
Busch on pole at Richmond : #18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 124.098mph. #32-Reed Sorenson will start second. The rest of the top 10: #60-Carl Edwards, #22-Brad Keselowski, #200-Joey Logano, #99-Trevor Bayne, #27-Greg Biffle, #16-Matt Kenseth, #12-Justin Allgaier, and #70-Shelby Howard. Did Not Qualify: #90-Danny O'Quinn.(4-30-2010)
Richmond Qualifying Notes:
Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the BUBBA burger 250 with a lap of 21.757 seconds, 124.098 mph.
This is his 19th pole in 182 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2010.
This is his third pole in 13 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Reed Sorenson (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2010 and his fifth in six races at Richmond International Raceway.
Carl Edwards (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway. It is his ninth in nine races this season.
Brian Scott (13th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-30-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | NOS Energy Drink Toyota | 21.757 | 124.098 |
| 2 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Toyota | 21.819 | 123.745 |
| 3 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 21.830 | 123.683 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Ruby Tuesday Dodge | 21.847 | 123.587 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop / Split Second Toyota | 21.861 | 123.508 |
| 6 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Diamond-Waltrip Racing Toyota | 21.875 | 123.429 |
| 7 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Redman Moist Snuff Ford | 21.906 | 123.254 |
| 8 | 16 | Matt Kenseth | Coupons.com Ford | 21.916 | 123.198 |
| 9 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 21.939 | 123.069 |
| 10 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Foretravel Motorcoach Chevy | 21.952 | 122.996 |
| 11 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Tankless Chevy | 21.954 | 122.984 |
| 12 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 22.024 | 122.594 |
| 13 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 22.027 | 122.577 |
| 14 | 40 | Mike Bliss | The Westerman Companies Chevy | 22.044 | 122.482 |
| 15 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 22.063 | 122.377 |
| 16 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 22.064 | 122.371 |
| 17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota | 22.072 | 122.327 |
| 18 | 1 | James Buescher # | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 22.092 | 122.216 |
| 19 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-Hour Energy Toyota | 22.093 | 122.211 |
| 20 | 35 | Jason Keller | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 22.095 | 122.200 |
| 21 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing with Jesus Chevy | 22.095 | 122.200 |
| 22 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's Chevy | 22.115 | 122.089 |
| 23 | 49 | Mark Green | Acredale Coffee Vending Chevy | 22.118 | 122.073 |
| 24 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | Mac Hill Motorsports Chevy | 22.124 | 122.039 |
| 25 | 10 | Kelly Bires | Braun Racing Toyota | 22.142 | 121.940 |
| 26 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond / Menards Ford | 22.150 | 121.896 |
| 27 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Hellmann's Chevy | 22.156 | 121.863 |
| 28 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevy | 22.160 | 121.841 |
| 29 | 91 | David Gilliland | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 22.200 | 121.622 |
| 30 | 23 | Coleman Pressley | R3 Motorsports Chevy | 22.212 | 121.556 |
| 31 | 61 | Josh Wise | Ride to the Rock for Autism Ford | 22.213 | 121.550 |
| 32 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MOBILE-Shop Dodge | 22.252 | 121.337 |
| 33 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | WarrantyDirect.com Ford | 22.270 | 121.239 |
| 34 | 92 | Brian Keselowski | DoubleTree Hotel / K-Automotive Dodge | 22.273 | 121.223 |
| 35 | 73 | Derrike Cope | Charter Dodge | 22.286 | 121.152 |
| 36 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Turkey Bubba Burger Chevy | 22.316 | 120.989 |
| 37 | 7 | Steve Arpin | JR Motorsports Chevy | 22.325 | 120.941 |
| 38 | 26 | Johnny Chapman | americanlegionpost45.org Dodge | 22.350 | 120.805 |
| 39 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Odor Block / Kroger Ford | 22.355 | 120.778 |
| 40 | 15 | Michael Annett | Germain.com / Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 22.427 | 120.391 |
| 41 | 09 | Hermie Sadler | TNA Wrestling / Monday Night Impact Ford | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JDavisMotorsports.com Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31W Insulation Chevy | 22.352 | 120.795 |
