Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 with a lap of 53.503 seconds, 168.215 mph. This is his 16th pole in 240 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2008. This is his second pole in 14 races at Pocono Raceway. Mark Martin (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2008 and his 30th in 44 races at Pocono Raceway. David Gilliland (third) posted his first top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his first in 21 races this season. Sam Hornish Jr. (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-1-2008)
