On Friday night, Michael Phillips thought a 7.26 or 7.27 elapsed time was going to win the pole at the Mile-High Nationals, he was wrong.

Phillips set a new track record for the second day in a row at Bandimere Speedway, winning the pole with a 7.238-second time at 186.41 mph.

“When I saw Karen Stoffer go out there she went 27 and then Jimmy Underdahl went 28, I knew I was going to go at least 24 or 25,” Phillips said. “I hit all my shifts and I made a perfect pass on that 23.”

On Friday night, Michael Phillips thought a 7.26 or 7.27 elapsed time was going to win the pole at the Mile-High Nationals, he was wrong.

Phillips set a new track record for the second day in a row at Bandimere Speedway, winning the pole with a 7.238-second time at 186.41 mph.

“When I saw Karen Stoffer go out there she went 27 and then Jimmy Underdahl went 28, I knew I was going to go at least 24 or 25,” Phillips said. “I hit all my shifts and I made a perfect pass on that 23.”

This is Phillips’ second pole position of the season and also the second of his career. Phillips won the pole at Englishtown, N.J., last month and he went on to captured the event victory on his Edge-sponsored Suzuki.

In addition to Englishtown, Phillips has two other wins this season at St. Louis and most recently at Sonoma, Calif., last week.

On the road to his Sonoma victory, Phillips beat Eddie Krawiec in the semis and he also set a new national speed record for Pro Stock Motorcycles at 197.65 mph.

Phillips will begin his quest for another victory Sunday against No. 16 qualifier Redell Harris.

“I have not checked the weather for Sunday, but as long as it is not real hot, we should be all right,” Phillips said. “You will probably see some low 20s. On my last qualifying run, I thought I should have gone at least a 21, but I missed a shift. I would love to get another win. I’m staying focused and not letting anybody distract me right now. As long as I stay focused it is going to be hard to beat me.”

Phillips also is thrilled to have Craig Treble as his teammate for the remainder of the season. The Attitude Apparel team of Rodger Brogdon and Steve Kent signed on Treble Friday night. Treble will showcase the Attitude Apparel clothing line on his bike.

“I have some good guys behind me in Rodger and Steve,” Phillips said. “They want to win the championship and bringing (Craig) Treble on with us is going to be a real big deal.”

Phillips, Matt Smith and Andrew Hines are in a battle to take second place in the point chase. Hector Arana, the reigning world champ, is the point leader. Arana and Smith actually square off in a key first-round match-up Sunday.