#11-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 33rd Annual Pocono 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 49.610 seconds, 181.415 mph. The previous record was held by Jimmie Johnson (180.654 mph/49.819 sec.) and set in August of 2013.
This is the ninth track qualifying record set this season, and the second by Hamlin (Bristol).
This is Hamlin’s 19th pole in 304 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and eighth top-10 start in 2014. His first pole this season came at Bristol.
This is his third pole in 17 races at Pocono Raceway.
Hamlin’s previous two Pocono poles came in his rookie season of 2006. Both resulted in victories. He has four victories overall at Pocono.
#41-Kurt Busch (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2014 and his 17th in 26 races at Pocono Raceway.
#2-Brad Keselowski (third) posted his second top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 11th in 14 races this season. (NASCAR Statistics)
