DOLLAR GENERAL 300 MILES OF COURAGE - CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #31 of 34 for the 2011 season
Charlotte Race Page
Starting Lineup
Menard on pole at Charlotte: #33-Paul Menard won the Coors Light Pole for the Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 185.701mph. #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will start second. The rest of the top 10: #22-Brad Keselowski, #20-Joey Logano, #60-Carl Edwards,#18-Kyle Busch, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #11-Brian Scott, #32-Brian Vickers, and #31-Justin Allgaier. #46-Chase Miller wrecked during his qualifying attempt but walked away. He did not qualify. #7-Josh Wise hit the wall coming off turn 4. The team will repair the car. Did Not Qualify: #75-Carl Long, #71-Matt Carter, #08-Casey Roderick, #48-Dennis Setzer, #49-Mark Green, #46-Chase Miller.(10-14-2011)
Charlotte Qualifying Notes:
Paul Menard(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 30th Annual Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage with a lap of 29.079 seconds, 185.701 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 172 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in nine races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (second) posted his 23rd top-10 start of 2011 and his third in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski(i) (third) posted his third top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 20th in 26 races this season.
Ryan Truex (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(10-14-2011)
Charlotte Motor Speedway
30th Annual Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, October 14, 2011 @ 04:31 PM Eastern
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Paul Menard(i) | Rheem/Menards Chevy | 29.079 | 185.701 |
| 2 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Blackwell Angus Ford | 29.118 | 185.452 |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 29.188 | 185.008 |
| 4 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop/Cabela's Big Game Hunter Toyota | 29.213 | 184.849 |
| 5 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 29.290 | 184.363 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 29.328 | 184.124 |
| 7 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Alliance Truck Parts Dodge | 29.356 | 183.949 |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Scott | Doosan Toyota | 29.417 | 183.567 |
| 9 | 32 | Brian Vickers(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 29.430 | 183.486 |
| 10 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 29.452 | 183.349 |
| 11 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Fastenal Ford Mustang Ford | 29.478 | 183.187 |
| 12 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 29.518 | 182.939 |
| 13 | 7 | Josh Wise | TaxSlayer.com/NavySEALFound. Chevy | 29.534 | 182.840 |
| 14 | 88 | Aric Almirola | AdvoCare Chevy | 29.562 | 182.667 |
| 15 | 82 | Reed Sorenson | Crusader Staffing/Think Pink ZTA Dodge | 29.620 | 182.309 |
| 16 | 99 | Ryan Truex # | Pastrana Waltrip Racing Toyota | 29.638 | 182.199 |
| 17 | 30 | Jason Leffler | AccuDoc Chevy | 29.645 | 182.156 |
| 18 | 38 | Kasey Kahne(i) | Great Clips Chevy | 29.686 | 181.904 |
| 19 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 29.722 | 181.684 |
| 20 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Thank You Fans! Toyota | 29.750 | 181.513 |
| 21 | 47 | Scott Speed | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | 29.840 | 180.965 |
| 22 | 62 | Michael Annett | Pilot/Flying J Toyota | 29.894 | 180.638 |
| 23 | 19 | Mike Bliss | SpiritHalloween.com Chevy | 29.942 | 180.349 |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Consolidated Pipe/Carolina Collision Chevy | 30.001 | 179.994 |
| 25 | 04 | Tim Andrews | Go Green Racing Ford | 30.041 | 179.754 |
| 26 | 03 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Chevy | 30.050 | 179.700 |
| 27 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Chevy | 30.058 | 179.653 |
| 28 | 97 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 30.074 | 179.557 |
| 29 | 42 | Erik Darnell(i) | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | 30.105 | 179.372 |
| 30 | 41 | Johnny Chapman | Rick Ware Racing Chevy | 30.134 | 179.200 |
| 31 | 50 | T J Bell(i) | Liberty Tire Recyclers/Pinnacle Chevy | 30.277 | 178.353 |
| 32 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Poynt Ford | 30.285 | 178.306 |
| 33 | 39 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing Ford | 30.327 | 178.059 |
| 34 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy | 30.492 | 177.096 |
| 35 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Chevy | 30.494 | 177.084 |
| 36 | 01 | Mike Wallace | I Hate Steven Singer Chevy | 30.524 | 176.910 |
| 37 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | Jimmy Means Racing Chevy | 30.540 | 176.817 |
| 38 | 40 | Charles Lewandoski # | Precisionwerx.com Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus Racing Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 40 | 87 | Kevin Conway | Extenze Toyota | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 28 | Derrike Cope | MAXelence Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 70 | Angela Cope | Millennium Spa Salon Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 44 | Jeff Green | SpiritHalloween.com Chevy | 30.353 | 177.907 |
