Ryan Newman won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 51st Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race with a lap of 15.624 seconds, 122.811 mph.
This is his 48th pole in 356 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Newman ranks 10th on the all-time pole-winners list.
This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2011. His first pole this season came at New Hampshire, a race he won.
This is his third pole in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2011 and his eighth in 15 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Matt Kenseth (third) posted his 10th top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in 24 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-26-2011)
