From first to 29th

Dave Blaney won the first pole in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Toyota for the race at New Hampshire International Speedway. He led the first 30 laps of the Cup race at New Hampshire, but handling problems relegated him to a 29th-place finish in the race.
“Our set-up just died in the long run, especially once some rubber got put down on the track," said Blaney, driver of the No. 22 Toyota for Bill Davis Racing. "Just a few laps into the race we were done because the car just got so tight. Then we would lose most of our brakes after about 10 or 12 laps so we just couldn’t go anywhere."
Blaney said his car felt as good in the race as it did in practice Saturday, "but it couldn’t seem to keep going after about 10 laps."
"Then they said a bunch of rubber got put down on the track and that made it feel tighter," Blaney said. "We just couldn’t seem to get the car adjusted right no matter what we did.”