Matt Carter picks up fourth Awesome Awnings Pole Award

Carter, subbing for Joey Coulter due to the minimum-age rule in place for this weekend’s event, ripped off a lap of 29.904 seconds at 120.385 mph to best the 48 drivers in attendance.

"After my first lap, they said, ‘pole’ over the radio, and I thought somebody was kidding," said Carter, who now has four career poles in Pro Cup competition. "I just have to thank the Coulters for asking me to drive their car. I probably wasn’t their first choice, but I was real excited to get this opportunity. They’ve got a great team over here."

Carter’s pole will be the second front-row start for Coulter Motorsports. Regular pilot Joey Coulter started second at Concord.

Behind Carter, Michael Ritch, driver of the No. 28s Support Our Troops Ford, laid down a lap of 29.953 seconds at 120.188 mph to take the second spot in qualifying.

Drew Herring, driver of the No. 22s Black’s Tire & Auto Service Ford, was third quick with a lap of 30.049 seconds at 119.804 mph.

Clay Rogers and Mark McFarland completed the top five.

Brandon Ward was the top Sears Auto Center Northern Division competitor in qualifying, lapping The Milwaukee Mile in 30.213 seconds at 119.154 mph. Ward will start on the pole, since the entire Northern Division will line up in the inside lane. But, as part of the driver switch, Carter will not start alongside Ward.

Carter, along with all the replacement drivers, will have to start at the tail end of the field. Even so, Carter still thinks he can bring the No. 02s Darrell Gwynn Foundation Ford back to the front.

"I think with this track being so wide that you should be able to pass," said Carter, who is coming off an ARCA win. "We need to play our pit strategy right and, hopefully, get good fuel mileage. If we’re in the top 10 with 50 to go, we should be in good shape."

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Qualifying

Sears Auto Center 150

Location- Milwaukee Mile

Date- 5-30-08

Pos Car # Driver Home Town Sponsor 1st 2nd Fastest Average

Lap Lap Lap Speed

1 O2 s Matt Carter* Denver, NC Darrell Gwynn Foundation/Tempest Cycles Ford Fusion 29.904 30.235 29.904 120.385

2 28 s Michael Ritch High Point, NC Support Our Troops Ford Fusion 29.953 30.022 29.953 120.188

3 22 s R Drew Herring Benson, NC Blacks Tire & Auto Service/The Works/Hog Slat Inc Ford Fusion 30.049 30.119 30.049 119.804

4 54 s Clay Rogers Mooresville, NC C & C Boiler/Cleaver Brooks Chev Monte Carlo 30.072 30.243 30.072 119.713

5 81 s Mark McFarland Mooresville, NC Sears Auto Center/Knights Companies Chev Monte Carlo 30.107 30.165 30.107 119.574

6 93 n Brandon Ward Winston-Salem,NC Randy Humphrey Racing Ford Fusion 30.213 30.823 30.213 119.154

7 31 n Mike Hampton Fort Mill, SC Eaton Electrical/Detroit Locker/Aeroquip Ford Fusion 30.378 30.247 30.247 119.020

8 4 n Jay Fogleman Durham, NC Speedco/The Works/Mac Tools Ford Fusion 30.333 30.251 30.251 119.004

9 6 s R Cale Gale* Winston-Salem, NC Harley Davidson of Milwaukee/Boucher.com/Goodson Consulting/APCO Transmissions/VFW Ford Fusion 30.413 30.287 30.287 118.863

10 9 s Tom Hessert Cherry Hill, NJ MAACO Americas Body Shop/Greased Lightning Chev Monte Carlo 30.306 30.721 30.306 118.788

11 11 n A J Frank* Troutman, NC Youngs Building Systems Chev Monte Carlo 30.620 30.315 30.315 118.753

12 48 n Sam Fullone North Collins, NY Fullone Trucking Chev Monte Carlo 30.449 30.321 30.321 118.730

