August 2014 Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 190.398mph, finished 19th

Final March 2010 Pole Winner: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 192.761, finished 15th

Track Qualifying Record: Geoffrey Bodine, 11/16/1997, 197.478mph

Last Race Won from 1st Starting Position: Kasey Kahne (03/19/2006)

Youngest Pole Winner: Terry Labonte, 3/15/1981 - 24 years, 3 months, 27 days

Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant, 11/14/1993 - 53 years, 10 months, 4 days

Pole Winners: 45

Fastest Friday Practice Speed: #42-Larson, 192.989

To the Back: #33-Annett (driver change); #4-Harvick (engine); #14-Stewart (missed drivers meeting)

Logano wins Atlanta pole: #22-Joey Logano won the Coors Light pole for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with speed of 194.683mph for his 1st pole of 2015, 1st at Atlanta and 9th of his career. Logano has won 2 races from the pole out of 8 previous poles.
#4-Harvick is on the outside pole followed by #1-McMurray, #11-Hamlin, #19-Edwards, #42-Larson, #31-Newman, #9-Hornish Jr., #88-Earnhardt Jr., #5-Kahne, #47-Allmendinger and #2-Keselowski.
Thirteen cars didn't get to make a run during the first round as they didn't get thru pre-qualifying tech inspection, including #24-Gordon, #20-Kenseth, #48-Johnson, #14-Stewart, #41-Smith.
Missing the race were: #66-Wallace, #83-DiBenedetto, #46-Annett, #29-Sorenson.(2-27-2015)

Thirteen cars don't get to make a qualifying lap due to inspection issues: Former Sprint Cup champions #48-Jimmie Johnson, #24-Jeff Gordon, #14-Tony Stewart and #20-Matt Kenseth were among the 13 drivers who did not get a chance to post qualifying times Friday after their cars didn't get through inspection in time at Atlanta Motor Speedway. As several teams had problems in the tech area, reportedly in the rear camber area, and had to go through inspection a second time, NASCAR delayed the start of qualifying for 15 minutes. But that wasn't enough as the 15-minute first round was completed before 13 cars could get through and then make a qualifying lap. With 36 spots available on speed and only 34 taking times, everyone who posted a first-round time got into the QuikTrip 500 on Sunday. The remaining nine spots were based on 2014 owner points. #46-Michael Annett, #66-Mike Wallace, #83-Matt DiBenedetto and #29-Reed Sorenson never took a lap and missed the race pending post-qualifying technical inspection.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Director Richard Buck said the laser inspection bay was open during the test Thursday and many teams were pushing the tolerances looking for mechanical group as part of the new aerodynamic rules. He said every team had gone through tech at least once 17 minutes before qualifying started and with a television window, there was no consideration of an additional delay beyond 15 minutes. He said 20 teams had to go through at least two times -- about twice the average on a normal race weekend last year. "Their job is to push it to that very limit," Buck said. "Our job is to treat everybody fairly and give everybody an opportunity to come through that inspection room. But their responsibility is to come through there right but to the limit. I think that's what you saw today, was everybody pushing the limits." It was not rare last year for a car or two not to get through inspection, but more than a dozen cars was virtually unheard of since NASCAR went to group qualifying last year. All the cars that didn't get through inspection before the end of the first round still had to go through inspection and be approved.(ESPN in part)(2-27-2015)

Second Round of Qualifying for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is over after 10 scheduled minutes.
#4-Harvick 194.118
#22-Logano 193.941
#11-Hamlin 193.670
#1-McMurray 193.353
#88-Earnhardt Jr. 193.285
the rest of the top 12: 42 19 31 9 5 47 2;
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 27 78 3 51 18 10 16 17 13 55 43 95
(2-27-2015)

First Round of Qualifying for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is over, after 15 scheduled minutes.
#22-Logano 194.240
#11-Hamlin 193.245
#19-Edwards 193.245
#42-Larson 192.989

For group qualifying rules and starting procedures, see the Qualifying Rules page

