.. Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole for the Ford 400 with a lap of 30.545 seconds, 176.788 mph. .. This is his 13th Bud Pole in 219 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his fourth Bud Pole and 26th top-10 start in 2007, including nine of the 10 Chase races. .. This is Johnson’s first Bud Pole and second top-10 start in seven races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. .. The Bud Pole winner has led at least one lap in 34 of the 35 races this year. The only pole winner who has not led a lap in the given race was JJ Yeley at the second Michigan race. .. The pole winner has led the most laps seven times this season. If Jimmie Johnson does lead one lap, he needs only to finish 19th or better to guarantee the Nextel Cup Series championship .. Ryan Newman posted the second-fastest qualifying time. It is his 16th top-10 start of the season and his fourth in six races at Homestead. .. Kasey Kahne (third) posted his 20th top-10 start of 2007. .. Sterling Marlin (16th) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time. .. David Ragan (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie. .. Seven of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top-10: Johnson, Matt Kenseth (fourth), Kurt Busch (fifth), Kevin Harvick (eighth), Jeff Burton (ninth) and Carl Edwards (10th).(NASCAR Statistics)(11-16-2007)
