
Logano on pole at Texas: #20-Joey Logano won the pole for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 185.663mph. It is his 3rd pole of the season. #21-Clint Bowyer will start second. The rest of the top 10: #18-Kyle Busch, #60-Carl Edwards, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, #38-Jason Leffler, #88-Jamie McMurray, #66-Steve Wallace, #98-Paul Menard, and #11-Brian Scott. #27-Greg Biffle spun off turn 4 on his qualifying attempt but didn't hit anything. Did Not Qualify: #35-Jason Keller, #73-Derrike Cope, #61-Jason Wise and #89-Morgan Shepherd.(4-16-2010)
Texas Qualifying Notes:
Joey Logano won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 with a lap of 29.085 seconds, 185.663 mph.
This is his 10th pole in 47 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his third pole and sixth top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in four races at Texas Motor Speedway. His best previous start here was eighth in November 2009.
Clint Bowyer (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2010 and his third in nine races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in seven races this season.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-16-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop/Red Dead Redemption Toyota | 29.085 | 185.663 |
| 2 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's Chevrolet | 29.130 | 185.376 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 29.179 | 185.065 |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 29.187 | 185.014 |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 29.190 | 184.995 |
| 6 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 29.268 | 184.502 |
| 7 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Hellmann's Chevrolet | 29.275 | 184.458 |
| 8 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 29.283 | 184.407 |
| 9 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond/Menards Ford | 29.305 | 184.269 |
| 10 | 11 | Brian Scott # | Dollar General Toyota | 29.312 | 184.225 |
| 11 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Freight Ford | 29.321 | 184.168 |
| 12 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 29.323 | 184.156 |
| 13 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Loan Star Title Loans Toyota | 29.326 | 184.137 |
| 14 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota | 29.336 | 184.074 |
| 15 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Key Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.358 | 183.936 |
| 16 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Tankless Chevrolet | 29.376 | 183.824 |
| 17 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Chevrolet | 29.398 | 183.686 |
| 18 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 29.442 | 183.411 |
| 19 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | Cattlemen's Steakhouse/Courtyard Marriott | 29.474 | 183.212 |
| 20 | 09 | Chad McCumbee | TheGPSStore.com Ford | 29.476 | 183.200 |
| 21 | 04 | Jeremy Clements | Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevrolet | 29.480 | 183.175 |
| 22 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Stores Toyota | 29.509 | 182.995 |
| 23 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 29.519 | 182.933 |
| 24 | 91 | David Gilliland | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.550 | 182.741 |
| 25 | 81 | Michael McDowell | iamsecond.com Dodge | 29.562 | 182.667 |
| 26 | 10 | David Reutimann | Beringer Vineyards Toyota | 29.604 | 182.408 |
| 27 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.607 | 182.389 |
| 28 | 05 | David Starr | 31-W Insulation Chevrolet | 29.622 | 182.297 |
| 29 | 7 | Landon Cassill | JR Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.639 | 182.192 |
| 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.642 | 182.174 |
| 31 | 71 | Justin Lofton | WeekendWarriorsTV.com Toyota | 29.657 | 182.082 |
| 32 | 49 | Mark Green | Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet | 29.672 | 181.990 |
| 33 | 1 | James Buescher # | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 29.686 | 181.904 |
| 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | jdavismotorsports.com Chevrolet | 29.727 | 181.653 |
| 35 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Autism Awareness/O'Reilly Auto Parts Ford | 29.870 | 180.783 |
| 36 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 29.876 | 180.747 |
| 37 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevrolet | 29.883 | 180.705 |
| 38 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Ford | 30.117 | 179.301 |
| 39 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Chloe Duyck Memorial Fund Chevrolet | Owner Points | |
| 40 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevrolet | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Stubb's BBQ Dodge | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Red Man Moist Snuff Ford | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 07 | Danny Efland | Danny Efland Racing Chevrolet | 29.727 | 181.653 |