Coverage of Qualifying for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, February 27, 2014 at 5:45pm/et.
Television (TV): FS1, 5:30pm/et
Radio: Live online at Performance Racing Network (PRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: 3:00am/et on FS1

Qualifying Progression:
driver that was fastest after the first session, the second session and the pole winner from the final session of group qualifying.
First Session: #22-Logano, 194.240mph, starts 1st
Second Session: #4-Harvick, 194.118, starts 2nd
Final Session: #22-Logano, 194.683mph, starts 1st on the pole

Rookie of the Year Candidates Qualifying Results:
#26-Jeb Burton, starts TBD

Atlanta Notes & Facts - Friday - poles:
· Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Atlanta in 1960 with a speed of 133.870 mph.
· 48 drivers have Coors Light poles at Atlanta, led by Buddy Baker and Ryan Newman with seven each.
· Winning consecutive Coors Light poles has happened eight times at Atlanta, among six drivers.
· Ryan Newman holds the record for most consecutive poles at Atlanta with six; spring of 2003 through 2005.
· 14 of the 107 (13.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent was Kasey Kahne in 2006.
· The fifth starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (15) than any other starting position at Atlanta Motor Speedway; the most recent was Jeff Gordon in 2011.
· 26 of the 107 (24.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta have been won from the front row: 14 from the pole and 12 from second-place.
· 60 of the 107 (56.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Atlanta have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 85 of the 107 (79.4%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Atlanta have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Seven of the 107 (6.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Atlanta is 39th, by Bobby Labonte in the fall of 2001.
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway five times; most recently the fall of 2010.
· One active driver has posted his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (9/01/2013).
(NASCAR)(2-27-2015)

Friday practice for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest two and some notes:
#42-Larson 192.989
#4-Harvick 192.607
#18-Ragan 192.547
#22-Logano 192.373
#11-Hamlin 192.366
Most laps run: #47-Allmendinger, 22; #2-Keselowski, 21
slowest: #30-Hornaday 178.689 and #66-Wallace 179.394
See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 Consecutive Lap Average (only 3 drivers) on the Atlanta Friday practice speeds page (pdf).(2-27-2015)

2nd session of Open testing for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is over, after 115 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest two and some notes:
#24-Gordon 188.424
#31-Newman 188.418
#4-Harvick 188.066
#42-Larson 187.939
#5-Kahne 187.621
#18-Ragan, subbing for Kyle Busch, was 19th fastest.
Most laps run: #2-Keselowski, 81; #1-McMurray, 79
slowest: #62-Gaughan 177.613 & #66-Wallace 177.670
43 of 48 teams have made runs.
no speed listed: #23-Yeley, #26-Burton, #30-Hornaday, #44-Kvapil, #83-Dibenedetto.
For fastest speeds, laps run, best ten consecutive lap average, see the Atlanta Test Session 2 speeds page (pdf).(2-26-2015)

1st session of Open testing for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest two and some notes:
#1-McMurray 191.549
#42-Larson 190.195
#4-Harvick 189.850
#15-Bowyer 189.720
#20-Kenseth 189.675
slowest: #66-Wallace 175.510 and #34-Nemechek 176.241
#18-Ragan, subbing for Kyle Busch, was 15th fastest, running 18 laps.
Most laps run: #20-Kenseth, 29; #88-Earnhardt Jr., 26
42 of 48 teams made runs.
no speed listed: #23-Yeley, #26-Burton, #30-Hornaday, #44-Kvapil, #83-Dibenedetto, #98-Wise.
The 2nd test session is scheduled for 3:00-4:55pm/et. No TV coverage for either session.
For fastest speeds, laps run, best ten consecutive lap average, see the Atlanta Test Session 1 speeds page (pdf).(2-26-2015)

Race info at: Race Info Page

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Past Champions Provisional

All Time Sprint Cup Pole Winners

2015 Pole Winners / 2016 Sprint Unlimited

For the group qualifying rules and starting procedures, see the Qualifying Rules page

Qualifying order is by a random draw. Someone from the team draws a bingo like ball just before the first practice of the event.