
Menard on pole at Michigan: #33-Paul Menard won the Coors Light Pole for the Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 182.030mph. #12-Sam Hornish will start second. The rest of the top 10: #60-Carl Edwards, #88-Aric Almirola, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, #2-Elliott Sadler, #16-Trevor Bayne, #22-Brad Keselowski, #20-Joey Logano, and #70-David Stremme. Did Not Qualify: #46-Chase Miller, #55-Brett Rowe.(6-18-2011)
Michigan Qualifying Notes:
Paul Menard won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 20th Annual Alliance Truck Parts 250 with a lap of 39.554 seconds, 182.030 mph.
This is his third pole in 168 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2011. His previous best start this season was fifth at Texas.
This is his first pole in six races at Michigan International Speedway. His previous best start was seventh in 2007.
Sam Hornish Jr. (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2011 and his first in two races at Michigan International Speedway.
Carl Edwards (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 15th in 15 races this season.
(NASCAR Statistics)(6-18-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Paul Menard(i) | Rheem/Menards Chevy | 39.554 | 182.030 |
| 2 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Alliance Dodge | 39.867 | 180.600 |
| 3 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 39.985 | 180.068 |
| 4 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Suave Men Chevy | 40.097 | 179.565 |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Tender Ridge Ford | 40.156 | 179.301 |
| 6 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 40.210 | 179.060 |
| 7 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | RickysvsTrevor.com Ford | 40.221 | 179.011 |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 40.308 | 178.625 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop/Cars 2 Toyota | 40.317 | 178.585 |
| 10 | 70 | David Stremme(i) | Foretravel Chevy | 40.420 | 178.130 |
| 11 | 32 | Mark Martin(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 40.424 | 178.112 |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Pizza Ranch Toyota | 40.435 | 178.064 |
| 13 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Deft Chevy | 40.501 | 177.773 |
| 14 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 40.512 | 177.725 |
| 15 | 30 | Reed Sorenson | Rexall Chevy | 40.531 | 177.642 |
| 16 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 40.542 | 177.594 |
| 17 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 40.551 | 177.554 |
| 18 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Dodge | 40.617 | 177.266 |
| 19 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota Toyota | 40.640 | 177.165 |
| 20 | 68 | Matt Carter | Marro's Truck Chevy | 40.692 | 176.939 |
| 21 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot/Flying J Toyota | 40.722 | 176.809 |
| 22 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 40.727 | 176.787 |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 40.766 | 176.618 |
| 24 | 49 | Dennis Setzer | Jay Robinson Inc. Chevy | 40.815 | 176.406 |
| 25 | 7 | Josh Wise | Air Hogs Chevy | 40.864 | 176.194 |
| 26 | 39 | Danny Efland | Go Green Racing Ford | 40.897 | 176.052 |
| 27 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Cowboys & Aliens Chevy | 40.907 | 176.009 |
| 28 | 64 | David Reutimann(i) | Aspen Dental Toyota | 40.940 | 175.867 |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Diamond Pistons Chevy | 40.973 | 175.725 |
| 30 | 74 | JJ Yeley | Riverwalk Cafe Chevy | 41.110 | 175.140 |
| 31 | 40 | Charles Lewandoski # | Precision Werx Chevy | 41.151 | 174.965 |
| 32 | 44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 41.183 | 174.829 |
| 33 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy | 41.206 | 174.732 |
| 34 | 42 | Tim Andrews | Key Motorsports Chevy | 41.409 | 173.875 |
| 35 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Jay Robinson Inc. Chevy | 41.437 | 173.758 |
| 36 | 13 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | DriverBoutique Ford | 41.447 | 173.716 |
| 37 | 41 | Carl Long | Lilly Trucking of VA Chevy | 41.459 | 173.666 |
| 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy | 41.503 | 173.481 |
| 39 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | EPH Tools Ford | 41.618 | 173.002 |
| 40 | 75 | Andy Ponstein | Lilly Trucking of VA Ford | 41.680 | 172.745 |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | North TX Pipe Dodge | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 52 | Tony Raines(i) | MDS Trucking/Metro Ministries Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 03 | Scott Riggs | North TX Pipe Chevy | 41.693 | 172.691 |
