Sept 2008 Pole Sitter: #24-Jeff Gordon, 157.061mph, finished 7th

June 2009 Pole Sitter: #00-David Reutimann, 156.794mph, finished 18th

Track Qualifying Record: Jeremy Mayfield, 161.522mph, 6/4/2004

Johnson on pole at Dover: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway with a lap of 157.356mph for his 2nd pole of the season and 21st career pole. #42-Montoya was 2nd fastest followed by #39-Newman, #16-Biffle, #00-Reutimann, #9-Kahne, #24-Gordon, #33-Bowyer, #77-Hornish, and #98-Menard. Points leader #5-Martin will start 14th.
The non Top-35 drivers who made the race: #71-Gilliland, #78-Smith, #66-Blaney, #09-Bliss, #82-Speed, #87-Nemechek, #37-Raines, and #36-McDowell.
The only driver to fail to qualify was #4-McClure.(9-25-2009)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Dover International Speedway:
Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AAA 400 with a lap of 22.878 seconds, 157.356 mph.
This is his 21st pole in 283 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 21st top-10 start in 2009.
This is his second pole in 16 races at Dover International Speedway.
Juan Pablo Montoya (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2009 and his third in six races at Dover International Speedway.<
Ryan Newman (third) posted his 11th top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his 14th in 28 races this season.
Joey Logano (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-25-2009)

Coverage of Qualifying for the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway is scheduled for Friday, September 25, 2009 at 3:10pm/et.
TV: ESPN2 - 3:00pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
Qualifying Re-Air: none scheduled

Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#42-Montoya, 1st out to qualify, 156.699mph, starts 2nd
#48-Johnson, 28th out to qualify, 157.356mph, starts 1st

How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
Fastest 7 get in, 8th [43rd] spot goes to most recent past champ not in the race already or 8th fastest
[44 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#71-David Gilliland, 154.639mph
#78-Regan Smith, 153.211mph
#66-Dave Blaney, 153.074
#09-Mike Bliss, 153.029mph
#82-Scott Speed, 152.620mph
#87-Joe Nemechek, 152.046mph
#37-Tony Raines, 151.547mph
s #36-Michael McDowell, 151.388mph
will miss the race:
#4-Scott Wimmer, 149.248mph

Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#13-Max Papis (X), DNR
#20-Joey Logano, 155.373mph, starts ?
#82-Scott Speed (X), ?mph, starts ?
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race

Some Qualifying Notes:
#19-Sadler lost an engine on his second lap and pulled off the track.

Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page

Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #48-Johnson, 157.356, starts 1st
Ford: #16-Biffle, 156.284. starts 4th
Toyota: #00-Reutimann, 155.979, starts 5th
Dodge: #9-Kahne, 155.871, starts 6th

Race info at: Race Info Page

Event Entry List

Past Champions Provisional page

All Time Sprint Cup Pole Winners

After the 5th race of the season, the current season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - First 35 by current Owner Points [team does not have to attempt all the races]
#2) - Last Years Cup Champ or the Event Champion if not already in the field
#3) - Car Owners whose team has won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#4) - Drivers who have won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#5) - Past Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker
#7) - Qualifying Order Position
(all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)