, was 1-0 with a 0.53 ERA in three appearances, including two starts, with San Angel o this season. He struck out 19 batters and walked just one in 17 innings pitched. He has previous American Association experience with the Lincoln Saltdogs, El Paso Diablos and Amarillo Sox.Rome, Italy (SportsNetwork.com) - Roma and Lazio will once again square off for bragging rights in the Italian capital on Sunday in one of the most intense rivalries in the European game. Roma enters the fixture just one point adrift of leaders Juventus after Rudi Garcias men were able to close the gap on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over Udinese that was followed by Juves 1-1 draw against Inter Milan. A win over Lazio on Sunday would briefly take Roma ahead of the three-time defending champions in the table, and defender Davide Astori is relishing an important part of Romas season. Now the fun begins, because we have closed the gap on the top of the table, Astori told Radio Roma. Every point now becomes important, not decisive, but really something to think about. On Sunday we have the first opportunity to go above Juventus. We have the ability to be a great team, we need results such as the ones which could occur on Sunday to boost our confidence. Lazio is nine points back of Roma entering the weekend, but the club finds itself level with Napoli on 30 points in third place, and a win would be huge as the club pushes for a Champions League place. After securing a 3-0 win over Sampdoria to begin 2015, Lazio will now turn its attention to notching a first derby success in league play since November 2012, although the team did beat Roma in the 2013 Coppa Italia final. Lazio has earned 10 of a possible 12 points from its last four matches, so expeect another heated encounter between these two Serie A contenders.
Tyler Toffoli Jersey. If Roma is able to beat Lazio earlier in the day on Sunday, Juventus will need three points against Napoli to return to the summit, something that wont be easy. Napoli comes into the fixture level with Lazio for the third and final Champions League place, and Rafael Benitezs side has won its last two games, including a 4-1 win over Cesena in midweek. In between those two league wins, Napoli also beat Juventus on penalty kicks in the Supercoppa in a match played in Qatar. With the top four teams squaring off against each other, Genoa and Sampdoria should have a chance to gain some ground this weekend as they continue to chase European places for next season. The two sides are currently level on 27 points, three outside a spot in the top four, and both will be eager to close that gap this weekend. Genoa faces the tougher match of the two on Sunday with a trip to Inter Milan, while Sampdoria hosts bottom-half side Empoli. AC Milan is five points away from a Champions League place and the Rossoneri travels to Torino on Saturday, with the other match that day featuring a mid- table clash between Udinese and Sassuolo. Atalanta hosts Chievo with both sides sitting just above the relegation places, Cagliari meets Cesena in a battle of bottom-three outfits, Palermo invades Fiorentina and second-from-the-bottom Parma hits the road to face Hellas Verona.
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