13 75 s Caleb Holman Abingdon, VA Food Country USA/Performance Automotive Chev Monte Carlo 30.382 30.438 30.382 118.491

14 O6 s Bobby Gill Concord, NC USG Sheetrock/Kimnach Ford/Tidewater Interior Products/Building Specialties Ford Fusion 30.570 30.384 30.384 118.483

15 73 n Jeff Agnew Floyd, VA Team 7/Mark IV Suzuki Ford Fusion 30.484 30.407 30.407 118.394

16 96 s Wade Day Elizabethton,TN Lopez Wealth Management/Wil-wood/Race Pak/Simpson Ford Fusion 30.407 NT 30.407 118.394

17 52 s Kirk Leone Raleigh, NC Awesome Awnings Ford Fusion 30.462 30.413 30.413 118.370

18 23 s J P Morgan Ether, NC Phil Morgan Pottery Chev Impala SS 30.547 30.421 30.421 118.339

19 55 s Woody Howard Chesapeake, VA Dean Motorsports/Schaeffers Oil Chev Impala SS 30.433 30.630 30.433 118.293

20 65 n R Mikey Kile Westlake, LA VisViva Energy Drink Chev Monte Carlo 30.487 30.441 30.441 118.262

21 32 n R Matt Merrell Burnsville, MN Win-Tron Driver Development/Tejas Exotics/Merrell Lease Chev Monte Carlo 30.450 30.850 30.450 118.227

22 12 s Carl Long Roxboro, NC Romeo Guest Construction Ford Fusion 30.453 30.553 30.453 118.215

23 83 n R Beau Slocumb Athens, GA Zaxbys/Regions Bank/Lang Signs Chev Monte Carlo 30.913 30.467 30.467 118.161

24 40 s Dusty Williams Guyton, GA Dustcom Ltd/Dixie Excavating Ford Fusion 30.602 30.489 30.489 118.075

25 66 n Benny Gordon DuBois, PA Samuel Metals/Predator Performance Inc/Murray Ford/ADG/Johnnys Suzuki Ford Fusion 30.544 30.503 30.503 118.021

26 81 n Travis Miller Chesapeake Va Pete Knight Racing Ford Fusion 30.784 30.508 30.508 118.002

27 99 n Brett Butler Snellville, GA DRT Enterprises Ford Fusion 30.534 30.544 30.534 117.901

28 O8 n Ray Love Jr Faulkner, MD Love Concrete/Junior Johnson Hams/D&G Kustom Specialties Chev Monte Carlo 30.566 30.760 30.566 117.778

29 7 n Gary St Amant Delaware, OH JEGS.com/Jegs Mail Order/Speedco/HTS Mulch Co Chev Monte Carlo 30.636 30.598 30.598 117.655

30 17 s Bryan Silas Stuart, FL Rockingham Speedway Ford Fusion 31.116 30.604 30.604 117.632

31 82 s Billy Bigley Jr Naples, FL Diamond Vogel Ford Fusion 30.623 30.747 30.623 117.559

32 21 n Derrick Kelley Auburndale, FL NGA Hooters Golf Tour/Rick Wilson Painting & Constr/Comeback Motorsports/Comeback Mtrsprts Ford Fusion 30.631 30.626 30.626 117.547

33 15 s Bill Plemons Jr Locust Grove, GA Hooters/In Memory of RHB/Under Armour Ford Fusion 30.836 30.645 30.645 117.474

34 22 n Derek Kale Winfield, WV Heritage Equipment/Gaerte Engines/Laughlin Performance Chev Monte Carlo 30.765 30.655 30.655 117.436

35 84 s James Buescher Plano, TX Mercedes Homes/Wolf Pack Rentals Chev Monte Carlo 30.752 30.683 30.683 117.329

36 29 s Brad Rogers* Mooresville, NC Chevy Racing/Schaeffers Oil/Optima Aluminum Trailers/ETI Chev Impala SS 30.722 30.755 30.722 117.180

