Martinsville Qualifying Fast Facts

.. Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole for the Subway 500 with a lap of 19.938 seconds, 94.974 mph. .. This is his 63rd Bud Pole in 505 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his seventh Bud Pole and 19th top-10 start in 2007. .. This is Jeff Gordon’s sixth Bud Pole 21st top-10 start in 30 races at Martinsville Speedway. .. Martin Truex Jr. posted the second-fastest qualifying time with a lap of 19.988 seconds, 94.737 mph. .. This is Truex’s 13th top-10 start of 2007 and his first better than 15th in four Martinsville races. He tied his career-best start set at Chicago and second Loudon. .. Kevin Harvick (third) posted his 10th top-10 start this season and his fifth top-10 start in 13 Martinsville races. This is his first start better than fifth here. .. Jimmie Johnson (fourth) posted his series-leading 22nd top-10 start of 2007. .. Five of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10: Gordon, Truex, Harvick, Johnson, Kyle Busch (sixth) .. John Andretti (15th) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time. .. David Reutimann (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-19-2007)