
Harvick on pole at Talladega : #33-Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole for the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 187.375mph. #60-Carl Edwards will start second. The rest of the top 10: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, #7-Steve Arpin, #70-Shelby Howard, #10-Reed Sorenson, #38-Jason Leffler, #98-Paul Menard, #42-Parker Kligerman, and #26-Brian Keselowski. Did Not Qualify: #56-Kevin Lepage, #05-Willie Allen, #04-Jeremy Clements, #61-Josh Wise, #73-Derrike Cope.(4-23-2010)
Qualifying Notes:
Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Aaron's 312 with a lap of 51.106 seconds, 187.375 mph.
This is his 20th pole in 244 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, giving him sole possession of sixth-place on the all-time series poles list.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in six races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Carl Edwards (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2010 and his fourth in six races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his fourth in eight races this season.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-23-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevy | 51.106 | 187.375 |
| 2 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 51.552 | 185.754 |
| 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 51.713 | 185.176 |
| 4 | 7 | Steve Arpin | JR Motorsports Chevy | 51.723 | 185.140 |
| 5 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy | 51.730 | 185.115 |
| 6 | 10 | Reed Sorenson | Braun Racing Toyota | 51.765 | 184.990 |
| 7 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 51.811 | 184.826 |
| 8 | 98 | Paul Menard | Tide / Menards Ford | 51.845 | 184.704 |
| 9 | 42 | Parker Kligerman # | Smith Ironmworks Dodge | 51.847 | 184.697 |
| 10 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Stubb's BBQ Dodge | 51.856 | 184.665 |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 51.901 | 184.505 |
| 12 | 1 | James Buescher # | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 51.962 | 184.289 |
| 13 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Freight Ford | 51.965 | 184.278 |
| 14 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's Chevy | 51.969 | 184.264 |
| 15 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 51.980 | 184.225 |
| 16 | 75 | Bobby Gerhart | Lucas Oil Chevy | 51.984 | 184.211 |
| 17 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 52.000 | 184.154 |
| 18 | 0 | Chrissy Wallace | JDavisMotorsports.com Chevy | 52.000 | 184.154 |
| 19 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 52.058 | 183.949 |
| 20 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Autism Awareness / O'Reilly Auto Parts Ford | 52.083 | 183.860 |
| 21 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 52.112 | 183.758 |
| 22 | 09 | Patrick Sheltra | RAB Racing Ford | 52.126 | 183.709 |
| 23 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 52.142 | 183.652 |
| 24 | 52 | Donnie Neuenberger | I-Hop Chevy | 52.156 | 183.603 |
| 25 | 32 | Brian Vickers | Dollar General Toyota | 52.202 | 183.441 |
| 26 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Hellmann's Chevy | 52.228 | 183.350 |
| 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Choctaw Casino - Resort Chevy | 52.252 | 183.266 |
| 28 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | DealTaker.com Chevy | 52.267 | 183.213 |
| 29 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 52.279 | 183.171 |
| 30 | 35 | Jason Keller | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 52.286 | 183.147 |
| 31 | 83 | John Borneman III | Red Line Oil Dodge | 52.324 | 183.014 |
| 32 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MOBILE-Shop Dodge | 52.335 | 182.975 |
| 33 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-Hour Energy Toyota | 52.372 | 182.846 |
| 34 | 27 | Scott Wimmer | Redman Moist Snuff Ford | 52.426 | 182.657 |
| 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Southern-Pride Chevy | 52.443 | 182.598 |
| 36 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota | 52.498 | 182.407 |
| 37 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevy | 52.580 | 182.122 |
| 38 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 39 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | Owner Points | |
| 40 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Ford | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 40 | Jeff Green | BadBoyBuggies / WldgmeInnovation Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 49 | Mark Green | Jay Robinson Inc. Chevy | 52.327 | 183.003 |
