2014 Pole Winner: #24-Jeff Gordon, 129.466mph, finished 34th

Track Qualifying Record: Marcos Ambrose, August 2014, 129.491mph (set in 1st round)

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Steve Park, August 2000, started 18th

Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 8/9/1998 - 27 years, 0 months, 5 days

Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 8/13/1989 - 47 years, 10 months, 1 days

Fastest First Practice Speed: #15-Bowyer, 127.067mph

Fastest Happy Hour Practice Speed: #24-Gordon, 127.333 mph

Allmendinger wins Watkins Glen pole: #47-AJ Allmendinger won the Coors Light pole for the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International with speed of 127.839mph for his 2nd pole of 2015, 1st at Watkins Glen and 4th pole of his career.
#78-Truex, Jr. is on the outside pole followed by #14-Stewart, #4-Harvick, #24-Gordon, #42-Larson, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #18-Busch, #48-Johnson, #3-Dillon, #2-Keselowski, and #51-Allgaier.
Missing the race was: #62-Bell.(8-8-2015)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Watkins Glen:
AJ Allmendinger won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 30th Annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen with a lap of 68.993 seconds, 127.839 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 249 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2015.
This is his first pole in seven races at Watkins Glen International.
Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2015 and his fourth in ten races at Watkins Glen International.
Tony Stewart (third) posted his 13th top-10 start at Watkins Glen International. It is his seventh in 22 races this season.
Matt DiBenedetto (27th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(8-8-2015)

First Round of Qualifying for the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International is over, after 25 scheduled minutes.
#47-Allmendinger 127.623
#4-Harvick 127.280
#48-Johnson 127.218
#24-Gordon 127.168
#78-Truex, Jr. 127.166
the rest of the top 12: 14 18 2 42 88 51 3;
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 2: 11 41 19 22 1 15 55 31 43 10 5 9 16 20 83 27 13 17 95 34 35 6 33 40 38 32 7 46 62 26 23 98;
Driver who will miss the race: #62-Bell.
(8-8-2015)

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

Road Course Qualifying Format: Qualifying will consist of two elimination rounds to determine the starting grid. The first elimination round will last 25 minutes and include all cars. The 12 cars that post the fastest single lap will advance to the final round. The remaining cars will be sorted based on their times posted in the first round of qualifying in descending order. The final qualifying round will last 10 minutes and the fastest single lap time will determine positions 1 through 12 in descending order. The fastest driver in the final round will earn the pole position for the race.

Coverage of Qualifying for the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International is scheduled for Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 1:15pm/et.
Television (TV): NBCSN, 1:00pm/et
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none

Qualifying Progression for the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International:
driver that was fastest after the first session, the second session and the pole winner from the final session of group qualifying.
First Session: #47-Allmendinger, 127.623mph, starts 1st on the pole
Second Session: #47-Allmendinger, 127.839mph, starts 1st on the pole

Rookie of the Year Candidates Qualifying Results:
#26-Jeb Burton, starts 41st
#33-Alex Kennedy, starts 35th
#83-Matt DiBenedetto, starts 27th
#34-Brett Moffitt, not entered, Chris Buescher in the car
#66-Tanner Berryhill, not entered

Final practice for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International is over after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest, notes:
#24-Gordon 127.333
#42-Larson 127.049
#16-Biffle 126.987
#18-Busch 126.837
#22-Logano 126.720
slowest: #26-Burton 121.001 & #98-Hill 119.777.
most laps run: #6-Bayne, 31 laps
Notes: Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 1:15pm/et on NBCSN.
See fastest practice speeds, laps run on the Watkins Glen final practice page (pdf).(8-7-2015)

First Friday practice for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International is over after 80 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest, notes:
#15-Bowyer 127.067
#47-Allmendinger 126.901
#48-Johnson 126.139
#9-Hornish, Jr. 126.095
#13-Mears 25.969
slowest:#23-Yeley 120.436 & #62-Bell 119.583.
most laps run: #34-Buescher, 24 laps & #2-Keselowski, 23 laps
Notes: Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 1:15pm/et. Today there will be two Cup practices.
See fastest practice speeds, laps run on the Watkins Glen 1st practice page (pdf).(8-7-2015)

Race info at: Race Info Page

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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. One hour before the start of the 1st practice for an upcoming race, a driver or team member chooses a number from a basket that is spun(like a bingo or lottery type basket) which is located in a designated area, usually where the rookie meeting is being held. The order is by owners points, with the team ranking highest choosing first. There are one more ping pong ball so there is one spot left when all teams have chosen, the number not chosen is just skipped when qualifying is run.