GREAT CLIPS 300 - ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #26 of 34 for the 2011 season
Atlanta Race Page
Starting Lineup
Edwards on pole at Atlanta: #60-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole for the Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 179.452mph. #22-Brad Keselowski will start second. The rest of the top 10: #18-Kyle Busch, #20-Ryan Truex, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, #16-Trevor Bayne, #38-Kasey Kahne, #33-Kevin Harvick, #2-Elliott Sadler, and #7-Jamie McMurray. Did Not Qualify: #47-Brian Keselowski & #74-Mike Harmon.(9-3-2011)
Atlanta Qualifying Notes:
Carl Edwards(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 20th Annual Great Clips 300 with a lap of 30.894 seconds, 179.452 mph.
This is his 26th pole in 236 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fifth pole and 23rd top-10 start in 2011.
This is his second pole in seven races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski(i) (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2011 and his first in five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch(i) (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 13th in 18 races this season.
Ryan Truex (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(9-3-2011)
Atlanta Motor Speedway
20th Annual Great Clips 300
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, September 03, 2011 @ 04:43 PM Eastern
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 30.894 | 179.452 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 31.133 | 178.075 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 31.366 | 176.752 |
| 4 | 20 | Ryan Truex # | Schick Xtreme3 Toyota | 31.384 | 176.651 |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Blackwell Angus Ford | 31.406 | 176.527 |
| 6 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Ford Drive one. Ford | 31.500 | 176.000 |
| 7 | 38 | Kasey Kahne(i) | Great Clips Chevy | 31.515 | 175.916 |
| 8 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Rheem.com Chevy | 31.517 | 175.905 |
| 9 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 31.585 | 175.526 |
| 10 | 7 | Jamie McMurray(i) | GoDaddy.com / Get Together Chevy | 31.636 | 175.243 |
| 11 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Hellmann's Chevy | 31.690 | 174.945 |
| 12 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Dollar General Chevy | 31.776 | 174.471 |
| 13 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 31.781 | 174.444 |
| 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 31.810 | 174.285 |
| 15 | 19 | Mike Bliss | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 31.810 | 174.285 |
| 16 | 30 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 31.857 | 174.028 |
| 17 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | DAB Constructors Toyota | 31.902 | 173.782 |
| 18 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevy | 31.946 | 173.543 |
| 19 | 11 | Brian Scott | Boise State Broncos Toyota | 31.959 | 173.472 |
| 20 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | G-Oil Toyota | 32.052 | 172.969 |
| 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Clements Racing Engines Chevy | 32.109 | 172.662 |
| 22 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Lilly Trucking of VA Ford | 32.163 | 172.372 |
| 23 | 39 | Matt Carter | Carport Empire Ford | 32.180 | 172.281 |
| 24 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota | 32.209 | 172.126 |
| 25 | 41 | Johnny Chapman | Rick Ware Racing Chevy | 32.237 | 171.976 |
| 26 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut / Reynolds Chevy | 32.347 | 171.391 |
| 27 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Dodge | 32.498 | 170.595 |
| 28 | 44 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports Chevy | 32.562 | 170.260 |
| 29 | 50 | T J Bell(i) | LibertyTireRecycle/PinnacleRubber Chevy | 32.647 | 169.817 |
| 30 | 03 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Chevy | 32.735 | 169.360 |
| 31 | 72 | John Jackson | CrashClaimsR.US Toyota | 32.762 | 169.220 |
| 32 | 46 | Chase Miller | Key Motorsports Chevy | 32.848 | 168.777 |
| 33 | 42 | Tim Andrews | Key Motorsports Chevy | 32.894 | 168.541 |
| 34 | 13 | Jennifer Jo Cobb # | HipChixFundraisers.com Dodge | 32.954 | 168.235 |
| 35 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Chevy | 32.968 | 168.163 |
| 36 | 40 | Josh Wise | ThermaCote.com Chevy | 33.127 | 167.356 |
| 37 | 49 | Mark Green | Jay Robinson Racing Chevy | 33.167 | 167.154 |
| 38 | 75 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 33.264 | 166.667 |
| 39 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | American Red Cross Chevy | 33.311 | 166.432 |
| 40 | 70 | Dennis Setzer | Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | ABLE / Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 28 | Derrike Cope | MAXelence.com Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 71 | Clay Greenfield(i) | Lilly Trucking of VA Ford | 33.281 | 166.582 |
