ZIPPO 200 Pole Winner: Sam Hornish Jr.

Qualifying Fast Facts
Watkins Glen International
18th Annual ZIPPO 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics -

 Sat, August 11, 2012 @ 10:54 AM Eastern
Coors Light Pole Winner: Sam Hornish Jr.
Age: 33
Team : No. 12 - PPG Dodge
Owner: Roger Penske
Crew Chief: Chad Walter
Sam Hornish Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award 

for the 18th Annual ZIPPO 200 with a lap of

 72.027 seconds, 122.454 mph.
This is his first pole in 54 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and 13th top-10 start in 2012.
This is his first pole in two races at

Watkins Glen International.
 Carl Edwards(i) (second) posted his first top-10

 start of 2012 and his fourth in eight races a

t Watkins Glen International.
Paul Menard(i) (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at

 Watkins Glen International.  It is his fourth in four races this season.
Cole Whitt  (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.