Coverage of Qualifying for the Ford EcoBoost 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is scheduled for Friday, November 16, 2012 at 6:00pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 6:00pm/et
Scheduled qualifying re-air: none

Fastest First Practice Speed: #20-Logano, 173.066mph, scheduled to qualify 47th out of 47 drivers

NOTE: no longer doing semi-live qualifying on Jayski.com.
NASCAR.com and FoxSports have live realtime qualifying and hits for my qualifying pages were way down in 2011 due to the availabilty of the real-time qualifying found at those sites.
Will continue to post Jayski.com's unique qualifying results below, to help explain how drivers made the race.
For Realtime qualifying, check out:
NASCAR.com and FoxSports

Logano wins pole at Homestead: #20-Joey Logano won the pole for the Ford EcoBoost 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a speed of 176.056mph for his 2nd pole of 2012 and 5nd career pole.
#9-Ambrose will start 2nd followed by #2-Keselowski, #99-Edwards, #43-Almirola, #15-Bowyer, #56-Truex Jr., #18-Busch, #55-Martin and #48-Johnson.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #30-Stremme, #98-McDowell, #6-Stenhouse Jr., #19-Bliss, #26-Wise #37-Yeley and #23-Riggs.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (4): #79-Sorenson, #33-Leicht, #91-Leffler and #87-Nemechek.(11-16-2012)

Where will the 12 Chase drivers start at Homestead?
[by points standings before the race]
1) #2-Brad Keselowski 3rd
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 10th
3) #5-Kasey Kahne 12th
4) #15-Clint Bowyer 6th
5) #11-Denny Hamlin 41st
6) #17-Matt Kenseth 11th
7) #16-Greg Biffle 13th
8) #29-Kevin Harvick 23rd
9) #14-Tony Stewart 35th
10) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 7th
11) #24-Jeff Gordon 15th
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 16th
(11-16-2012)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Homestead:
#20- Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 14th Annual Ford EcoBoost 400 with a lap of 30.672 seconds, 176.056 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 147 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2012.
This is his first pole in four races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
#9-Marcos Ambrose (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2012 and his second in five races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
#2-Brad Keselowski (third) posted his second top-10 start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 11th in 36 races this season.
#48-Jimmie Johnson, second in points, qualified 10th.(NASCAR Statistics)(11-16-2012)

Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#33-Leicht, 1st out to qualify, 170.057mph, DNQ
#23-Riggs, 2nd out, 170.692, starts 43rd
#93-Kvapil, 7th out, 170.832, starts 38th
#36-Blaney, 9th out, 171.745, starts 31st
#30-Stremme, 12th out, 172.563, starts 22nd
#42-Montoya, 15th out, 172.640, starts 21st
#27-Menard, 23rd out, 173.077, starts 18th
#24-Gordon, 24th out, 173.740, starts 15th
#2-Keselowski, 27th out, 175.092, starts 3rd
#9-Ambrose, 29th out, 175.342, starts 2nd
#20-Logano, 47th out, 176.056, starts 1st

How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
Fastest 7 get in, 8th [43rd] spot goes to most recent past champ not in the race already or 8th fastest
[47 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#21-Trevor Bayne, 172.662
#30-David Stremme, 172.563
#98-Michael McDowell, 172.474
#6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 172.106
#19-Mike Bliss, 171.881
#26-Josh Wise, 171.445
#37-J.J. Yeley, 170.762
#23-Scott Riggs, 170.692
failed to qualify for the race:
#79-Reed Sorenson, 170.277
#33-Stephen Leicht, 170.057
#91-Jason Leffler, 170.036
#87-Joe Nemechek, 169.609

Friday practice for the Ford EcoBoost 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is over, after 90 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and some notes:
#20-Logano 173.066
#56-Truex Jr. 172.911
#55-Martin 172.855
#99-Edwards 172.794
#43-Almirola 172.745
#2-Keselowski (points leader) was 21st fastest
#48-Johnson (2nd in points) was 16th fastest
slowest: #33-Leicht 167.038 & #23-Riggs 167.079
notes: #79-Sorenson spun off turn 4 early in practice, but no damage reported.
This practice will determine the order for this afternoon's qualifying [slowest out first, fastest out last], scheduled for 6:10pm/et, televised on SPEED.
See speeds, best top-10 average and laps run on the Homestead practice 1 speeds page (pdf). (11-16-2012)

Go-or-Go Homers practice at Homestead: how fast/slow were the drivers who are not in the top-35 of owners points and must qualify by speed to make the Ford EcoBoost 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where they practiced in Friday practice:
the eight drivers who would make the race if things stayed the same:
#21-Bayne, 22nd fastest overall
#98-McDowell, 30th
#6-Stenhouse, Jr., 32nd
#19-Bliss, 35th
#30-Stremme, 36th
#26-Wise, 37th
#37-Yeley, 40th
#91-Leffler, 42nd
the four drivers who would miss the race if things stayed the same:
#87-Nemechek, 43rd
#79-Sorenson, 44th #23-Riggs, 46th
#33-Leicht, 47th/last
(11-16-2012)

