#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Pole for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 191.544mph for his 1st pole of 2010 and 69th of his career which ties Gordon for 3rd all-time poles with Cale Yarborough. Richard Petty had 123 and David Pearson had 113. Gordon has won 17 races from the pole. Gordon has won at least one pole a year for 18 straight seasons, tied for the 2nd longest streak ever with Petty. Pearson had a streak of 19 seasons.
#99-Edwards will start 2nd followed by #43-Allmendinger, #5-Martin, #98-Menard, #18-Busch, #83-Sorenson, #88-Earnhardt Jr., #19-Sadler and #48-Johnson.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #09-Cassill, #10-BLabonte, #46-McDowell, #26-Carpentier, #38-Gilliland, #21-Elliott, #36-Yeley and #64-Green.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (6): #87-Nemechek, #13-Mears, #55-Bliss, #66-Leffler, #07-Conway and #23-Sauter.
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Charlotte Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page. (10-14-2010)
