#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen with a lap of 123.663mph for his 1st pole of the season and 20th career pole [see the All-Time Pole WInners page]. Johnson how now won at least one pole a year for 8 straight seasons [all 8 seasons of his career]. #2-Busch was 2nd fastest followed by #11-Hamlin, #47-Ambrose, #12-Stremme, #39-Nemechek, #16-Biffle, #18-Busch, #08-Said and #42-Montoya. Points leader #14-Stewart will start 13th and #24-Gordon had a poor run and qualified 31st. The fastest 43 cars made the race and the three slowest failed to qualify.
The non Top-35 drivers who made the race: #08-Said, #13-Papis, #71-Lally, #82-Speed, #09-Fellows, #04-Jones, #66-Blaney and #37-Ave.
The three drivers who failed to qualify: #87-Nemechek, #36-Simo and #70-Gilliland [his first DNQ of the season, but in a different car, the #71 Chevy he usually drives, qualified 15th.
For qualifying Order, Results and the Starting Lineup, see my Watkins Glen Starting Lineup/Qualifying page.(8-7-2009)
