#5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 with a lap of 21.292 seconds, 126.808 mph.
This is his 47th pole in 748 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his sixth pole and 14th top-10 start in 2009. This matches Martin’s career high in poles. He also had six poles in 1989.
This is his fourth pole in 48 races at Richmond International Raceway.
#1-Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2009 and his fifth in eight races at Richmond International Raceway.
#11-Denny Hamlin (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway. It is his 12th in 26 races this season.
#82-Scott Speed is the highest qualifying rookie of the year candidate and will start 20th.
(NASCAR Statistics)(9-11-2009)
