Qualifying Fast Facts – Charlotte:


  • #39-Ryan Newman won the Coors Light Pole Award for the COCA-COLA 600 with a lap of 28.793 seconds, 187.546 mph.
    This is his 46th pole in 309 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races [he has won only 3 races from the pole].
    Newman ties NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Junior Johnson for 10th all-time in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles.
    This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2010.
    This is his ninth pole in 19 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
    #2-Kurt Busch (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2010 and his fifth in 20 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
    #56-Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his first top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his third in 13 races this season.
    #34-Kevin Conway (42nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-27-2010)