2008 Pole Sitter: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 172.007mph, finished 1st

Track Qualifying Record: #17-Matt Kenseth, 10/8/2005, 180.856mph

Fastest Last Practice Speed: #39-Ryan Newman, 173.745mph, scheduled to qualify 24th of 46 drivers

Martin on pole at Kansas: #5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway with a lap of 175.758mph for his 7th pole of the season and 48th career pole. #88-Earnhardt Jr. was 2nd fastest followed by #25-Keselowski, #26-McMurray, #14-Stewart, #9-Kahne, #87-Nemechek, #33-Bowyer, #24-Gordon and #82-Speed.
The non Top-35 drivers who made the race: #25-Keselowski, #87-Nemechek, #82-Speed, #21-Elliott, #09-Bliss, #66-Blaney, #71-Labonte and #13-Papis
The three drivers who failed to qualify: #04-Gilliland, #36-McDowell and #37-KHamlin.(10-2-2009)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Kansas Speedway:
* Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods with a lap of 30.724 seconds, 175.758 mph.
* This is his 48th pole in 751 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
* This is his seventh pole of 2009, the highest single-season total of his career.
* This is his first pole in nine races at Kansas Speedway.
* Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2009 and his fifth in nine races at Kansas Speedway.
* Brad Keselowski (third) posted his first top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his third in ten races this season.
* Scott Speed (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-2-2009)

Coverage of Qualifying for the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009 at 4:40pm/et.
TV: ESPN2 - 4:30pm/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)
#14-Stewart, 1st out to qualify, 175.041mph, starts 5th
#88-Earnhardt Jr., 25th out, 175.279mph, starts 2ns
#5-Martin, 29th out, 175.758mph, 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
[46 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#25-Brad Keselowski, 175.205
#87-Joe Nemechek, 174.786
#82-Scott Speed, 174.656
#21-Bill Elliott [PC2], 174.216
#09-Mike Bliss, 173.857
#66-Dave Blaney, 173.472
#71-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 173.349
#13-Max Papis, 172.629
will miss the race:
#04-David Gilliland, 172.392
#36-Michael McDowell, 171.119
#37-Kevin Hamlin, 170.175

Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#13-Max Papis (X), 172.629mph, starts 43rd
#20-Joey Logano, 174.109mph, starts 18th
#82-Scott Speed (X), 174.656mph, starts 10th
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race

Some Qualifying Notes:
none...yet

Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page

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)