Qualifying Fast Facts – Talladega:


  • Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AMP Energy Juice 500 (42nd Running) with a lap of 51.863 seconds/184.640 mph.
    This is his fifth pole in 142 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
    This is his third pole and 23rd top-10 start in 2010. He is now one pole short of the season lead, held by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing teammate Jamie McMurray (four).
    This is his second pole in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
    Clint Bowyer (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2010 and his second in 10 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
    Kurt Busch (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 15th in 33 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-30-2010)