COCA-COLA 600 Pole Winner: Aric Almirola

Qualifying Fast Facts
Charlotte Motor Speedway
53rd Annual COCA-COLA 600
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - 

Thu, May 24, 2012 @ 08:25 PM Eastern
Coors Light Pole Winner: Aric Almirola
Age: 28
Team : No. 43 - US Air Force Ford
Owner: Richard Petty
Crew Chief: Mike Ford
Aric Almirola won the Coors Light Pole Award for the

 53rd Annual COCA-COLA 600 with a lap of 27.988 seconds,

 192.940 mph.
This is his first pole in 47

 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2012.
This is his first pole in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Marcos Ambrose (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of

 2012 and his first in seven races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 19th top-10 start 

at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

 It is his seventh in 12 races this season.
 Josh Wise (33rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.