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Updated 11-12-2011
NOTE: if qualifying is rained out or cancelled for any reason and set by points, the driver who starts first
(because they are leading the points) is not awarded the Coors Light Pole Award and does not get the cash award
For all time pole list, records and other pole records and notes, see my All Time Poles page
| 2011 Season Sprint Cup Pole Winners | ||
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| # | Track | Pole Winner |
| 1 | Daytona International Speedway | 1. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr (10th career pole) finished 24th |
| 2 | Phoenix International Raceway | 2. #99-Carl Edwards (8th career pole) finished 28th |
| 3 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 3. #17-Matt Kenseth (5th career pole) finished 11th |
| 4 | Bristol Motor Speedway | #99-Carl Edwards (9th career pole) finished 2nd |
| 5 | Auto Club Speedway | 4. #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (6th career pole) finished 10th |
| 6 | Martinsville Speedway | 5. #1-Jamie McMurray (8th career pole) finished 7th |
| 7 | Texas Motor Speedway | 6. #6-David Ragan (1st career pole) finished 7th |
| 8 | Talladega Superspeedway | 7. #24-Jeff Gordon (70th career pole) finished 3rd |
| 9 | Richmond International Raceway | #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (7th career pole) finished 29th |
| 10 | Darlington Raceway | 8. #4-Kasey Kahne (21st career pole) finished 4th |
| 11 | Dover International Speedway | none, qualifying rained out set by rules book, practice speeds #48-Jimmie Johnson started 1st finished 9th |
| 12 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 9. #2-Brad Keselowski (2nd career pole) finished 4th |
| 13 | Kansas Speedway | 10. #22-Kurt Busch (13th career pole) finished 9th |
| 14 | Pocono Raceway | #22-Kurt Busch (14th career pole) finished 2nd |
| 15 | Michigan International Speedway | #22-Kurt Busch (15th career pole) finished 11th |
| 16 | Infineon Raceway | 11. #20-Joey Logano (2nd career pole) finished 6th |
| 17 | Daytona International Speedway | 12. #5-Mark Martin (50th career pole) finished 33rd |
| 18 | Kentucky Speedway | none, qualifying rained out set by rules book, practice speeds #18-Kyle Busch started 1st finished 1st |
| 19 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 13. #39-Ryan Newman (47th career pole) finished WON |
| 20 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | #6-David Ragan (2nd career pole) finished 23rd |
| 21 | Pocono Raceway | #20-Joey Logano (3rd career pole) finished 26th |
| 22 | Watkins Glen International | 14. #18-Kyle Busch (8th career pole) finished 3rd |
| 23 | Michigan International Speedway | 15. #16-Greg Biffle (7th career pole) finished 20th |
| 24 | Bristol Motor Speedway | #39-Ryan Newman (48th career pole) finished 8th |
| 25 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | #4-Kasey Kahne (22nd career pole) finished 34th |
| 26 | Richmond International Raceway | 16. #00-David Reutimann (4th career pole) finished 26th |
| 27 | Chicagoland Speedway | #17-Matt Kenseth (6th career pole) finished 21st |
| 28 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | #39-Ryan Newman (49th career pole) finished 26th |
| 29 | Dover International Speedway | 17. #56-Martin Truex Jr. (6th career pole) finished 30th |
| 30 | Kansas Speedway | #16-Greg Biffle (8th career pole) finished 8th |
| 31 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 18. #14-Tony Stewart (13th career pole) finished 8th |
| 32 | Talladega Superspeedway | #5-Mark Martin (51st career pole) finished 20th |
| 33 | Martinsville Speedway | none, qualifying rained out set by rules book, owners points #99-Carl Edwards started 1st finished 9th |
| 34 | Texas Motor Speedway | #16-Greg Biffle (9th career pole) finished 5th |
| 35 | Phoenix International Raceway | #17-Matt Kenseth (7th career pole) finished 34th |
| 36 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | #99-Carl Edwards (10th career pole) finished 2nd |
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won first pole of season for that driver no pole, weather cancelled qualifying BLACK = whas already won a pole this season |
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Wins from the pole in 2011:
#18-Kyle Busch won the race at Kentucky in July from the 1st starting spot, but qualifying was rained out
#39-Ryan Newman, New Hampshire, July
Chevy - 11 (7 different drivers)
Dodge - 4 (2 different drivers)
Ford - 11 (4 different drivers)
Toyota - 7 (5 different drivers)
Total Races: 36......33 Coors Light Poles won
1) weather conditions cancelled qualifying at: Dover, May 2011, the field was set by practice speeds/rules book
2) weather conditions cancelled qualifying at: Kentucky, July 2011, the field was set by practice speeds/rules book
3) weather conditions cancelled qualifying at: Martinsville, October 2011, the field was set by owners points/rules book
All Time Poles page
2011 Pole Winners
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2009 Pole Winners
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