Jeff Gordon wins pole at Atlanta:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 1st pole of 2008, 2nd ever at Atlanta and 64th of his career [he has won from the pole 17 times] with a speed of 185.251mph. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr will start 2nd, followed by #1-Martin Truex Jr., #99-Carl Edwards, #43-Bobby Labonte, #18-Kyle Busch, #07-Clint Bowyer, #29-Kevin Harvick, #9-Kasey Kahne and #8-Mark Martin. The Go-or-Go Homers who made the race: #78-Nemechek [fastest at 17th], #10-Carpentier, #55-Waltrip, #2-Busch, #00-Reutimann, #84-Skinner, #83-Vickers and #44-Jarrett [uses past champions provisional]. See qualifying results, starting lineup and more on my Starting Lineup/Qualifying Page.(3-7-2008)