Through race #19 of the 2011 season, only Nascar Cup Series driver Ryan Newman won the pole and the race on the same weekend, that was at New Hampshire Motor Speedway during July 15th through the 17th. On July 9th, Kyle Busch won the Cup Series race in Kentucky after being awarded the pole due to qualifying being rained out. The starting lineup was set by owner's points.
Jeff Gordon has won 74 pole awards in the Nascar Cup Series.
22 percent of the whole ,the pole winner win the race. This takes place in races like NASCAR and DAYTONA . They are car races .
When a driver qualifies in first position he wins "the pole".
In his career, Jeff Gordon has started from the pole position 72 times in the Nascar Cup Series and 12 times in the Nationwide Series (formerly known as the Busch Series).
During his Nascar Cup Series career, Richard Petty won 61races starting from the pole position.
Harry Gant
The pole sitter in Nascar has a choice of starting on the inside or the outside of the front row. It depends on whether the driver likes the high line or the low line for that specific track.
Mark Thompson
Races in Western riding are called gymkhana. There is a large variety of races, but the most common are the barrel race, pole bending, and flag race.
there are lots of western races for speed with the quarter horse like the barrel race, pole bending etc.
The Pole Sitter. I believe they're called a "Flagman/person"