
Logano on pole at Nashville: #20-Joey Logano won the pole for the Nashville 300 at Nashville Superspeedway with a speed of 160.415mph. It is his second pole of the season. He was followed by #33-Kevin Harvick, #12-Justin Allgaier, #60-Carl Edwards, #22-Brad Keselowski, #18-Kyle Busch, #16-Colin Braun, #43-Scott Lagasse, #66-Steve Wallace, and #99-Trevor Bayner. #40-Mike Bliss wrecked during qualifying and will go to a backup. id Not Qualify: #91-Chase Miller, #92-Dennis Setzer, #52-Tim Schendel, #02-Andy Ponstein, and #75-Brett Rowe.(4-3-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop/Legend of Zork Toyota | 29.915 | 160.415 |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Armour Chevy | 29.994 | 159.992 |
| 3 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 30.012 | 159.896 |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Valvoline Ford | 30.079 | 159.540 |
| 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 30.207 | 158.864 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 30.208 | 158.859 |
| 7 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Ford | 30.222 | 158.785 |
| 8 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Broken Bow Records/Jason Aldean Ford | 30.292 | 158.418 |
| 9 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 30.299 | 158.381 |
| 10 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota | 30.398 | 157.866 |
| 11 | 21 | John Wes Townley | Zaxby's Chevy | 30.416 | 157.772 |
| 12 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 30.417 | 157.767 |
| 13 | 11 | Brian Scott # | Dollar General Toyota | 30.424 | 157.731 |
| 14 | 61 | Josh Wise | Courtyard Marriott Ford | 30.463 | 157.529 |
| 15 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Toyota | 30.475 | 157.467 |
| 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond/Menards Ford | 30.499 | 157.343 |
| 17 | 7 | Scott Wimmer | Lifetime Army Wives Chevy | 30.504 | 157.317 |
| 18 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 30.536 | 157.152 |
| 19 | 27 | Johnny Sauter | Red Man Moist Snuff Ford | 30.540 | 157.132 |
| 20 | 05 | Willie Allen | FoxRidge Homes/31-W Insulation Chevy | 30.544 | 157.111 |
| 21 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 30.552 | 157.070 |
| 22 | 04 | Jeremy Clements | Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevy | 30.577 | 156.941 |
| 23 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Chevy | 30.598 | 156.834 |
| 24 | 88 | Kelly Bires | Suave Men Chevy | 30.601 | 156.818 |
| 25 | 10 | Mikey Kile | Accudoc Toyota | 30.633 | 156.655 |
| 26 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 30.644 | 156.598 |
| 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Chevy | 30.645 | 156.593 |
| 28 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | MacHill Motorsports Chevy | 30.646 | 156.588 |
| 29 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MOBILE-Shop.com Dodge | 30.661 | 156.512 |
| 30 | 73 | Derrike Cope | Charter Dodge | 30.668 | 156.476 |
| 31 | 09 | Scott Riggs | Sponsor Scott Fan Car Ford | 30.709 | 156.267 |
| 32 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 30.720 | 156.211 |
| 33 | 49 | Mark Green | Jay Robinson Motorsports Chevy | 30.786 | 155.876 |
| 34 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Faith Motorsports Chevy | 30.787 | 155.871 |
| 35 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevy | 30.803 | 155.790 |
| 36 | 35 | Jason Keller | Tri-Star Motorsports Chevy | 30.823 | 155.689 |
| 37 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Monster Diesel Chevy | 30.876 | 155.422 |
| 38 | 1 | James Buescher # | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 31.010 | 154.750 |
| 39 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Bear Hunting Magazine/Federated Chevy | 31.241 | 153.606 |
| 40 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Ford | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Key Motorsports Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 30.940 | 155.100 |
