Qualifying Fast Facts
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, February 06, 2010 @ 04:19 PM Eastern
Coors Light Pole Winner: Mark Martin
Age: 51
Team : No. 5 – GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
Owner: Mary Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson

Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Daytona 500 with a lap of 47.074 seconds, 191.188 mph.

This is his 49th pole in 759 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He is now tied with Bobby Isaac for eighth on the all-time poles list.

Mark Martin, at 51 years, 27 days, is the oldest Daytona 500 pole winner. The previous oldest was Dale Jarrett, who was 48 years, 2 months, 17 days when he won the Daytona 500 pole in 2005.

This is his first Daytona 500 pole. It is his second Daytona pole overall. His last came in the Coke Zero 400 in 1989.

Martin also started on the front row for the 2009 Daytona 500. He started second and finished 16th.

Nine Daytona 500 pole winners have won the Daytona 500. The last was Dale Jarrett in 2000.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) will make his second Daytona 500 front row appearance. His last was 2003 when he started second and finished 36th.