
Ambrose on pole at Watkins Glen: #47-Marcos Ambrose won the Coors Light Pole for the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International with a speed of 122.410mph, a new track record. #20-Joey Logano will start second. The rest of the top 10: #33-Kevin Harvick, #60-Carl Edwards, #18-Kyle Busch, #32-Jacques Villeneuve, #98-Paul Menard, #22-Brad Keselowski, #6-Billy Johnson (making his Nationwide debut), and #27-Nelson Piquet, Jr. Did Not Qualify: none.(8-7-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Reason |
| 1 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kwik Fill/Red Apple/Zippo Toyota | 72.053 Sec 122.410 MPH |
| 2 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 72.268 Sec 122.046 MPH |
| 3 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 72.268 Sec 122.046 MPH |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 72.457 Sec 121.727 MPH |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Combos Toyota | 72.628 Sec 121.441 MPH |
| 6 | 32 | Jacques Villeneuve | Dollar General Stores Toyota | 72.904 Sec 120.981 MPH |
| 7 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed/Menards Ford | 72.939 Sec 120.923 MPH |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Ruby Tuesday/Discount Tire Dodge | 73.038 Sec 120.759 MPH |
| 9 | 6 | Billy Johnson | CitiFinancial Ford | 73.041 Sec 120.754 MPH |
| 10 | 27 | Nelson Piquet | ArcSight/G2 Custom Apparel Ford | 73.075 Sec 120.698 MPH |
| 11 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Ford | 73.101 Sec 120.655 MPH |
| 12 | 88 | Ron Fellows | GT Vodka Chevy | 73.143 Sec 120.586 MPH |
| 13 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 73.266 Sec 120.383 MPH |
| 14 | 7 | J R Fitzpatrick | Schick Hydro Chevy | 73.373 Sec 120.208 MPH |
| 15 | 81 | Michael McDowell | K-Love Dodge | 73.432 Sec 120.111 MPH |
| 16 | 09 | Boris Said | Zaxby's Ford | 73.463 Sec 120.060 MPH |
| 17 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 73.473 Sec 120.044 MPH |
| 18 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 73.736 Sec 119.616 MPH |
| 19 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 73.741 Sec 119.608 MPH |
| 20 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 73.907 Sec 119.339 MPH |
| 21 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 74.151 Sec 118.947 MPH |
| 22 | 35 | Tony Ave | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 74.165 Sec 118.924 MPH |
| 23 | 23 | Alex Kennedy | Media Master Chevy | 74.309 Sec 118.694 MPH |
| 24 | 15 | Michael Annett | Germain.com Toyota | 74.375 Sec 118.588 MPH |
| 25 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Toyota | 74.475 Sec 118.429 MPH |
| 26 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Chevy | 74.830 Sec 117.867 MPH |
| 27 | 10 | Tayler Malsam | Iron Horse Jeans Toyota | 75.145 Sec 117.373 MPH |
| 28 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silvers Chevy | 75.555 Sec 116.736 MPH |
| 29 | 05 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 75.694 Sec 116.522 MPH |
| 30 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Key Motorsports Chevy | 75.870 Sec 116.252 MPH |
| 31 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 76.342 Sec 115.533 MPH |
| 32 | 59 | Kyle Kelley | UPR.com/Apex/A 1 Certified Solar Chevy | 76.600 Sec 115.144 MPH |
| 33 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JDavisMotorsports.com Chevy | 77.062 Sec 114.453 MPH |
| 34 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Bully Hill Vineyards Chevy | 77.446 Sec 113.886 MPH |
| 35 | 24 | Eric McClure | Hefty Odor Block Ford | 77.732 Sec 113.467 MPH |
| 36 | 70 | Mark Green | Blue Ox Chevy | 77.952 Sec 113.147 MPH |
| 37 | 61 | Chase Miller | Specialty Racing Ford | 78.858 Sec 111.847 MPH |
| 38 | 36 | Kevin Hamlin | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 79.581 Sec 110.831 MPH |
| 39 | 52 | Joey Scarallo | My 3 Sons Vending Ford | 79.951 Sec 110.318 MPH |
| 40 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | K- Automotive Dodge | 80.546 Sec 109.503 MPH |
| 41 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 82.371 Sec 107.077 MPH |
| 42 | 92 | Dan Brode | K-Automotive Dodge | 82.730 Sec 106.612 MPH |
| 43 | 82 | Matt Carter | MOBILE-Shop.com Dodge | 83.975 Sec 105.131 MPH |
