Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 55th Annual Bank of America 500 with a lap of 27.357 seconds, 197.390 mph.
This is his 16th pole in 360 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2014.
This is his second pole in 22 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kurt Busch set the track qualifying record in the second round, with a lap of 198.771 mph. The previous record was 195.624 mph, set by Denny Hamlin in May of 2013. It is the 21st track qualifying record set this season.
Kurt Busch’s speed was the fastest qualifying lap at a 1.5-mile track in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. The previous fastest speed was set by Kevin Harvick at Texas Motor Speedway this past April (198.282 mph).
Jeff Gordon (second) posted his 21st top-10 start of 2014 and his 26th in 44 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Denny Hamlin (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 13th in 30 races this season.
(NASCAR Statistics)
