Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 12th Annual GEICO 400 with a lap of 29.530 seconds, 182.865 mph.
This is his 27th pole in 390 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He moves into a tie for 24th all-time with Terry Labonte.
This is his second pole and 19th top-10 start in 2012. He earned the pole at Kentucky Speedway and finished sixth.
This is his second pole in 11 races at Chicagoland Speedway. He won the pole in 2005 and finished third.
Aric Almirola (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2012. This is his first career series start at Chicagoland Speedway.
Matt Kenseth (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 12th in 27 races this season.
Top Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup seed Denny Hamlin qualified eighth.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-15-2012)
