Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Dickies 500 with a lap of 28.652 seconds, 188.469 mph. This is his 67th pole in 543 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth pole and 24th top-10 start in 2008. This is his first pole in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2008 and his third in seven races at Texas Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer (third) posted his second top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 10th in 34 races this season. Sam Hornish Jr. (21st) was the fastest qualifying rookie. (NASCAR Statistics)(10-31-2008)
