
Allgaier on pole at Gateway: #21-Justin Allgaier won the Coors Light Pole for the 5 Hour Energy 250 at Gateway International Raceway with a speed of 135.131mph. #98-Colin Braun, filling in for Paul Menard, qualified second. The rest of the top 10: #20-Matt Dibenedetto, #33-Mike Bliss, #39-Sean Caisse, #88-Josh Wise, #66-Steve Wallace, #16-Trevor Bayne, #11-Brad Sweet, and #32-Reed Sorenson. #90-Danny O'Quinn wrecked on his second lap and will have to go to a backup. Did Not Qualify: #05-Willie Allen, #49-Mark Green, #52-Tim Schendel, #24-Eric McClure.(10-23-2010)
Gateway Qualifying Notes:
Justin Allgaier won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 5-hour Energy 250 with a lap of 33.301 seconds, 135.131 mph.
This is his third pole in 71 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in three races at Gateway International Raceway.
Colin Braun (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2010 and his fourth in five races at Gateway International Raceway.
Matt DiBenedetto (third) posted his first top-10 start at Gateway International Raceway. It is his third in six races this season.
Colin Braun (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-23-2010)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Verizon Wireless Dodge | 33.301 | 135.131 |
| 2 | 98 | Colin Braun # | Mastercraft/Menards Ford | 33.313 | 135.082 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt DiBenedetto | Bosch Spark Plugs Toyota | 33.320 | 135.054 |
| 4 | 33 | Mike Bliss | Mad Croc Energy Chevy | 33.425 | 134.630 |
| 5 | 39 | Sean Caisse | Go Green Racing Ford | 33.432 | 134.602 |
| 6 | 88 | Josh Wise | Realtree Outfitters Chevy | 33.447 | 134.541 |
| 7 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 33.459 | 134.493 |
| 8 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Team Wendy Ford | 33.491 | 134.364 |
| 9 | 11 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips Toyota | 33.527 | 134.220 |
| 10 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Toyota | 33.557 | 134.100 |
| 11 | 60 | Erik Darnell | Copart Ford | 33.575 | 134.028 |
| 12 | 18 | Brad Coleman | Shore Lodge Toyota | 33.585 | 133.988 |
| 13 | 27 | Drew Herring | enMotion Ford | 33.627 | 133.821 |
| 14 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # | CitiFinancial Ford | 33.656 | 133.706 |
| 15 | 09 | Brian Scott # | Shore Lodge Ford | 33.658 | 133.698 |
| 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota | 33.707 | 133.503 |
| 17 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 33.738 | 133.381 |
| 18 | 99 | Ryan Truex | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 33.797 | 133.148 |
| 19 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Illinois Corn Farmers Toyota | 33.805 | 133.116 |
| 20 | 22 | Parker Kligerman | Discount Tire Dodge | 33.840 | 132.979 |
| 21 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Foretravel Chevy | 33.851 | 132.936 |
| 22 | 56 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Toyota | 33.854 | 132.924 |
| 23 | 91 | Chase Miller | D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevy | 33.862 | 132.892 |
| 24 | 04 | Jeremy Clements | Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevy | 33.887 | 132.794 |
| 25 | 42 | Brandon McReynolds | GtMrVctns.cm/Adptv One NAPA Brks Dodge | 33.888 | 132.790 |
| 26 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 33.902 | 132.736 |
| 27 | 15 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J Coffee Toyota | 33.905 | 132.724 |
| 28 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 33.922 | 132.657 |
| 29 | 40 | Jeff Green | Key Motorsports Chevy | 33.936 | 132.603 |
| 30 | 94 | Carl Long | ApostleSports.com Dodge | 33.956 | 132.524 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Gator.com Chevy | 33.958 | 132.517 |
| 32 | 10 | Scott Wimmer | AccuDoc Solutions Toyota | 33.994 | 132.376 |
| 33 | 36 | Kevin Hamlin | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 34.021 | 132.271 |
| 34 | 35 | Antonio Perez | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 34.033 | 132.225 |
| 35 | 79 | Tim Andrews | 2nd Chance Race Parts Ford | 34.058 | 132.128 |
| 36 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | Victory in Jesus Chevy | 34.107 | 131.938 |
| 37 | 81 | Bobby Santos III | Drive Reply/Vctr: John Murphy Trbte Dodge | 34.124 | 131.872 |
| 38 | 34 | Tony Raines | BeAStockCarDriver.com Chevy | 34.173 | 131.683 |
| 39 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus Chevy | 34.255 | 131.368 |
| 40 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G-K Services Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 23 | Peyton Sellers | Brandt Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 92 | Andy Ponstein | K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge | 34.132 | 131.841 |
