
Sadler on pole at Bristol: #33-Elliott Sadler won the Coors Light Pole for the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 120.422mph. #20-Joey Logano will start second. The rest of the top 10: #18-Kyle Busch, #12-Justin Allgaier, #66-Steve Wallace, #10-Jason Leffler, #05-Willie Allen, #21-Clint Bowyer, #1-Ryan Newman, and #60Carl Edwards. #24-Eric McClure, in a backup car, hit the wall on his qualifying lap.
Did Not Qualify: #56-Kevin Lepage, #24-Eric McClure, #43-Drew Herring, #89-Morgan Shepherd, #76-Ryan Hackett, #61-J.J. Yeley, and #52-Chris Lawson.(8-20-2010)
Bristol Qualifying Notes:
Elliott Sadler won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Food City 250 with a lap of 15.934 seconds, 120.422 mph.
This is his sixth pole in 128 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in eight races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2010 and his second in four races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 19th in 20 races this season.
Brian Scott (30th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-20-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Elliott Sadler | Rheem Heating and Air Cond. Chevy | 15.934 | 120.422 |
| 2 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 15.962 | 120.210 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 15.978 | 120.090 |
| 4 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 15.986 | 120.030 |
| 5 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 15.988 | 120.015 |
| 6 | 10 | Jason Leffler | Fraternal Order of Eagles Toyota | 16.010 | 119.850 |
| 7 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31W Insulation Chevy | 16.014 | 119.820 |
| 8 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Zaxby's Chevy | 16.023 | 119.753 |
| 9 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 16.038 | 119.641 |
| 10 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 16.055 | 119.514 |
| 11 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Toyota | 16.063 | 119.455 |
| 12 | 39 | Sean Caisse | Rimz One Wheels & Tires Ford | 16.093 | 119.232 |
| 13 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire Dodge | 16.094 | 119.225 |
| 14 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond / Menards Ford | 16.102 | 119.165 |
| 15 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Camrett Logistics Dodge | 16.107 | 119.128 |
| 16 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Chloe Duyck Foundation Chevy | 16.116 | 119.062 |
| 17 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 16.119 | 119.040 |
| 18 | 35 | Jason Keller | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 16.119 | 119.040 |
| 19 | 26 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 16.148 | 118.826 |
| 20 | 04 | Jeremy Clements | Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevy | 16.149 | 118.819 |
| 21 | 27 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | HEILtrailer.com Ford | 16.152 | 118.796 |
| 22 | 73 | Derrike Cope | Charter Dodge | 16.154 | 118.782 |
| 23 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers Toyota | 16.164 | 118.708 |
| 24 | 90 | Chase Miller | D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 16.169 | 118.672 |
| 25 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Snap-on Toyota | 16.180 | 118.591 |
| 26 | 91 | David Gilliland | D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 16.182 | 118.576 |
| 27 | 36 | Jeff Green | Long John Silver's Chevy | 16.191 | 118.510 |
| 28 | 49 | Mark Green | FX Networks Chevy | 16.202 | 118.430 |
| 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | amfmenergy.com/HeatRedefined Chevy | 16.210 | 118.371 |
| 30 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 16.213 | 118.349 |
| 31 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 16.216 | 118.328 |
| 32 | 7 | Josh Wise | Hot Wheels Chevy | 16.219 | 118.306 |
| 33 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy | 16.254 | 118.051 |
| 34 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Realtree Outfitters Chevy | 16.269 | 117.942 |
| 35 | 0 | Brad Teague | RoadrunnerMarkets/GreenAcresLawn | 16.278 | 117.877 |
| 36 | 16 | Brian Ickler | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 16.325 | 117.538 |
| 37 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips Toyota | 16.358 | 117.300 |
| 38 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 39 | 09 | John Wes Townley | Zaxby's Milkshakes Ford | Owner Points | |
| 40 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Westerman Companies Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Smokey Mountain Cheese Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 42 | Parker Kligerman | Pelletier Brothers American Loggers Dodge | 16.285 | 117.826 |
