-Bobby Isaac won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Talladega in 1969 with a speed of 199.466 mph. Isaac won the first three poles at the 2.66-mile superspeedway.
-39 drivers have Coors Light poles at Talladega, led by Bill Elliott with eight.
-Four active drivers are tied for the most poles at Talladega with one – Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne and Brian Scott.
-11 drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Talladega. Bill Elliott holds the record for most consecutive poles at Talladega with six (1985 – 1987).
-Six drivers have posted their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Talladega; the only active driver to post his first series career pole at Talladega is Brian Scott (05/04/2014).
-13 of the 94 (13.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega have been won from the Coors Light pole.
-The outside front row (second-place) starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (20) than any other starting position at Talladega.
-33 of the 94 (35.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega have been won from the front row: 13 from the pole and 20 from second-place.
-67 of the 94 (71.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Talladega have been won from a top-10 starting position.
-8 of the 94 (8.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
-The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Talladega was 36th, by Jeff Gordon in the spring of 2000.
-Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Talladega with a 9.586.
-Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway five times; most recently fall of 2013.
(NASCAR)
