#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway with a lap of 191.117mph for his 1st pole of the season and 68th career pole, Gordon has now won at least one pole every season for 17 straight seasons and has won 17 races from the 1st starting position. David Pearson holds the all-time record with at least a pole a year for 19 years [1962-1981], followed by Richard Petty at 18 years [1960-1977], then Jeff Gordon at 17. Ryan Newman is the next highest active driver at 9 straight years with at least one pole. #9-Kahne was 2nd fastest followed by #2-Busch, #14-Stewart, #18-Busch, #99-Edwards, #5-Martin, #16-Biffle, #88-Earnhardt Jr. and #33-Bowyer.
The non Top-35 drivers who made the race: #02-Gilliland, #70-Skinner, #71-Labonte, #82-Speed, #78-Smith, #87-Nemechek, #36-McDowell and #21-Elliott.
The four drivers who failed to qualify: #37-Raines, #66-Blaney, #13-Papis and #09-Bliss.
See qualifying results, pole progression and starting lineup on my Texas Starting Lineup / Qualifying Page.(11-6-2009)
