Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 10th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.095 seconds, 199.299 mph.
This is his 13th pole in 542 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2014.
This is his first pole in 25 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Tony Stewart set the track qualifying record with a lap of 200.111 mph, breaking the previous record of 198.282 mph, set by Kevin Harvick in April of 2014. It was the first 200 mph qualifying lap at a 1.5-mile track in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. It is the 22nd qualifying record set in 2014.
Jeff Gordon (second) posted his 22nd top-10 start of 2014 and his 15th in 28 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 15th top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 19th in 34 races this season.
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