
Harvick on pole at Chicago: #33-Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole for the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway with a speed of 177.696mph. Points leader #22-Brad Keselowski will start second followed by #99-Trevor Bayne, #60-Carl Edwards, #20-Joey Logano, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #1-Ryan Newman, #18-Kyle Busch, #88-Jamie McMurray, and #70-Shelby Howard. Did Not Qualify: #04-Jeremy Clements, #36-Kevin Hamlin, #26-Brian Keselowski and #13-Jennifer Jo Cobb.(7-9-2010)
Chicago Qualifying Notes:
Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola with a lap of 30.389 seconds, 177.696 mph.
This is his 21st pole in 251 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. He moves into a tie for sixth with Carl Edwards on the all-time series poles list.
This is his second pole and 11th top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in eight races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2010 and his first in four races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Trevor Bayne (third) posted his second top-10 start at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his seventh in 18 races this season.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(7-9-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 30.389 | 177.696 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 30.421 | 177.509 |
| 3 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 30.433 | 177.439 |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 30.452 | 177.328 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 30.512 | 176.980 |
| 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 30.569 | 176.650 |
| 7 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 30.571 | 176.638 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 30.644 | 176.217 |
| 9 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Suave for Men Chevy | 30.699 | 175.901 |
| 10 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy | 30.719 | 175.787 |
| 11 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 30.728 | 175.735 |
| 12 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Toyota | 30.760 | 175.553 |
| 13 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 30.778 | 175.450 |
| 14 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 30.819 | 175.217 |
| 15 | 81 | Michael McDowell | K Love 94.3 Dodge | 30.821 | 175.205 |
| 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond / Menards Ford | 30.829 | 175.160 |
| 17 | 91 | David Gilliland | D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 30.872 | 174.916 |
| 18 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 30.885 | 174.842 |
| 19 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 30.886 | 174.836 |
| 20 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Toyota | 30.890 | 174.814 |
| 21 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Freight Ford | 30.895 | 174.786 |
| 22 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Odor Block Ford | 30.905 | 174.729 |
| 23 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 30.912 | 174.689 |
| 24 | 37 | Josh Wise | Curb Records / Baker-Curb Racing Ford | 30.960 | 174.419 |
| 25 | 42 | Parker Kligerman # | PlltrBrosInc/GetMoreVctns.com Dodge | 30.983 | 174.289 |
| 26 | 49 | Mark Green | GBM Maple Equipment Chevy | 31.025 | 174.053 |
| 27 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy | 31.034 | 174.003 |
| 28 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 31.055 | 173.885 |
| 29 | 10 | David Reutimann | Beringer Vineyards Toyota | 31.086 | 173.712 |
| 30 | 35 | Jason Keller | LubePros.com Chevy | 31.091 | 173.684 |
| 31 | 40 | Mike Bliss | PhillipsChevy.com Chevy | 31.112 | 173.566 |
| 32 | 27 | Justin Lofton | Lofton Cattle / WeekendWarriors.com Ford | 31.130 | 173.466 |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | HostGator.com Chevy | 31.202 | 173.066 |
| 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JDavisMotorsports.com Chevy | 31.250 | 172.800 |
| 35 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Casino & Hotel Toyota | 31.255 | 172.772 |
| 36 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 31.255 | 172.772 |
| 37 | 34 | Tony Raines | BossIndstries/WltrPytnFoundation Chev | 31.345 | 172.276 |
| 38 | 09 | Landon Cassill | RAB Racing Ford | 31.660 | 170.562 |
| 39 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 40 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 43 | Brad Baker | BkrCrbRcng/PinnacleTruck&TrailerSales Ford | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 31.037 | 173.986 |
