What is a NASCAR pole sitter?

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Pole SItter is the one who had fastest time in track, gets start 1st in the race. Think of it as, when they anounce all star lineup in basketball, announce "best" players..

the pole sitter is the guy that will start first on race day

The pole sitter is the one who in qualifying had the fastest lap time. So this means that Mark Martin had the fastest lap time out of all the drivers who qualified at the Brickyard.

The pole sitter is the driver who was fastest in qualifying, so he starts first.

What does it mean in a NASCAR race to say someone is a pole sitter? Today's newspaper report of Sunday's race says: "Martin, the pole sitter, has yet to win in 16 Brickyard starts."

the pole sitter (or pole position) is the driver who drove the fasted qualifying lap, and gets to start the race in the first spot.

The term is derived from horse racing, where they used to line up at a pole.

The pole sitter is the driver who finishes first in qualifying. If qualifying gets rained out it goes by points. So the pole sitter is the driver that starts the race.accompli 009 personal