
Ambrose on pole at Montreal: #32-Marcos Ambrose won the Coors Light Pole for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a speed of 97.079mph, a new track record. #32-Jacques Villeneuve will start second. The rest of the top 10: #20-Joey Longano, #60-Carl Edwards, #09-Boris Said, #38-Jason Leffler, #98-Paul Menard, #22-Brad Keselowski, #33-Max Papis, and #18-Brad Coleman Did Not Qualify: #41-Stanton Barrett, #31-Kevin O'Connell, and #61-Pierre Bourque. #62-Brendan Gaughan spun during his qualifying session and made slight contact with the wall.(8-28-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Reason |
| 1 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Glad Toyota | 100.458 SEC / 97.079 |
| 2 | 32 | Jacques Villeneuve | Dollar General Toyota | 100.619 SEC / 96.924 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop Toyota | 100.904 SEC / 96.650 |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal Ford | 101.134 SEC / 96.430 |
| 5 | 09 | Boris Said | Zaxby's/PFC Ford | 101.224 SEC / 96.345 |
| 6 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 101.240 SEC / 96.330 |
| 7 | 98 | Paul Menard | Colonial Elegance/Menards Ford | 101.386 SEC / 96.191 |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge | 101.422 SEC / 96.157 |
| 9 | 33 | Max Papis | Rheem Chevy | 101.470 SEC / 96.111 |
| 10 | 18 | Brad Coleman | Safeway Driving Centers Toyota | 101.565 SEC / 96.021 |
| 11 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Dodge Dealers of Quebec Dodge | 101.685 SEC / 95.908 |
| 12 | 81 | Michael McDowell | MacDonald Motorsports Ford | 102.110 SEC / 95.509 |
| 13 | 00 | Patrick Carpentier | NAPA Toyota | 102.253 SEC / 95.375 |
| 14 | 16 | Colin Braun # | 3M Ford | 102.288 SEC / 95.343 |
| 15 | 88 | Ron Fellows | Canadian Tire Chevy | 102.309 SEC / 95.323 |
| 16 | 07 | Robby Gordon | Mapei/Menards Toyota | 102.394 SEC / 95.244 |
| 17 | 7 | J R Fitzpatrick | Schick Hydro Chevy | 102.596 SEC / 95.056 |
| 18 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 102.738 SEC / 94.925 |
| 19 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 103.004 SEC / 94.680 |
| 20 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Out! Pet Care Toyota | 103.164 SEC / 94.533 |
| 21 | 26 | Parker Kligerman | No.26 K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 103.539 SEC / 94.191 |
| 22 | 23 | Alex Kennedy | Media Master Chevy | 103.561 SEC / 94.171 |
| 23 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 103.646 SEC / 94.093 |
| 24 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 103.708 SEC / 94.037 |
| 25 | 35 | Tony Ave | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 103.805 SEC / 93.949 |
| 26 | 11 | Brian Scott # | AccuDoc Toyota | 103.806 SEC / 93.948 |
| 27 | 97 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Chevy | 103.838 SEC / 93.919 |
| 28 | 43 | Justin Marks | Future Electronics Ford | 104.220 SEC / 93.575 |
| 29 | 10 | Tayler Malsam | Iron Horse Jeans Toyota | 104.518 SEC / 93.308 |
| 30 | 24 | DJ Kennington | Del Monte Ford | 104.599 SEC / 93.236 |
| 31 | 87 | Paulie Harraka | Exide Chevy | 104.749 SEC / 93.103 |
| 32 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silvers Chevy | 104.754 SEC / 93.098 |
| 33 | 01 | Mike Wallace | GK Services Chevy | 104.759 SEC / 93.094 |
| 34 | 59 | Kyle Kelley | UPR.com/Apex/A1 Certified Solar Chevy | 104.761 SEC / 93.092 |
| 35 | 05 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 104.930 SEC / 92.942 |
| 36 | 15 | Michael Annett | Flying J Toyota | 105.164 SEC / 92.735 |
| 37 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Happy 75th Birthday Mom! Chevy | 105.242 SEC / 92.666 |
| 38 | 89 | Brett Rowe | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 105.326 SEC / 92.593 |
| 39 | 82 | Tomy Drissi | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Dodge | 105.477 SEC / 92.460 |
| 40 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Jay Robinson Racing Chevy | 105.960 SEC / 92.039 |
| 41 | 70 | Mark Green | ML Motorsports Chevy | 107.025 SEC / 91.123 |
| 42 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus Chevy | 108.412 SEC / 89.957 |
| 43 | 36 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 107.320 SEC / 90.872 |
