#17-Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 24th Annual Kobalt Tools 500 with a lap of 26.258 seconds, 137.101 mph.
This is his seventh pole in 435 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 14th top-10 start in 2011. Last pole at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 19, 2011.
This is his first pole in 19 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
#43-A J Allmendinger (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2011 and his third in seven races at Phoenix International Raceway.
#9-Marcos Ambrose (third) posted his second top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his seventh in 35 races this season.
#71- Andy Lally (46th) was the fastest qualifying rookie. He failed to qualify for the race.(NASCAR Statistics)(11-12-2011)
