2015 March Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 140.751mph, finished 1st

2014 November Pole Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 142.113mph, finished 5th

Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, 11/7/2014, 142.141mph (set in round 1 of qualifying)

Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013

Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006

Fastest Friday Practice Speed: #48-Johnson, 141.827 mph

Johnson wins Phoenix pole: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light pole for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Jeff Gordon Raceway (Phoenix International Raceway) with a TRACK RECORD speed of 143.158mph for his 1st pole of 2015, 3rd pole at Phoenix and 34th of his career. It is Johnson's first pole in 58 races, since winning the pole at Charlotte in May 2014. Johnson has won 14 races from the pole out of 33 previous poles.
#41-Busch is on the outside pole followed by #88-Earnhardt Jr., #19-Edwards, #78-Truex Jr., #42-Larson, #20-Jones, #4-Harvick, #5-Kahne, #18-Busch, #24-Gordon and #1-McMurray.
Since 43 drivers were entered, all drivers made the race.(11-13-2015)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Phoenix:
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 28th Annual Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 with a track qualifying record lap of 25.147 seconds, 143.158 mph. The previous record was set by Joey Logano in November 2014 (25.327 sec/142.141 mph).
This is his 34th pole in 506 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and 19th top-10 start in 2015. Johnson's last pole came in May 2014 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 58 races ago.
This is his third pole in 25 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
#4-Kurt Busch (second) posted his 19th top-10 start of 2015 and his 17th in 26 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 12th in 35 races this season.
(NASCAR Statistics)(11-13-2015)

Second Round of Qualifying for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Jeff Gordon Raceway (Phoenix International Raceway) is over after 10 scheduled minutes. Top-five broke the old track record of 142.141mph.
#41-Busch 142.982
#42-Larson 142.264
#48-Johnson 142.259
#88-Earnhardt Jr. 142.242
#19-Edwards 142.236
the rest of the top 12: 24 4 20 1 78 5 18;
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 11 22 27 3 43 2 17 16 10 31 47 13
(11-13-2015)

First Round of Qualifying for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Jeff Gordon Raceway (Phoenix International Raceway) is over, after 20 scheduled minutes.
#24-Gordon 141.731
#11-Hamlin 141.509
#41-Busch 141.482
#42-Larson 141.465
#18-Busch 141.237
the rest of the top 24: 22 4 5 10 3 19 43 20 88 2 48 16 17 31 13 47 27 78 1;
out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 51 6 15 9 55 83 14 40 26 38 7 46 23 35 32 34 98 33 62
Drivers who will miss the race: none, 43 entered.
(11-13-2015)

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

Coverage of Qualifying for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Jeff Gordon Raceway (Phoenix International Raceway) is scheduled for Friday, November 13, 2015 at 6:45pm/et.
Television (TV): TBA, 6:30pm/et
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none

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: #24-Gordon, 141.731mph, starts 11th
Second Session: #41-Busch, 142.982mph, starts 2nd
Final Session: #48-Johnson, 143.158mph (track record), starts 1st on the pole

Rookie of the Year Candidates Qualifying Results:
#23-Jeb Burton, starts 37th
#34-Brett Moffitt, starts 40th
#83-Matt DiBenedetto, starts 29th
#33-Alex Kennedy, not entered, Ryan Ellis in the car

Friday Practice for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Jeff Gordon Raceway (Phoenix International Raceway) is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#48-Johnson 141.827
#42-Larson 141.783
#41-Busch 141.571
#19-Edwards 141.448
#1-McMurray 141.315
slowest Chase driver: #24-Gordon, 25th fastest
10 consecutive lap average: #24-Gordon 136.389mph.
slowest: #62-Hill 130.369 and #32-Gase 133.447
notes: the track record is 142.141mph, set by Joey Logano last November.
in the very unlikely event that qualifying is rained out (0% chance), this practice would set the starting order for the race. Qualifying is scheduled for 6:45pm/et on Friday and be televised on NBCSN and via radio on MRN and SiriusXM.
See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 consecutive lap average on the Phoenix Practice 1 Speeds page (pdf).(11-13-2015)

Race info at: Race Info Page

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All Time Sprint Cup Pole Winners

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

Qualifying order is by a random draw [except at Daytona/Talladega/Indianapolis and the 2nd race at Michigan, set by practice 1 speeds, slowest 1st]. 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.