Travis Kvapil won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AMP Energy 500 with a lap of 51.109 seconds, 187.364 mph. This is his first pole in 100 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2008. This is his first pole in five races at Talladega Superspeedway. Casey Mears (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2008 and his fourth in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway. Aric Almirola (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third in 10 races this season. Regan Smith (fourth) was the fastest [and only] qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-4-2008)
