O'REILLY AUTO PARTS CHALLENGE - TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #32 of 34 for the 2011 season
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Starting Lineup
Sadler on pole at Texas: #2-Elliott Sadler won the Coors Light Pole for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 186.348mph. #18-Kyle Busch will start second. The rest of the top 10: #20-Joey Logano, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #33-Clint Bowyer, #22-Brad Keselowski, #11-Brian Scott, #60-Carl Edwards, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., and #16-Trevor Bayne. Did Not Qualify: #42-Erik Darnell, #49-Mark Green, #71-Matt Carter, #41-Johnny Chapman, #48-Dennis Setzer.(11-4-2011)
Texas Qualifying Notes:
Elliott Sadler won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 7th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge with a lap of 28.978 seconds, 186.348 mph.
This is his 11th pole in 162 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fifth pole and 23rd top-10 start in 2011.
This is his second pole in eight races at Texas Motor Speedway. His previous pole came in 1998.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2011 and his 12th in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano(i) (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 17th in 20 races this season.
Blake Koch (13th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(11-4-2011)
Texas Motor Speedway
7th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, November 04, 2011 @ 07:58 PM Eastern
REVISED: Denny Hamlin replaced Kyle Busch after Busch was parked for the weekend.
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 28.978 | 186.348 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch(i) | Z-Line Designs Toyota | 28.982 | 186.323 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop/call of Duty MW3 Toyota | 28.995 | 186.239 |
| 4 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Sam's Club/Cargill Ford | 29.011 | 186.136 |
| 5 | 33 | Clint Bowyer(i) | Rheem Heating, Cooling Chevy | 29.044 | 185.925 |
| 6 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 29.047 | 185.906 |
| 7 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 29.058 | 185.835 |
| 8 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | Fastenal Ford | 29.084 | 185.669 |
| 9 | 12 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | AVIS Dodge | 29.116 | 185.465 |
| 10 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing Ford | 29.178 | 185.071 |
| 11 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 29.289 | 184.370 |
| 12 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 29.296 | 184.326 |
| 13 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Chevy | 29.324 | 184.150 |
| 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 29.401 | 183.667 |
| 15 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Grand Touring Vodka Chevy | 29.460 | 183.299 |
| 16 | 27 | JJ Yeley(i) | CertainTeed Ford | 29.463 | 183.281 |
| 17 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 29.493 | 183.094 |
| 18 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | G-Oil Toyota | 29.544 | 182.778 |
| 19 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy Chevy | 29.565 | 182.648 |
| 20 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | ABF Chevy | 29.594 | 182.469 |
| 21 | 32 | Brian Vickers(i) | Dollar General Chevy | 29.679 | 181.947 |
| 22 | 82 | Reed Sorenson | Foametix/Bullet Liner Dodge | 29.710 | 181.757 |
| 23 | 04 | Tim Andrews | Fenton Motors Ford | 29.778 | 181.342 |
| 24 | 08 | David Ragan(i) | Texas Tech University Ford | 29.793 | 181.251 |
| 25 | 03 | Scott Riggs | McKinney Pipe & Steel Chevy | 29.811 | 181.141 |
| 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services Chevy | 29.877 | 180.741 |
| 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota | 29.887 | 180.681 |
| 28 | 70 | David Stremme(i) | Foretravel Chevy | 29.944 | 180.337 |
| 29 | 23 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | Takis/Tia Rosa/Barcel Chevy | 29.955 | 180.270 |
| 30 | 62 | Michael Annett | Loan Star Title Loans Toyota | 29.963 | 180.222 |
| 31 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Poynt.com Ford | 30.009 | 179.946 |
| 32 | 50 | TJ Bell(i) | Liberty Tire Recycl/Pinnacle Rubber Chevy | 30.088 | 179.474 |
| 33 | 46 | Chase Miller | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | 30.095 | 179.432 |
| 34 | 39 | Joey Gase | Fenton Motors Ford | 30.114 | 179.319 |
| 35 | 47 | Scott Speed | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | 30.123 | 179.265 |
| 36 | 75 | Carl Long | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 30.139 | 179.170 |
| 37 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Band-Aire Heating and Cooling Chevy | 30.214 | 178.725 |
| 38 | 52 | Jamie Dick(i) | Viva Auto Group Chevy | 30.222 | 178.678 |
| 39 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy | 30.379 | 177.754 |
| 40 | 28 | Derrike Cope | MAXelence Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 40 | Josh Wise | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 44 | Jeff Green | Tri-Star Motorsports Chevy | Past Champion | |
