-Terry Labonte won the first pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race in 1985.
-17 different drivers have won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race; led by Bill Elliott with four. Kyle Busch (second most all-time) leads all active drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star race poles with three.
-Four drivers have won consecutive poles for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race: Davey Allison (1991, 1992) Bill Elliott (1997, 1998), Kyle Busch (2011, 2012) and Carl Edwards (2013, 2014).
-Kurt Busch does not have a pole, but started on the first starting position in 2010 due to Qualifying being cancelled due to weather.
-The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race has been won from the pole position five times; the first three came in consecutive years: Dale Earnhardt (1990) and Davey Allison (1991 and 1992). Kurt Busch posted the fourth win from the pole in 2010 and Denny Hamlin won from the pole last season.
-The pole position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (five each) than any other starting position in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
-Nine of the 31 (29%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from the front row: five from the pole and four from second-place.
-18 of the 31 (58%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a top-five starting position.
-22 of the 31 (71%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a top-10 starting position.
-29 of the 31 (93.5%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a top-20 starting position.
-Two of the 31 (6.4%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
-The deepest in the field a NASCAR Sprint All-Star race winner has started was 27th, by Ryan Newman in 2002.
(NASCAR)
