Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 9th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.535 seconds, 196.114 mph. This is his 13th pole in 335 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 18th top-10 start in 2013. This is his first pole in 18 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2013 and his fourth in 11 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 14th top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 21st in 34 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)
