Brad Keselowski follows 2 straight victories with pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Driver Brad Keselowski smiles in the pit after having the fastest qualifying time earning the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, N.H., Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter) (The Associated Press)

Driver Brad Keselowski listens with his headphones in the pit after having the fastest qualifying time earning the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, N.H., Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter) (The Associated Press)

Brad Keselowski turned a track-record lap of 140.598 mph to win the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Keselowski is coming off consecutive victories at Richmond and the Chase for the Sprint Cup opener last week at Chicagoland. He swept the Cup and Nationwide races at New Hampshire in July.

The Team Penske driver has five poles this season and leads the series with five victories.

Jamie McMurray, a non-Chase driver, was second. Chase drivers took the next seven spots. Kevin Harvick was third, followed by Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Carl Edwards and Ryan Newman.

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