March 2009 Pole Sitter: #24-Jeff Gordon, none, canceled by rain, finished 4th

October 2008 Pole Sitter: #48-Jimmie Johnson, none, canceled by rain, finished 1st

Track Qualifying Record: Tony Stewart, October 2005, 98.083mph

Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 45 years, 6 months, 14 days, 4/26/1987

Youngest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 24 years, 7 months, 14 days, 04/26/1981

Fastest Last Practice Speed: #5-Martin, 96.156mph, scheduled to qualify 6th out of 44 drivers

Newman on pole at Martinsville: #39-Ryan Newman won the Coors Light Pole Award for the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 96.795mph for his 2nd pole of the season and 45th career pole [Newman has only won 3 races from the pole]. #24-Gordon starts 2nd fastest followed by #1-Truex Jr., #5-Martin, #00-Reutimann, #07-Mears, #20-Logano, #96-Labonte, #43-Sorenson and #29-Harvick.
The non Top-35 drivers who made the race: #82-Speed(18th), #37-Kvapil(25th), #87-Nemechek(28th), #71-Gilliland(35th), #09-Marlin(38th), #66-Blaney(39th), #36-McDowell(42nd) and #64-Cope (43rd).
The one driver who failed to qualify: #73-Wise.(10-23-2009)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Martinsville Speedway:
#39-Ryan Newman won the Coors Light Pole Award for the TUMS Fast Relief 500 (61st Running) with a lap of 19.563 seconds, 96.795 mph.
This is his 45th pole in 292 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. It also ties him with Buck Baker for 11th on NASCAR's all-time pole winners list.
This is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2009.
This is his third pole in 16 races at Martinsville Speedway.
#24-Jeff Gordon (second) posted his 22nd top-10 start of 2009 and his 25th in 34 races at Martinsville Speedway.
#1-Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his second top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 10th in 32 races this season.
Joey Logano (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-23-2009)

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers will start at Martisnville Speedway:
(in current points order)
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, starts 15th
2) #5-Mark Martin, 4th
3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd
4) #14-Tony Stewart, 13th
5) #2-Kurt Busch, 37th
6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 21st
7) #16-Greg Biffle, 20th
8) #39-Ryan Newman, 1st/pole
9) #9-Kasey Kahne, 26th
10) #99-Carl Edwards, 29th
11) #11-Denny Hamlin, 17th
12) #83-Brian Vickers, 24th.(10-23-2009)

Coverage of Qualifying for the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3:40pm/et.
TV: ESPN2 - 3:30pm/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)
#20-Logano, 1st out to qualify, 96.034mph, starts 7th
#5-Martin, 6th out, 96.504mph, starts 4th
#24-Gordon, 8th out, 96.519mph, starts 2nd
#39-Newman, 28th out, 96.795mph, 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:
#82-Scott Speed, 95.607
#37-Travis Kvapil, 95.381
#87-Joe Nemechek, 95.304
#71-David Gilliland, 95.070
#09-Sterling Marlin, 94.789
#66-Dave Blaney, 94.689
#36-Michael McDowell, 94.637
#64-Derrike Cope, 93.539
will miss the race:
#73-Josh Wise, 92.443

Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#20-Joey Logano, 96.034mph, starts 7th
#82-Scott Speed (X), 95.607mph, starts 18th
(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

Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #39-Newman, 96.795, starts 1st
Dodge: #43-Sorenson, 95.995, starts 9th
Ford: #96-Labonte, 96.010, starts 8th
Toyota: #00-Reutimann, 96.117, starts 5th

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)