
Busch on pole at California: #18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the CampingWorld.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 182.039mph. #33-Kevin Harvick will start second. The rest of the top 10: #22-Brad Keselowski, #99-Martin Truex, Jr., #20-Joey Logano, #60-Carl Edwards, #98-Paul Menard, #88-Aric Almirola, #66-Steve Wallace, and #1-Ryan Newman. #7-Danica Patrick qualified a career best 14th. Did Not Qualify: #89-Johnny Chapman and #24-Eric McClure.(10-9-2010)
California Qualifying Notes:
Kyle Busch won the Pole Award for the CampingWorld.com 300 with a lap of 39.552 seconds, 182.039 mph.
This is his 21st pole in 198 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his third pole and 24th top-10 start in 2010.
This is his second pole in 12 races at Auto Club Speedway. He has started on the front row six times in 11 races at Auto Club Speedway.
Kevin Harvick (second) posted his 19th top-10 start of 2010 and his 12th in 16 races at Auto Club Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (third) posted his second top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his 21st in 30 races this season.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Danica Patrick qualified 14th for a career best start (Daytona, 15th)(NASCAR Statistics)(10-9-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | NOS Energy Drink Toyota | 39.552 | 182.039 |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 39.738 | 181.187 |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | America's Tire Dodge | 39.753 | 181.118 |
| 4 | 99 | Martin Truex Jr. | Torrent Toyota | 39.968 | 180.144 |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | GameStop/Triton Toyota | 40.040 | 179.820 |
| 6 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Copart Ford | 40.040 | 179.820 |
| 7 | 98 | Paul Menard | Richmond/Menards Ford | 40.147 | 179.341 |
| 8 | 88 | Aric Almirola | GT Vodka Chevy | 40.161 | 179.278 |
| 9 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 40.207 | 179.073 |
| 10 | 1 | Ryan Newman | El Monterey Chevy | 40.217 | 179.029 |
| 11 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 40.328 | 178.536 |
| 12 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Toyota | 40.342 | 178.474 |
| 13 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 40.375 | 178.328 |
| 14 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Tissot/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 40.450 | 177.998 |
| 15 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JDavisMotorsports.com Chevy | 40.461 | 177.949 |
| 16 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Key Motorsports Chevy | 40.508 | 177.743 |
| 17 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | Blackwell Angus Ford | 40.521 | 177.686 |
| 18 | 11 | James Buescher # | BigSpot.com Toyota | 40.612 | 177.288 |
| 19 | 91 | David Gilliland | D'Hondt Humphrey Racing Chevy | 40.678 | 177.000 |
| 20 | 17 | Trevor Bayne | Roush-Fenway Ford | 40.722 | 176.809 |
| 21 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31-W/ALS Association Chevy | 40.748 | 176.696 |
| 22 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J Coffee Toyota | 40.785 | 176.535 |
| 23 | 09 | Brian Scott # | Shore Lodge Ford | 40.817 | 176.397 |
| 24 | 36 | Jeff Green | Tri Star Motorsports Chevy | 40.874 | 176.151 |
| 25 | 35 | Jason Keller | Tri Star Motorsports Chevy | 40.949 | 175.828 |
| 26 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | DoubleTree Dodge | 40.952 | 175.816 |
| 27 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Red Line Oil/Drive Reply Dodge | 40.964 | 175.764 |
| 28 | 83 | John Borneman III | Twisted X Boots/Red Line Oil Ford | 40.976 | 175.713 |
| 29 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 41.050 | 175.396 |
| 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Chevy | 41.060 | 175.353 |
| 31 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 41.063 | 175.340 |
| 32 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | D'Hondt Humphrey Racing Chevy | 41.125 | 175.076 |
| 33 | 82 | Chase Miller | MOBILE-Shop.com Dodge | 41.162 | 174.919 |
| 34 | 07 | Danny Efland | Danny Efland Racing Chevy | 41.211 | 174.711 |
| 35 | 16 | Colin Braun # | Con-way Ford | 41.267 | 174.474 |
| 36 | 10 | Ricky Carmichael | Monster Energy Toyota | 41.648 | 172.877 |
| 37 | 34 | Tony Raines | Long John Silver's Chevy | 41.688 | 172.712 |
| 38 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 41.738 | 172.505 |
| 39 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | R3 Motorsports Chevy | 41.824 | 172.150 |
| 40 | 27 | Brad Baker | Baker Curb Racing Ford | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 70 | Mark Green | Blue Ox Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Blue Ox Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | BH Contractors/Blaha Construction Chevy | 41.333 | 174.195 |