37 2 s Matt Hawkins Canton, GA Jani King/Racing Radios Ford Fusion 30.755 30.784 30.755 117.054

38 56 s Frank Deiny Jr Ashland, VA Tahoe Smokeless/Greased Lightning Chev Monte Carlo 30.800 30.900 30.800 116.883

39 O9 s R John Townley Athens, GA Zaxbys/BT&T/Coca Cola Ford Fusion 30.856 30.819 30.819 116.811

40 68 n Allen Purkhiser Mooresville, NC Bill Ellis Barbeque Ford Fusion 30.929 31.032 30.929 116.396

41 13 s John Gibson Statesville, NC Spray Paint & Equipment/The Works Ford Fusion 31.029 30.933 30.933 116.381

42 5 n Danny Jackson Loveland, OH Redbank Transport//Lykins Companies Chev Monte Carlo 31.074 30.993 30.993 116.155

43 77 n Tim Kerr Picton, ON Bronskill Group/Don Blacks AVW/Hubert Kerr Construction Ford Fusion 31.364 31.246 31.246 115.215

44 OO s R Michael Phelps Swannee, GA Bowen Family Homes Chev Monte Carlo 31.250 31.410 31.250 115.200

45 75 n Ronnie Sauders Beloit, OH Farmer Bobs Campground/Harrisons Performance Engines Chev Monte Carlo 31.759 31.466 31.466 114.409

46 6 n Danny Abold Liverpool, NY U-pull U-save Auto Parts Inc/Enders Racing Engines Chev Monte Carlo 31.660 NT 31.660 113.708

47 OO n Tim Bainey Jr Osceola Mills Pa Aarons Dream Machine Ford Fusion 32.146 32.270 32.146 111.989

48 O7 s R Matt Lofton Roxboro, NC Strutmasters.com Chev Impala SS NT NT NT NT

*Substitute Point driver

Start Order

Sears Auto Center 150

Location- Milwaukee Mile

Date- 5-31-08

Pos Car Driver Home Town Sponsor Car/Make

#

1 93 n Brandon Ward Winston-Salem,NC Randy Humphrey Racing Ford Fusion

2 O2 s Matt Carter* Denver, NC Darrell Gwynn Foundation/Tempest Cycles Ford Fusion

3 31 n Mike Hampton Fort Mill, SC Eaton Electrical/Detroit Locker/Aeroquip Ford Fusion

4 28 s Michael Ritch High Point, NC Support Our Troops Ford Fusion

5 4 n Jay Fogleman Durham, NC Speedco/The Works/Mac Tools Ford Fusion

6 22 s R Drew Herring Benson, NC Blacks Tire & Auto Service/The Works/Hog Slat Inc Ford Fusion

7 11 n A J Frank* Troutman, NC Youngs Building Systems Chev Monte Carlo

8 54 s Clay Rogers Mooresville, NC C & C Boiler/Cleaver Brooks Chev Monte Carlo

9 48 n Sam Fullone North Collins, NY Fullone Trucking Chev Monte Carlo

10 81 s Mark McFarland Mooresville, NC Sears Auto Center/Knights Companies Chev Monte Carlo

11 73 n Jeff Agnew Floyd, VA Team 7/Mark IV Suzuki Ford Fusion

12 6 s R Cale Gale* Winston-Salem, NC Harley Davidson of Milwaukee/Boucher.com/Goodson Consulting/APCO Transmissions/VFW Ford Fusion

13 65 n R Mikey Kile Westlake, LA VisViva Energy Drink Chev Monte Carlo

14 9 s Tom Hessert Cherry Hill, NJ MAACO Americas Body Shop/Greased Lightning Chev Monte Carlo

15 32 n R Matt Merrell Burnsville, MN Win-Tron Driver Development/Tejas Exotics/Merrell Lease Chev Monte Carlo

16 75 s Caleb Holman Abingdon, VA Food Country USA/Performance Automotive Chev Monte Carlo

