… Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Bud Pole for the Pennsylvania 500, his seventh Nextel Cup Series pole in 276 career races. He turned a quick lap of 169.975 mph (52.949) … This is Earnhardt’s first pole since Sept. 29, 2002 at Kansas Speedway a span of 171 races … Earnhardt’s previous best start at Pocono Raceway was fifth (June 8, 2003). He now has two top-five and three top-10 starts at Pocono … This is Earnhardt’s eighth top-five and 11th top-10 start of the season … This is Earnhardt’s second front row start this season (Dover) … Kurt Busch (second) notched his fourth top-five start of the season … Kyle Busch (third) notched his fourth top-five start of the season … Scott Riggs (16th) was the fastest driver who needed to qualify on time. (NASCAR Statistics)(8-3-2007)
