51.   The rain gods smiled on Tony Stewart again Friday and apparently helped him to his first pole position of the Winston Cup season.

52.   The Sacramento native, in his first season with Arciero-Wells Racing, was the first driver to win a pole position with a Toyota engine.

53.   The run ended a virtual General Motors stranglehold on pole positions.

54.   Then there is the pole position.

55.   They say the race for pole positions is overrated.

56.   They were duly rewarded by the judges, who did not hesitate in removing Stojko, the two-time world champion and auto-racing enthusiast, from his expected pole position.

57.   Through a combination of acquisitions and joint ventures, Pepsi has secured the pole position in several of the most important segments of the non-carbonated market.

58.   Three times this season, Stewart has qualified for the front row, including one pole position.

59.   Three-time and reigning Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon will pace the field from the pole position today.

60.   Tony Stewart snapped a five-race stranglehold on the pole position by the Wallace brothers at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night.