#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (23rd Running) with a lap of 71.340 seconds, 123.633 mph.
This is his 20th pole in 277 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and 17th top-10 start in 2009.
This is his first pole in eight races at Watkins Glen International.
#2-Kurt Busch (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2009 and his sixth in nine races at Watkins Glen International.
#11-Denny Hamlin (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Watkins Glen International. It is his 10th in 22 races this season.
#13-Max Papis (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-7-2009)
