
Almirola on pole at Phoenix: #88-Aric Almirola won the Coors Light Pole for the WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 132.910mph. #60-Carl Edwards will start second. The rest of the top 10: #16-Trevor Bayne, #33-Clint Bowyer, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #2-Elliott Sadler, #31-Justin Allgaier, #20-Ryan Truex, #18-Joey Logano, and #22-Brad Keselowski. Points leader #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will start 11th. #02-Daryl Harr wrecked during his qualifying lap and did not qualify. The rest of the DNQs: #13-Jennifer Jo Cobb, #75-Carl Long, #42-Josh Wise.(11-12-2011)
Phoenix Qualifying Notes:
Aric Almirola won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 13th Annual WYPALL 200 with a lap of 27.086 seconds, 132.910 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 72 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2011. His last pole came on July 28, 2007 at Lucas Oil Raceway.
This is his first pole in five races at Phoenix International Raceway.
Carl Edwards(i) (second) posted his 30th top-10 start of 2011 and his 12th in 14 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
Trevor Bayne (third) posted his third top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 22nd in 28 races this season.
Ryan Truex (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(11-12-2011)
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Suave MEN / Fry's Food Stores Chevy | 27.086 | 132.910 |
| 2 | 60 | Carl Edwards(i) | World Financial Group Ford | 27.087 | 132.905 |
| 3 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | AirHogs.com Ford | 27.117 | 132.758 |
| 4 | 33 | Clint Bowyer(i) | Rheem Heating Cooling Chevy | 27.122 | 132.734 |
| 5 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Alliance Truck Parts Dodge | 27.199 | 132.358 |
| 6 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevy | 27.217 | 132.270 |
| 7 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Chevy | 27.218 | 132.265 |
| 8 | 20 | Ryan Truex # | Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Toyota | 27.271 | 132.008 |
| 9 | 18 | Joey Logano(i) | GameStop / Call of Duty MW3 Toyota | 27.278 | 131.974 |
| 10 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Discount Tire Dodge | 27.280 | 131.965 |
| 11 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford Drive one. Ford | 27.343 | 131.661 |
| 12 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | TOYOTA Toyota | 27.387 | 131.449 |
| 13 | 81 | Blake Koch # | Daystar.com Dodge | 27.391 | 131.430 |
| 14 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Stoves Toyota | 27.453 | 131.133 |
| 15 | 30 | James Buescher(i) | Exide Chevy | 27.471 | 131.047 |
| 16 | 47 | Scott Speed | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | 27.479 | 131.009 |
| 17 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Millennium Salon / Spa Software Chevy | 27.492 | 130.947 |
| 18 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Chevy | 27.530 | 130.766 |
| 19 | 62 | Michael Annett | Oakley / Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota | 27.604 | 130.416 |
| 20 | 70 | David Stremme(i) | ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevy | 27.609 | 130.392 |
| 21 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy | 27.625 | 130.317 |
| 22 | 66 | Steve Wallace | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 27.641 | 130.241 |
| 23 | 82 | Reed Sorenson | Foametix / Bullet Liner Dodge | 27.662 | 130.142 |
| 24 | 11 | Brian Scott | Shore Lodge Toyota | 27.678 | 130.067 |
| 25 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 27.702 | 129.955 |
| 26 | 49 | Mark Green | Acredale Vending Chevy | 27.782 | 129.580 |
| 27 | 34 | Ricky Carmichael(i) | Monster Energy / QT QuikTrip Chevy | 27.785 | 129.566 |
| 28 | 44 | Jeff Green | Tri Star Motorsports Chevy | 27.791 | 129.538 |
| 29 | 71 | Matt Carter | Rick Ware Racing Chevy | 27.819 | 129.408 |
| 30 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | North Texas Pipe Chevy | 27.852 | 129.255 |
| 31 | 04 | Tim Andrews | Go Green Racing Ford | 27.895 | 129.055 |
| 32 | 39 | Matt Frahm | TSP Powder Coating Ford | 27.899 | 129.037 |
| 33 | 41 | Johnny Chapman | Rick Ware Racing Chevy | 27.915 | 128.963 |
| 34 | 80 | D J Kennington | NPP/Clark/Whitemud Dodge | 27.953 | 128.788 |
| 35 | 15 | Timmy Hill # | Poynt.com / Lilly Trucking Ford | 27.987 | 128.631 |
| 36 | 01 | Mike Wallace | I Hate Steven Singer! Chevy | 28.029 | 128.438 |
| 37 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | Tilted Kilt Sports Bar Chevy | 28.039 | 128.393 |
| 38 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty Black Out / Reynolds Chevy | 28.053 | 128.329 |
| 39 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Phoenix Automotive Cores Chevy | 28.143 | 127.918 |
| 40 | 40 | TJ Duke | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | 28.292 | 127.244 |
| 41 | 28 | Derrike Cope | MAXelence.com Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 32 | Ron Hornaday(i) | Dollar General Chevy | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 46 | Chase Miller | Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy | 27.981 | 128.659 |
