
Edwards on pole at California: #60-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole for the Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 174.838mph. #33-Kevin Harvick will start second. The rest of the top 10: #88-Aric Almirola, #20-Joey Logano, #22-Brad Keselowski, #7-Josh Wise, #18-Kyle Busch, #32-Mark Martin, #16-Trevor Bayne, and #31-Justin Allgaier. Did Not Qualify: none.(3-26-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 41.181 | 174.838 |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem Pool and Spa Heaters Chevy | 41.229 | 174.634 |
| 3 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Ragu/Food 4 Less Chevy | 41.284 | 174.402 |
| 4 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop Toyota | 41.298 | 174.343 |
| 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 41.326 | 174.224 |
| 6 | 7 | Josh Wise | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 41.404 | 173.896 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 41.412 | 173.863 |
| 8 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 41.436 | 173.762 |
| 9 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 41.459 | 173.666 |
| 10 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 41.468 | 173.628 |
| 11 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 41.486 | 173.553 |
| 12 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 41.516 | 173.427 |
| 13 | 19 | Mike Bliss | DoubleTree Hotel Chevy | 41.541 | 173.323 |
| 14 | 30 | Reed Sorenson | Rexall Chevy | 41.660 | 172.828 |
| 15 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 41.679 | 172.749 |
| 16 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 41.733 | 172.525 |
| 17 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota Toyota | 41.806 | 172.224 |
| 18 | 87 | Kevin Conway(i) | Extenze Toyota | 41.972 | 171.543 |
| 19 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 42.048 | 171.233 |
| 20 | 62 | Michael Annett | Oakley Toyota | 42.168 | 170.746 |
| 21 | 39 | Charles Lewandoski # | SunRiseFord.com Ford | 42.366 | 169.948 |
| 22 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out/Reynolds Chevy | 42.391 | 169.847 |
| 23 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevy | 42.392 | 169.843 |
| 24 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 42.474 | 169.515 |
| 25 | 27 | J R Fitzpatrick | Schick/Energizer Ford | 42.502 | 169.404 |
| 26 | 24 | Kevin Lepage | Living Waters Ford | 42.513 | 169.360 |
| 27 | 44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 42.598 | 169.022 |
| 28 | 03 | Alex Kennedy | St. Baldrick's Foundation Dodge | 42.671 | 168.733 |
| 29 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Soul Surfer the Movie Dodge | 42.756 | 168.397 |
| 30 | 79 | Tim Andrews | 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford | 42.828 | 168.114 |
| 31 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | www.racedaysponsor.com Chevy | 42.921 | 167.750 |
| 32 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Rick Ware Racing Toyota | 43.203 | 166.655 |
| 33 | 52 | Tony Raines(i) | Metro Ministries Chevy | 43.573 | 165.240 |
| 34 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Bad Boy Buggies Chevy | 43.697 | 164.771 |
| 35 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 43.722 | 164.677 |
| 36 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Maxelence Chevy | 43.858 | 164.166 |
| 37 | 68 | Carl Long | Glidden Professional Chevy | 44.378 | 162.243 |
| 38 | 55 | Brett Rowe | Imperial Bedding Chevy | 45.154 | 159.454 |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Riverwalk Cafe Chevy | 45.172 | 159.391 |
| 40 | 41 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | GreetingsExpress.com Ford | 45.585 | 157.947 |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 46.241 | 155.706 |
| 42 | 70 | Dennis Setzer(i) | All American Sportspouch Dodge | ||
| 43 | 97 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Chevy |
