
Edwards on pole at Richmond: #60-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole for the Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of mph. This is Edwards 25th career NNS pole; his 4th this season. #12-Sam Hornish Jr. will start second. The rest of the top 10: 11 Brian Scott, #88-Aric Almirola, #31-Justin Allgaier, #33-Paul Menard, #09-Kenny Wallace. #18-Kelly Bires, #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #22-Brad Keselowski. Did Not Qualify: None.
Richmond Qualifying Notes:
Carl Edwards(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 24th Annual BUBBA burger 250 with a lap of 21.592 seconds, 125.046 mph.
This is his 25th pole in 220 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fourth pole and ninth top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in 13 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Sam Hornish Jr. (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2011 and his first in three races at Richmond International Raceway.
Brian Scott (third) posted his second top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway. It is his third in nine races this season.
Ryan Truex (20th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-29-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 21.592 | 125.046 |
| 2 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | PPG Dodge | 21.627 | 124.844 |
| 3 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 21.637 | 124.786 |
| 4 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Hellmann's / Martin's Chevrolet | 21.706 | 124.390 |
| 5 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Wolfpack Rentals Chevrolet | 21.712 | 124.355 |
| 6 | 33 | Paul Menard(i) | Rheem / Menards Chevrolet | 21.713 | 124.349 |
| 7 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | American Ethanol Toyota | 21.742 | 124.184 |
| 8 | 18 | Kelly Bires | HEIL Heating and Cooling Products Toyota | 21.775 | 123.995 |
| 9 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | RickyvsTrevor.com Ford | 21.778 | 123.978 |
| 10 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire / Ruby Tuesday Dodge | 21.796 | 123.876 |
| 11 | 20 | Denny Hamlin(i) | SportClips Haircuts Toyota | 21.826 | 123.706 |
| 12 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet | 21.852 | 123.558 |
| 13 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFMEnergy.com Pellet & Wood Chevrolet | 21.856 | 123.536 |
| 14 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 21.870 | 123.457 |
| 15 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevrolet | 21.872 | 123.446 |
| 16 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevrolet | 21.961 | 122.945 |
| 17 | 7 | Josh Wise | NASCAR 2011 The Game Chevrolet | 21.994 | 122.761 |
| 18 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevrolet | 22.007 | 122.688 |
| 19 | 70 | David Stremme(i) | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet | 22.026 | 122.582 |
| 20 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 22.132 | 121.995 |
| 21 | 16 | Chris Buescher | RickyvsTrevor.com Ford | 22.133 | 121.990 |
| 22 | 40 | Scott Wimmer | Draw-Tite Chevrolet | 22.135 | 121.979 |
| 23 | 01 | Mike Wallace | JD Motorsports Chevrolet | 22.210 | 121.567 |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Co-opsUSA.com Chevrolet | 22.239 | 121.408 |
| 25 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota | 22.240 | 121.403 |
| 26 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Dodge | 22.283 | 121.169 |
| 27 | 44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet | 22.291 | 121.125 |
| 28 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Bubba Bear Dodge | 22.341 | 120.854 |
| 29 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Dodge | 22.403 | 120.520 |
| 30 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevrolet | 22.419 | 120.434 |
| 31 | 39 | Charles Lewandoski # | RIMZ One Wheel & Tires Ford | 22.424 | 120.407 |
| 32 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford | 22.494 | 120.032 |
| 33 | 79 | Tim Andrews | 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford | 22.505 | 119.973 |
| 34 | 68 | Matthew Carter | Morro's Truck & Welding Chevrolet | 22.554 | 119.713 |
| 35 | 75 | Johnny Chapman | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 22.662 | 119.142 |
| 36 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | ABF U-Pack Moving Chevrolet | 22.692 | 118.985 |
| 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut / Reynolds Chevrolet | 22.798 | 118.431 |
| 38 | 49 | Dennis Setzer | Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet | 22.853 | 118.146 |
| 39 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | TRX Alliance Chevrolet | 23.103 | 116.868 |
| 40 | 41 | Carl Long | Lilly Trucking of Virginia Ford | 23.115 | 116.807 |
| 41 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Riverwalk Cafe Chevrolet | 23.246 | 116.149 |
