Carl Edwards won the Pole Award for the Sharpie 500 with a lap of 15.746 seconds, 121.860 mph. This is his fourth pole in 145 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2008. This is his first pole in nine races at Bristol Motor Speedway. David Reutimann (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2008 and his first in two races at Bristol. Jeff Gordon (third) posted his 26th top-10 start at Bristol. It is his 16th in 24 races this season. Regan Smith (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie. Kyle Petty (29th) qualified for his 50th series race at Bristol – more than any other active driver.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-22-2008)