17 83 n R Beau Slocumb Athens, GA Zaxbys/Regions Bank/Lang Signs Chev Monte Carlo

18 O6 s Bobby Gill Concord, NC USG Sheetrock/Kimnach Ford/Tidewater Interior Products/Building Specialties Ford Fusion

19 66 n Benny Gordon DuBois, PA Samuel Metals/Predator Performance Inc/Murray Ford/ADG/Johnnys Suzuki Ford Fusion

20 96 s Wade Day Elizabethton,TN Lopez Wealth Management/Wil-wood/Race Pak/Simpson Ford Fusion

21 81 n Travis Miller Chesapeake Va Pete Knight Racing Ford Fusion

22 52 s Kirk Leone Raleigh, NC Awesome Awnings Ford Fusion

23 99 n Brett Butler Snellville, GA DRT Enterprises Ford Fusion

24 23 s J P Morgan Ether, NC Phil Morgan Pottery Chev Impala SS

25 O8 n Ray Love Jr Faulkner, MD Love Concrete/Junior Johnson Hams/D&G Kustom Specialties Chev Monte Carlo

26 55 s Woody Howard Chesapeake, VA Dean Motorsports/Schaeffers Oil Chev Impala SS

27 7 n Gary St Amant Delaware, OH JEGS.com/Jegs Mail Order/Speedco/HTS Mulch Co Chev Monte Carlo

28 12 s Carl Long Roxboro, NC Romeo Guest Construction Ford Fusion

29 21 n Derrick Kelley Auburndale, FL NGA Hooters Golf Tour/Rick Wilson Painting & Constr/Comeback Motorsports/Comeback Mtrsprts Ford Fusion

30 40 s Dusty Williams Guyton, GA Dustcom Ltd/Dixie Excavating Ford Fusion

31 22 n Derek Kale Winfield, WV Heritage Equipment/Gaerte Engines/Laughlin Performance Chev Monte Carlo

32 17 s Bryan Silas Stuart, FL Rockingham Speedway Ford Fusion

33 5 n Danny Jackson Loveland, OH Redbank Transport//Lykins Companies Chev Monte Carlo

34 29 s Brad Rogers* Mooresville, NC Chevy Racing/Schaeffers Oil/Optima Aluminum Trailers/ETI Chev Impala SS

35 OO n Tim Bainey Jr Osceola Mills Pa Aarons Dream Machine Ford Fusion

36 82 s Billy Bigley Jr Naples, FL Diamond Vogel Ford Fusion

37 75 n Ronnie Sauders Beloit, OH Farmer Bobs Campground/Harrisons Performance Engines Chev Monte Carlo

38 2 s Matt Hawkins Canton, GA Jani King/Racing Radios Ford Fusion

39 68 n Allen Purkhiser Mooresville, NC Bill Ellis Barbeque Ford Fusion

40 84 s James Buescher Plano, TX Mercedes Homes/Wolf Pack Rentals Chev Monte Carlo

*Substitute Point Driver

Failed To Qualify

77 n Tim Kerr Picton, ON Bronskill Group/Don Blacks AVW/Hubert Kerr Construction Ford Fusion

6 n Danny Abold Liverpool, NY U-pull U-save Auto Parts Inc/Enders Racing Engines Chev Monte Carlo

15 s Bill Plemons Jr Locust Grove, GA Hooters/In Memory of RHB/Under Armour Ford Fusion

56 s Frank Deiny Jr Ashland, VA Tahoe Smokeless/Greased Lightning Chev Monte Carlo

O9 s R John Townley Athens, GA Zaxbys/BT&T/Coca Cola Ford Fusion

13 s John Gibson Statesville, NC Spray Paint & Equipment/The Works Ford Fusion

OO s R Michael Phelps Swannee, GA Bowen Family Homes Chev Monte Carlo

O7 s R Matt Lofton Roxboro, NC Strutmasters.com Chev Impala SS