#99-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Kobalt Tools 500 with a lap of 26.395 seconds, 136.389 mph. This is a track record (old Ryan Newman, Nov. 7, 2004, 26.499 seconds/135.854 mph)
This is his seventh pole in 228 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 14th top-10 start in 2010.
This is his second pole in 13 races at Phoenix International Raceway. His last pole came in this event in 2008. This is his fifth top-five finish here.
#43-A J Allmendinger (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2010 and his second in five races at Phoenix International Raceway.
#2-Kurt Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 17th in 35 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(11-12-2010)
