The 2016 Sprint Cup season saw three veterans set career marks for poles in a season and two drivers earn their first poles.
Carl Edwards (six), Martin Truex Jr. (five) and Austin Dillon (two) achieved personal bests during the 36-race season, which had 14 different pole winners.
Chase Elliott started the year with his first pole in the Daytona 500. Then in the fall race at Phoenix International Raceway, Alex Bowman, substituting for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88, won his first pole in the Can-Am 500.
Despite not having won a pole since 2013, Ryan Newman still has a huge lead over active full-time drivers with 51 poles. And despite saying multiple times this season he’s not very good at qualifying, Jimmie Johnson added to his second best total with his 35th pole.
Tony Stewart ended his Sprint Cup career with 15 poles.
Here’s a look at how the list of active full-time drivers with poles looks after 2016.
Ryan Newman - 51 poles; Last - 2013 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire
Jimmie Johnson - 35 poles; Last - 2016 New Hampshire 301
Kasey Kahne - 27 poles; Last - 2015 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan
Denny Hamlin - 24 poles; Last - 2016 Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond
Carl Edwards - 22 poles; Last - 2016 Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire
Kurt Busch - 21 poles; Last - 2016 Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas
Kyle Busch - 19 poles; Last - 2016 Brickyard 400
Matt Kenseth - 18 poles; Last - 2016 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas
Joey Logano - 17 poles; Last - 2016 Pure Michigan 400
Kevin Harvick - 17 poles; Last - 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead
Greg Biffle - 13 poles; Last - 2016 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 13 poles; Last - 2013 AAA 400 at Dover
Martin Truex Jr. - 12 poles; Last - 2016 Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville
Brad Keselowski - 12 poles; Last - 2016 Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 at Pocono
Jamie McMurray - 11 poles; Last - 2014 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville
AJ Allmendinger - four poles; Last - 2015 Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen
Casey Mears - three poles; Last - 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland
Austin Dillon - three poles; Last - 2016 AAA Texas 500
David Ragan - two poles; Last - 2011 Brickyard 400
Clint Bowyer - two poles; Last - 2007 Sylvania 300
Chase Elliott - two poles; Last - 2016 Geico 500 at Talladega
Danica Patrick - one pole; Last - 2013 Daytona 500
Paul Menard - one pole; Last - 2009 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - one pole; 2013 AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta
Kyle Larson - one pole; 2014 GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono
Aric Almirola - one pole; 2012 Coca-cola 600 at Charlotte