
Busch on pole at Phoenix: #18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the Bashas Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 134.298mph. #60-Carl Edwards will start second. The rest of the top 10: #20-Joey Logano, #22-Brad Keselowski, #11-Brian Scott, #30-Ryan Newman, #16-Trevor Bayne, #66-Steve Wallace, #33-Kevin Harvick, and #32-Reed Sorenson. With only 40 cars at the track, there were no DNQs.(2-26-2011)
Phoenix Qualifying Notes:
Kyle Busch(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 7th Annual Bashas' Supermarkets 200 with a lap of 26.806 seconds, 134.298 mph. This is a new track record (old Joey Logano, 134.048, Nov. 13, 2010).
This is his 22nd pole in 204 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. He breaks tie with Carl Edwards for 7th all-time. He's now fifth with David Green and Kevin Harvick.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2011.
This is his fourth pole in 12 races at Phoenix International Raceway. He matches Edwards' 12 pole total here.
Carl Edwards(i) (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2011 and his 11th in 13 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
Joey Logano(i) (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his second in two races this season.
Ryan Truex (14th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)(2-26-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 26.806 | 134.298 |
| 2 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Ford Mustang / Ford Drive one. Ford | 27.001 | 133.328 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | SportClips Toyota | 27.040 | 133.136 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 27.143 | 132.631 |
| 5 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 27.158 | 132.558 |
| 6 | 30 | Ryan Newman(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 27.167 | 132.514 |
| 7 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 27.190 | 132.402 |
| 8 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 27.301 | 131.863 |
| 9 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem / Menards Chevy | 27.303 | 131.854 |
| 10 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevy | 27.313 | 131.805 |
| 11 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Fast Fixin' / On the Go Sandwiches Chevy | 27.385 | 131.459 |
| 12 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Chevy | 27.442 | 131.186 |
| 13 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 27.484 | 130.985 |
| 14 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 27.496 | 130.928 |
| 15 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 27.552 | 130.662 |
| 16 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 27.554 | 130.653 |
| 17 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota | 27.696 | 129.983 |
| 18 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Family Farmers Toyota | 27.720 | 129.870 |
| 19 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 27.760 | 129.683 |
| 20 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 27.856 | 129.236 |
| 21 | 01 | Mike Wallace | HalfOffDeals.com Chevy | 27.868 | 129.180 |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | RacedaySponsor.com Chevy | 27.869 | 129.176 |
| 23 | 44 | Charles Lewandoski | Northeast Marine Electronics Chevy | 27.891 | 129.074 |
| 24 | 39 | Josh Wise | StopRepairBills.com Ford | 27.904 | 129.014 |
| 25 | 88 | Aric Almirola | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 27.916 | 128.958 |
| 26 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 27.934 | 128.875 |
| 27 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out / Reynolds Chevy | 27.969 | 128.714 |
| 28 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus / ImperialBedding Chevy | 28.013 | 128.512 |
| 29 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy | 28.210 | 127.614 |
| 30 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Fuel Doctor Ford | 28.229 | 127.528 |
| 31 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Dodge | 28.252 | 127.425 |
| 32 | 81 | Blake Koch # | rizeup.us Dodge | 28.342 | 127.020 |
| 33 | 25 | Kelly Bires | RaceDaySponsor.com Ford | 28.418 | 126.680 |
| 34 | 52 | Daryl Harr | WestWorldComputers.com Chevy | 28.597 | 125.887 |
| 35 | 28 | Derrike Cope | ThePreventionPlan.com Chevy | 28.705 | 125.414 |
| 36 | 27 | Justin Marks(i) | Baker Curb Racing Ford | 28.977 | 124.236 |
| 37 | 24 | Kevin Lepage | RaceDaySponsor.com Ford | 29.033 | 123.997 |
| 38 | 41 | Carl Long | Lilly Trucking / RWR Ford | 29.070 | 123.839 |
| 39 | 55 | Brett Rowe | Victory In Jesus / Salvation Army Chevy | 29.478 | 122.125 |
| 40 | 79 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | CarportEmpire.com Ford |
