All-Time NASCAR Cup Series Pole Winners & Track Records

Updated 6-7-2026

Active Drivers in BOLD & ALL CAPS; Last Pole Winner in RED &BOLD & ALL CAPS
NOTE: Compiled from many sources over the years, checked often;
wins from the pole NOT counted when pole is set by points or metrics;

NASCAR Cup Track Qualifying Records (below All-Time poles) – click here

POLE STATS, NOTES & NEWS:

ACTIVE DRIVERS with 5 or more poles and NO wins from the POLE
Christopher Bell, 15 (3 second place finishes from the pole)
Ryan Blaney, 13 (win at Daytona 8/23/2025 not considered a win from pole as it was set by rules book, canceled)(2 seconds)
Chase Briscoe, 9 (1 second)
Michael McDowell, 8 (0 seconds)
Alex Bowman, 7 (1 second)
Austin Dillon, 6 (0 seconds)

ALL-TIME drivers with NO wins from the POLE
Ken Schrader, 23 (2 second place finishes from the pole)
Neil Bonnett, 20 (0 seconds)
Dale Earnhardt Jr., 15 (2 seconds)
Christopher Bell, 15* (3 seconds)
Ryan Blaney, 13* (2 seconds)
Greg Biffle, 13 (0 seconds)
* = active driver

Youngest / Oldest NASCAR Cup Series Pole Winner
Youngest Pole Winner
#5-Kyle Busch, 19 years, 9 months, 25 days: 2/27/2005
#20-Joey Logano, 19 years, 9 months, 25 days: 3/21/2010
Oldest Pole Winner
#33-Harry Gant, 54 years, 7 months, 17 days: 8/27/1994 Bristol

• All-Time Consecutive Poles (not by points, metric or rained out):
  1972: #12-Bobby Allison, 5, 8/27/1972 – 9/24/1972: Nashville, Darlington, Richmond, Dover, Martinsville
  1980: #11-Cale Yarborough, 5 , 5/10/1980 – 6/8/1980: Nashville (May), Dover (May), Charlotte (May), TexasWS (June) and Riverside (June)
  1985: #9-Bill Elliott, 5, 6/9/1985 – 8/11/1985: Pocono (June), Daytona (July), Pocono (July), Talladega (July) and Michigan (August)
  NOTE: “Darrell Waltrip started on the pole at Pocono in June after posting a 152.552 lap. 18 days later NASCAR Disallowed the pole time due to illegal fuel additives.” So Elliott got credit for the pole. Didn’t really start from the pole, but was awarded it later. The streak was six races BUT Michigan in June was via points as qualifying was rained out, so it doesn’t count in the streak.

• All-Time Four Consecutive Poles(not by points or rained out):
  2004: #12-Ryan Newman, 10/16/2004-11/07/2004: Charlotte (Oct), Martinsville (Oct) Atlanta (Oct), Phoenix (Nov)
  2004: #24-Jeff Gordon (won 2), 6/20/2004-7/11/2004: Michigan (June), Sonoma (June), Daytona (July), Chicago (July)
  1981: #11-Darrell Waltrip (won all 4), 9/27/1981-11/01/1981: Martinsville (Sept), North Wilkesboro (Oct), Charlotte (Oct), Rockingham (Nov)
  1971: #12-Bobby Allison (won 3), 6/13/1971-6/26/1971: Michigan, Riverside, Meyer Speedway Houston, Greenville-Pickens (all in June)
  1967: #43-Richard Petty (won all 4), 8/12/1967-9/04/1967: Bowman Gray Stadium (Aug), Columbia Speedway (Aug), Savannah, GA (Aug), Darlington (Sept)
  1958: #44-Rex White, 7/18/1958-7/26/1958: Toronto, Buffalo, Rochester, Wall NJ (all in July)
  1955: #300/#301-Tim Flock (won 3), 7/10/1955-7/30/1955: Asheville-Weaverville, Morristown, NJ Altamont, NY, New York State Fairgrounds (all in July)
  1953: #92-Herb Thomas (won 2), 7/10/1953-7/26/1953: Morristown, NJ; Lakewood, GA; Rapid City, SD; North Platte, NE (all in July)

• Three Consecutive Poles (since 2002)(not by points or rained out):
  2025: #19-Chase Briscoe, 5/25/2025-6/08/2025: Charlotte (May), Nashville (June), Michigan (June).
  2024: #5-Kyle Larson, 3/31/2024-4/14/2024: Richmond (March), Martinsville (April), Texas (April).
  2023: #20-Christopher Bell, 9/03/2023-9/16/2023: Darlington, Kansas, Bristol (all in Sept).
  2022: #12-Ryan Blaney, 3/13/2022-4/03/2022: Phoenix (March), (no qulaifying at Atlanta), COTA (March), Richmond (Apr)
  2017: #18-Kyle Busch (won 1), 7/23/2017-8/06/2017: Indianapolis (July), Pocono (July), Watkins Glen (Aug)
  2011: #22-Kurt Busch, 6/05/2011-6/19/2011: Kansas, Pocono, Michigan (all in June).
  2009: #83-Brian Vickers, 6/14/2009-7/11/2009: Michigan (June), No qualying at New Hampshire or Daytona, Sonoma (June), Chicago (July).
  2007: #12-Ryan Newman, 5/27/2007-6/10/2007: Charlotte (May), Dover (June), Pocono (June)
  2007: #24-Jeff Gordon (won 2), 4/21/2007-5/06/2007: Phoenix (Apr), Talladega (Apr), Richmond (May)
  2003: #12-Ryan Newman, 10/27/2003 11/09/2003: Atlanta (Oct), Phoenix (Nov) Rockingham (Nov).
  2002: #12-Ryan Newman, 10/20/2002-11/10/2002: Martinsville (Oct), Atlanta no qualifying, Rockingham (Nov), Phoenix (Nov)
  There have been 47 times that a driver has won at least three consecutive poles in NASCAR Cup history

• TWO Drivers: First career poles, two in a row::
  Casey Mears won his first career pole at Pocono on July 31, 2004 and won the pole for the next race at Pocono, August 7, 2004
  Billy Wade won his first career pole at Old Bridge, NJ and Bridgehampton, NY – July 1964

• #34-Michael McDowell won his first pole position at Atlanta in 467 races, the longest a driver has ever gone before their first pole position start. McDowell’s pole win at Atlanta is the first pole for Front Row Motorsports in nearly a decade, when David Gilliland, won the pole for the Firecracker 400 at Daytona in July 2014.(2-24-2024)
• Dan Gurney won the pole for Riverisde in November 1963, but Marvin Panch started and raced the #121 Ford to a 3rd place finish. In 1963, drivers didn’t have to fall to thew rear of the race after a driver change before the start. Gurney ended up not running the race.

NASCAR Cup Series Track Qualifying Records

NOTE: not doing separate pages after the 2024 season for Rookies, Manufacturers or Poles;
these pages only get a few views a week, not worth the time.

Pole Winners by Season Pages
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