
Sadler on pole at Talladega: #2-Elliott Sadler won the Coors Light Pole for the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 179.558mph. #33-Clint Bowyer will start second. The rest of the top 10: #7-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #1-Jamie McMurray, #16-Trevor Bayne, #60-Carl Edwards, #20-Joey Logano, #62-Michael Annett, #38-Jason Leffler, and #88-Aric Almirola. Did Not Qualify: none.(4-15-2011)
Talladega Qualifying Notes:
Elliott Sadler won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 20th Annual Aaron's 312 with a lap of 53.331 seconds, 179.558 mph.
This is his seventh pole in 137 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in three races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Clint Bowyer(i) (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2011 and his seventh in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his second in three races this season.
Blake Koch (32nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-15-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 53.331 | 179.558 |
| 2 | 33 | Clint Bowyer(i) | Rheem.com Chevy | 53.386 | 179.373 |
| 3 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) | Suave Men Chevy | 53.463 | 179.115 |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray(i) | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 53.629 | 178.560 |
| 5 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | RickyvsTrevor.com Ford | 53.669 | 178.427 |
| 6 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 53.708 | 178.297 |
| 7 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop / Mortal Kombat Toyota | 53.771 | 178.089 |
| 8 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota | 53.780 | 178.059 |
| 9 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 53.785 | 178.042 |
| 10 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Grand Touring Vodka Chevy | 53.786 | 178.039 |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Armour Vienna Sausage Chevy | 53.786 | 178.039 |
| 12 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Alliance Dodge | 53.792 | 178.019 |
| 13 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevy | 53.793 | 178.016 |
| 14 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Blackwell Angus Ford | 53.794 | 178.012 |
| 15 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | ABF U-Pack Moving Chevy | 53.833 | 177.883 |
| 16 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 53.874 | 177.748 |
| 17 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 53.875 | 177.745 |
| 18 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 53.910 | 177.629 |
| 19 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Family Farmers Toyota | 54.003 | 177.323 |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | ExtenZe Toyota | 54.114 | 176.960 |
| 21 | 21 | Tim George Jr | Applebee's Chevy | 54.154 | 176.829 |
| 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 54.155 | 176.826 |
| 23 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 54.164 | 176.796 |
| 24 | 99 | Michael Waltrip(i) | Aaron's Coloring Contest Toyota | 54.322 | 176.282 |
| 25 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out / Reynolds Chevy | 54.334 | 176.243 |
| 26 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge | 54.697 | 175.074 |
| 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevy | 54.711 | 175.029 |
| 28 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Riverwalk Cafe Chevy | 54.731 | 174.965 |
| 29 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 54.784 | 174.796 |
| 30 | 44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 54.933 | 174.321 |
| 31 | 81 | Donnie Neuenberger | Eagle Convenience Stores Dodge | 55.032 | 174.008 |
| 32 | 82 | Blake Koch # | RIzeUp.us / Daystar.com Dodge | 55.094 | 173.812 |
| 33 | 41 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 55.140 | 173.667 |
| 34 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 55.211 | 173.444 |
| 35 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Key Motorsports Chevy | 55.211 | 173.444 |
| 36 | 52 | Danny Efland | TRX Alliance Chevy | 55.239 | 173.356 |
| 37 | 68 | Carl Long | Marro's Truck Ford | 55.260 | 173.290 |
| 38 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Jay Robinson Racing Chevy | 55.313 | 173.124 |
| 39 | 39 | Josh Wise | Cajun Industries Ford | 55.318 | 173.108 |
| 40 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy | 55.324 | 173.089 |
| 41 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Co-ops USA Chevy | 55.491 | 172.569 |
| 42 | 79 | Tim Andrews | Howard Johnson Ford | 55.654 | 172.063 |
| 43 | 70 | Dennis Setzer | ML Motorsports Chevy | 56.234 | 170.288 |
