Martin on pole at Atlanta: #5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 187.045mph for his 1st pole since Richmond in May 2001 [257 races ago] and 42nd career pole. Martin is the 2nd oldest pole winner ever [Harry Gant was is the oldest at 54 years, 7 months]. #2-Busch will start 2nd followed by #26-McMurray, #42-Montoya, #16-Biffle, #11-Hamlin, #48-Johnson, #87-Nemechek, #18-Busch and #29-Harvick. Points leader, #24-Gordon will start 16th and #88-Earnhardt Jr. will start 20th. The Go-or-go homers that made the race: #87-Nemechek, #14-Stewart, #28-Kvapil, #66-Blaney, #71-Gilliland, #21-Elliott, #44-Allmendinger and #09-Bliss Missing the race: #35-Todd Bodine, #36-Riggs, #41-Mayfield and #64-Geoff Bodine. See qualifying results/starting lineup on my Atlanta Starting Lineup Qualifying Page.(3-6-2009)
