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LOUDON, N.H. -- Brad Keselowski is back on top of NASCAR. Well, for a race, at least. But hes quickly running out of time to make it back to the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship and defend his series championship. His first pole of the season might give his season the boost he needs to become a contender. Keselowski turned a lap of 135.922 mph on Friday to set a track record at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Keselowski won only his third career pole and first since 2011. With eight races left until the 12-driver Chase field is set, Keselowski is winless and sitting in an uncomfortable 13th place in the points standings. "There is a sense of urgency but not a sense of panic," Keselowski said. "I think there is a strong difference between the two. We are eager to get going, we are hungry and feel like we can do it but I dont feel a sense of panic. There are still two months of racing essentially to get into the Chase." Keselowski led a fast day at the track as nine drivers topped the previous track record held by Ryan Newman, who went 135.232 in 2011. Ten drivers topped that lap until points leader Jimmie Johnsons second-fastest qualifying time was scrapped after his car failed inspection. His No. 48 Chevrolet, which had two issues in the pre-qualifying inspection, failed after his attempt because both sides of the front were too low. Hell start in the rear in 43rd. "We were able to get the car right," crew chief Chad Knaus said. "just not exactly right." Johnson will actually start behind 71-year-old Morgan Shepherd. Shepherd will become the oldest driver to start a NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Shepherd, who went only 128.290 in qualifying, made his Cup debut in 1970 and won four times in NASCARs top series. He finished as high as fifth in the final standings in 1990 and hasnt started a race since 2006. Four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon had no problem with Shepherd competing on Sunday. "I think thats quite an accomplishment," Gordon said. "We talk about how amazing it is to see Mark Martin out there being competitive over 50 years old, but to just go out there and do what he does as far as Morgan is concerned at 71, thats amazing." Jim Fitzgerald when he was 65 years, 6 months and 20 days when he raced in 1987 at Riverside International Raceway. "At some point, I think you just have to trust that he knows what he can do and what he cant do," Keselowski said. Kurt Busch will now join Keselowski on the front row. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Gordon round out the top five. Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, and Jeff Burton all topped Newmans record. Keselowski won five races this season but lost his consistency this season in the No. 2 Ford. He has three straight finishes of 21st or worse and only one top-10 finish in his last 10 races. Whatever worked for Keselowski last season is gone. His team has been in a tailspin since a failed April inspection in Texas after NASCAR confiscated parts in the rear suspensions of his Ford. Keselowski knows a win or two can propel him back into the Chase and keep alive his bid for a second straight title. "I still have the same goal and that is to continue to be a winner and that is what fuels me inside," he said. "The competitive fire that burns inside of me is still there whether I was a champion or not. I probably have it with a little bit more confidence and I believe in myself and those around me a little stronger because of the championship." The long-expected Stewart-Haas Racing shakeup was finalized Friday. Kevin Harvick and his Budweiser sponsorship will join SHR teammates Tony Stewart and Danica Patrick in 2014. Ryan Newman is out of the New Hampshire record book -- and a job at SHR. Newman (15th) and Stewart (16th) actually start on the same row. Harvick starts 18th and Patrick is 32nd. 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The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p.PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- Little had gone right for No. 20 Baylor when it headed to the locker room in Fridays Battle 4 Atlantis championship game, trailing at halftime for the third straight day -- though this time by a big margin.Maybe that made it easier for the Bears to shrug all that off and respond with a whopper of a comeback to claim the title.King McClure scored all 15 of his points in the second half and Baylor rallied to beat No. 10 Louisville 66-63 after trailing by as many as 22 points late in the first half.Baylor had trailed by eight at halftime in its Atlantis opener against VCU and by three to No. 24 Michigan State on Thursday before taking over each game in the second half. This time, the Bears trailed 39-24 at halftime, by 20 early in the second half and by 54-42 with 10:07 left.Weve been a second-half team all tournament, Bears coach Scott Drew said, but that one I guess took it to extremes.After getting shut down early, the Bears (6-0) shot 65 percent after halftime, a total boosted by the fact they got some easy baskets in transition and scored nine points off turnovers.They got strong play from their bench, something the Cardinals (5-1) just didnt have. McClure, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, had scored three points in the first five games but went 5 of 8 from the field with two 3s and two free throws with 1.1 seconds left to make it a three-point game.Then there was tournament MVP Johnathan Motley, who had 15 points despite drawing frequent double teams inside. He put the ball on the floor to drive by Anas Mahmoud for the go-ahead dunk with 2:49 left during the game-turning 21-5 run.A lot of teams when they get down like that they break apart, but we came together, McClure said. We came back and started chipping away. As we saw the lead go down, we started believing in ourselvesDonovan Mitchell scored 17 points for Louisville. The Cardinals shot just 33 percent (9 of 27) in the second half, with coach Rick Pitino pointing to mental fatigue as a factor in the second half after the Cardinals could not have played better basketball than we did inn the first half.dddddddddddd saw it in their legs, Pitino said. Anytime a team doesnt get in the right defense, the right press, you know its mental and physical fatigue. You see it right away. But I didnt make the substitutions. ... Its my fault. I saw they were fatigued. I was just hoping the timeouts could overcome it but it didnt.BIG PICTURELouisville: Pitino had a clear takeaway: hell have to use bench players more.Its my fault that we lost this championship, Pitino said. Its bitter. But that being said, well learn from it, and Ill learn from it as a coach to play these guys whether I think theyre good enough or not.Baylor: Drews team is 3-0 against ranked opponents. Hard to ask for much more in November.Makes my job harder making sure they stay focused, Drew said. I think the great thing is those are great quality wins. I know when we started his season we knew we played great teams early and had chances to get off to a great start. But weve got bigger goals.POLL IMPLICATIONSExpect Baylor to climb in next weeks AP Top 25 after beating No. 24 Michigan State and No. 10 Louisville on consecutive days, not to mention last weeks win against then-No. 4 Oregon. The Cardinals could slide a bit.BENCH PLAYBaylors bench strength included Terry Maston scoring 10 of his 12 points after halftime, while Jake Lindsey had steal-and-layup conversions on consecutive plays during the 21-5 run that gave Baylor its first lead.The Bears finished with a 36-18 advantage in bench points.Its tough to admit that youre tired, Mitchell said, but at the end of the day, we just didnt make enough plays at the right time.UP NEXTLouisville: The Cardinals host Purdue on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.Baylor: The Bears return home to face Sam Houston State on Wednesday night.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap---More AP college basketball at http://www.collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '