Phoenix Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

‚· Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole at Phoenix in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 sec.).
‚· There have been 21 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four.
‚· Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win consecutive poles. Newman won three straight (2002-04), Gordon won the fall of 2006 and the spring of 2007. Edwards won the fall of 2010 and spring of 2011.
‚· Denny Hamlin (November, 2005) and AJ Allmendinger (April, 2010) won their first career Coors Light poles at Phoenix International Raceway.
‚· Five of the 38 (13.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix have been won from the Coors Light pole: Jeff Gordon (spring 2007), Jimmie Johnson (fall 2008), Mark Martin (spring 2009), Carl Edwards (fall 2010) and Kevin Harvick (spring 2015).
‚· Eight of the 38 (21%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix have been won from the front row: five from the pole and three from second-place.
‚· 19 of the 38 (50%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix have been won from a starting position inside the top 10.
‚· 19 of the 38 (50%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix have been won from a starting position outside the top 10.
‚· 3 of the 38 (7.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
‚· Ricky Rudd won the 1995 race from the 29th-place starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
‚· Matt Kenseth won the 2002 race from the 28th-place starting position, the furthest back an active race winner has started.
‚· Qualifying has never been cancelled due to weather at Phoenix International Raceway.
(NASCAR)(11-13-2015)