Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 65th Annual Goodys Headache Relief Shot 500 Powered by Kroger with a lap of 19.013 seconds, 99.595 mph. Eighteen different drivers topped the old track Coors Light qualifying record of 98.4 mph set by Jimmie Johnson in April 2013. This is the 18th time in 2013 a track qualifying record in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been broken. This is his 17th pole in 288 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth pole, a personal-best and series-high, and 18th top-10 start in 2013. This is his third pole in 16 races at Martinsville Speedway. Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his 20th top-10 start of 2013 and his 15th in 24 races at Martinsville Speedway. Kyle Busch (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 22nd in 33 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)
