Martin Truex Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil with a lap of 26.643 seconds, 135.120 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 152 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 11th top-10 start in 2009. His last pole was recorded at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day weekend.
This is his first pole in eight races at Phoenix International Raceway.
Kurt Busch (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2009 and his ninth in 14 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 25th in 35 races this season.
Max Papis (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
| Pos. |
No. |
Driver |
Make |
Speed |
Time |
Bnd |
| 1 |
1 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Chevrolet |
135.12 |
26.643 |
| 2 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
134.579 |
26.75 |
-0.107 |
| 3 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
134.454 |
26.775 |
-0.132 |
| 4 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
134.293 |
26.807 |
-0.164 |
| 5 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
134.228 |
26.82 |
-0.177 |
| 6 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
134.223 |
26.821 |
-0.178 |
| 7 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
134.173 |
26.831 |
-0.188 |
| 8 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
134.078 |
26.85 |
-0.207 |
| 9 |
7 |
Casey Mears |
Chevrolet |
134.028 |
26.86 |
-0.217 |
| 10 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
134.023 |
26.861 |
-0.218 |
| 11 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
133.949 |
26.876 |
-0.233 |
| 12 |
77 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
Dodge |
133.924 |
26.881 |
-0.238 |
| 13 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
133.879 |
26.89 |
-0.247 |
| 14 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
133.874 |
26.891 |
-0.248 |
| 15 |
0 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
133.864 |
26.893 |
-0.25 |
| 16 |
44 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Ford |
133.759 |
26.914 |
-0.271 |
| 17 |
42 |
Juan Montoya |
Chevrolet |
133.72 |
26.922 |
-0.279 |
| 18 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
133.7 |
26.926 |
-0.283 |
| 19 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
133.68 |
26.93 |
-0.287 |
| 20 |
171 |
Bobby Labonte |
Chevrolet |
133.571 |
26.952 |
-0.309 |
| 21 |
47 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Toyota |
133.551 |
26.956 |
-0.313 |
| 22 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Toyota |
133.417 |
26.983 |
-0.34 |
| 23 |
113 |
Max Papis* |
Toyota |
133.402 |
26.986 |
-0.343 |
| 24 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
133.24 |
27.019 |
-0.376 |
| 25 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
133.215 |
27.024 |
-0.381 |
| 26 |
12 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
133.161 |
27.035 |
-0.392 |
| 27 |
20 |
Joey Logano* |
Toyota |
133.151 |
27.037 |
-0.394 |
| 28 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
133.121 |
27.043 |
-0.4 |
| 29 |
9 |
David Gilliland |
Chevrolet |
133.087 |
27.05 |
-0.407 |
| 30 |
26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
133.062 |
27.055 |
-0.412 |
| 31 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
132.93 |
27.082 |
-0.439 |
| 32 |
66 |
Dave Blaney |
Toyota |
132.925 |
27.083 |
-0.44 |
| 33 |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
132.812 |
27.106 |
-0.463 |
| 34 |
187 |
Joe Nemechek |
Toyota |
132.783 |
27.112 |
-0.469 |
| 35 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Dodge |
132.763 |
27.116 |
-0.473 |
| 36 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
132.65 |
27.139 |
-0.496 |
| 37 |
82 |
Scott Speed* |
Toyota |
132.333 |
27.204 |
-0.561 |
| 38 |
36 |
Michael McDowell |
Toyota |
132.275 |
27.216 |
-0.573 |
| 39 |
96 |
Erik Darnell |
Ford |
132.178 |
27.236 |
-0.593 |
| 40 |
43 |
Reed Sorenson+ |
Dodge |
131.829 |
27.308 |
-0.665 |
| 41 |
98 |
Paul Menard+ |
Ford |
131.377 |
27.402 |
-0.759 |
| 42 |
34 |
John Andretti+ |
Chevrolet |
130.757 |
27.532 |
-0.889 |
| 43 |
37 |
Tony Raines |
Chevrolet |
132.091 |
27.254 |
-0.611 |
