– David Green won the first Coors Light pole at Homestead in 1999 with a speed of 155.759 mph (34.669 sec.). – There have been 10 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with two each. – Jamie McMurray (November 2003) and David Reutimann (November 2008) won their first career Coors Light poles at HMS. – Two of the 14 (14.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at HMS have been won from the Coors Light pole: Bill Elliott (2001) and Kurt Busch (2002). – Five of the 14 (35.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at HMS have been won from the front row: two from the pole and three from second place. – Nine of the 14 (64.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at HMS have been won from a starting position inside the top 10. – Denny Hamlin won the 2009 race from the 38th-place starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.(NASCAR)
