#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 3rd Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts with a lap of 29.406 seconds, 183.636 mph. His qualifying speed set a track qualifying record previously held by #48-Jimmie Johnson (181.818 mph) from June 30, 2012. Nine different drivers posted faster laps than the old record. This is his 12th pole in 486 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2013. This is his first pole in three races at Kentucky Speedway. #99-Carl Edwards (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2013 and his second in three races at Kentucky Speedway. #48-Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his third top-10 start at Kentucky Speedway. It is his ninth in 17 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)
