Brian Vickers won the Pole Award for the 3M Performance 400 presented by Bondo with a lap of 38.189 seconds, 188.536 mph. This is his fifth pole in 159 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2008. This is his first pole in 10 races at Michigan International Speedway. Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2008 and his ninth in 14 races at Michigan International Speedway. Elliott Sadler (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his ninth in 23 races this season. Patrick Carpentier (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-15-2008)
