
Stenhouse, Jr. on pole at Bristol: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. won the Coors Light Pole for the Scotts EZ Seed 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 126.071mph. #30-Jason Leffler will start second. The rest of the top 10: #31-Justin Allgaier, #16-Trevor Bayne, #18-Kyle Busch, #2-Elliott Sadler, #60-Carl Edwards, #33-Kevin Harvick, #38-Kasey Kahne, and #20-Joey Logano. The only driver to not qualify was #03-Chris Lawson, who wrecked on his qualifying lap. The #24 team and driver Kevin Lepage withdrew after the wreck in Friday's 3rd practice.(3-19-2011)
Bristol Qualifying Notes:
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 29th Annual Scotts EZ Seed 300 with a lap of 15.220 seconds, 126.071 mph.
This is his second pole in 43 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. His first pole came at Iowa in 2009.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jason Leffler (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2011 and his eighth in 16 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his third top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his third in four races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(3-19-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Blackwell Angus Ford | 15.220 | 126.071 |
| 2 | 30 | Jason Leffler | AccuDoc Chevy | 15.236 | 125.939 |
| 3 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 15.291 | 125.486 |
| 4 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 15.294 | 125.461 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 15.300 | 125.412 |
| 6 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Armour Vienna Sausage/Food City Chevy | 15.304 | 125.379 |
| 7 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Scotts EZ Seed Ford | 15.344 | 125.052 |
| 8 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem Tankless Water Heaters Chevy | 15.346 | 125.036 |
| 9 | 38 | Kasey Kahne(i) | Great Clips Chevy | 15.379 | 124.768 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop Toyota | 15.396 | 124.630 |
| 11 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 15.413 | 124.492 |
| 12 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Ruby Tuesday / Discount Tire Dodge | 15.425 | 124.395 |
| 13 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 15.441 | 124.267 |
| 14 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 15.455 | 124.154 |
| 15 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Grand Touring Vodka Chevy | 15.469 | 124.042 |
| 16 | 34 | James Buescher(i) | Exide Batteries Chevy | 15.480 | 123.953 |
| 17 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevy | 15.483 | 123.929 |
| 18 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota | 15.496 | 123.826 |
| 19 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | PREVAL / Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevy | 15.532 | 123.539 |
| 20 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | UNOH Toyota | 15.544 | 123.443 |
| 21 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 15.554 | 123.364 |
| 22 | 41 | Carl Long | Greetingexpress.com Ford | 15.556 | 123.348 |
| 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | RaceDaySponsor.com Chevy | 15.577 | 123.182 |
| 24 | 39 | Josh Wise | Cajun USA / FATHEADZ Eyewear Ford | 15.589 | 123.087 |
| 25 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 15.620 | 122.843 |
| 26 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Misty Mountain Spring Water Chevy | 15.656 | 122.560 |
| 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | TCRA / Colormatch.com Chevy | 15.684 | 122.341 |
| 28 | 52 | Tim Schendel | Johnson City Press Chevy | 15.692 | 122.279 |
| 29 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 15.706 | 122.170 |
| 30 | 70 | Shelby Howard | ForeTravel/RaceFuelEnergyDrink Chev | 15.727 | 122.007 |
| 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy.com Chevy | 15.747 | 121.852 |
| 32 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevy | 15.796 | 121.474 |
| 33 | 25 | Kelly Bires | Team Rensi Motorsports Ford | 15.821 | 121.282 |
| 34 | 05 | Willie Allen | 31-W Insulation Chevy | 15.864 | 120.953 |
| 35 | 44 | Jeff Green | Misty Mountain Spring Water Chevy | 15.892 | 120.740 |
| 36 | 27 | J J Yeley(i) | Baker Curb Racing Ford | 15.986 | 120.030 |
| 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out / Reynolds Chevy | 15.986 | 120.030 |
| 38 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 16.031 | 119.693 |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing with Jesus/ImperialBedding Chev | 16.040 | 119.626 |
| 40 | 55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding / Salvation Army Chevy | 16.043 | 119.604 |
| 41 | 79 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford | 16.225 | 118.262 |
| 42 | 81 | Blake Koch # | DAYSTAR.com Dodge | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 49 | Brad Teague | Jay Robinson Inc. Chevy | 16.417 | 116.879 |