Race info at: Race Info Page

Event Entry List

Past Champions Provisional page

All Time Sprint Cup Pole Winners

2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying procedures:
1) qualifying order will be determined by the driver's fastest lap in first practice.
2) times on the speed sheet will be inverted with the slowest cars attempting their qualifying runs first
3) go-or-go-home cars will now qualify among the 35 teams locked in on owner points and not be separated by the field. 4) the NASCAR Sprint Cup director does reserve the right to change a driver's qualifying order or allow "adjustments or repairs" to cars after the car has taken the green flag at the start/finish line.
5) all cars must qualify with a full fuel cell.
6) qualifying consists of two consecutive timed laps (except at road courses, 1 lap)
7) the fastest lap determines qualifying position
8) in case of a rain-out of practice, a random drawing will be held for cars set up in the garage area to determine qualifying order
9) if qualifying is rained out, the order of the field will be set according to Section 9-5 of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup rule book.

If first practice is run, but qualifying is unable to take place, the starting lineup will be based on speeds from the car's fastest lap from the first practice, with top-35 cars in owner points no longer segregated from the non-top 35 cars. Previously, the top 35 cars lined up in front of all other eligible car owners.(NASCAR)(7-7-2011)

Past Champions Provisional Berths in Sprint Cup: A past champion's provisional may be used by an eligible driver a maximum of six times over the course of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. A team with a past champion eligible driver may only use this provisional a maximum of six times during a season. The provisional gives the eligible driver the 43rd and final starting position in the race field. This is only for a team/driver OUTSIDE the top-35 in owners points, drivers whose team is in the top-35 in owners points, would already be guaranteed in the field and not need the Past Champions Provisional
See my Past Champions Provisional Page for more.

What happens if all qualifying gets cancelled [rain/weather/other]?
If bad weather cancels qualifying, the final starting lineup will be determined by practice speeds. The same rule book procedures will be used to determine eligibility to start a race. If weather cancels practice sessions, then the starting lineup will be set by points, per the rule book.

If qualifying AND all practices are cancled, then:
If it is during the first 5 races of the season, the previous season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - Previous season Owner Points [position 1-35][team does not have to attempt all the races]
#2) - Race winners from the previous and current season not already in the field
#3) - Past Sprint Cup Champions not in by 1 or 2
#4) - Current season Owner Position [Top 35][not in by rules 1-3]
#5) - Current season race attempts ties broken by current owners position [not in by rules 1-4]
#6) - For 2nd race of season, teams that missed Daytona 500, are seeded in owners points by thier finish in the Duels
#7) - Randon Draw if more then one team with no attempts

If qualifying is cancled by at least one practice gets run, then:
If it is the first 5 races of the season, the previous season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - Previous season Owner Points [position 1-35][team does not have to attempt all the races]
#2) - Race winners from the previous and current season not already in the field
#3) - Past Sprint Cup Champions not in by 1 or 2
#4) - Current season Owner Position [Top 35][not in by rules 1-3]
#5) - Current season race attempts ties broken by current owners position [not in by rules 1-4]
#6) - For 2nd race of season, teams that missed Daytona 500, are seeded in owners points by thier finish in the Duels
#7) - Randon Draw if more then one team with no attempts
#8) - One it is determined which teams/driver made the race, then the field is set by 1st practice speeds.

What happens if just qualifying is cancelled?
If it is during the first 5 races of the season, the previous season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - Previous season Owner Points [position 1-35][team does not have to attempt all the races]
#2) - Race winners from the previous and current season not already in the field
#3) - Past Sprint Cup Champions not in by 1 or 2
#4) - Current season Owner Position [Top 35][not in by rules 1-3]
#5) - Current season race attempts ties broken by current owners position [not in by rules 1-4]
#6) - For 2nd race of season, teams that missed Daytona 500, are seeded in owners points by thier finish in the Duels
#7) - Randon Draw if more then one team with no attempts
#8) - One it is determined which teams/driver made the race, then the field is set by 1st practice speeds.

What happens if just qualifying is cancelled?
AFTER the 5th race of the season, the current season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - First 35 by current Owner Points [team does not have to attempt all the races]
#2) - Last Years Sprint Cup Champ or the Event Champion if not already in the field
#3) - Car Owners whose team has won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#4) - Drivers who have won in the previous and current season not already in the field
#5) - Past Sprint Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with current Owners points as the tie breaker
#7) - NASCAR will hold a draw for teams with no owners points / attempts
#8) - One it is determined which teams/driver made the race, then the field is set by 1st practice speeds.

NOTE: all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race

2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying procedures:
1) qualifying order will be determined by the driver's fastest lap in first practice.
2) times on the speed sheet will be inverted with the slowest cars attempting their qualifying runs first
3) go-or-go-home cars will now qualify among the 35 teams locked in on owner points and not be separated by the field. 4) the NASCAR Sprint Cup director does reserve the right to change a driver's qualifying order or allow "adjustments or repairs" to cars after the car has taken the green flag at the start/finish line.
5) all cars must qualify with a full fuel cell.
6) qualifying consists of two consecutive timed laps (except at road courses, 1 lap)
7) the fastest lap determines qualifying position
8) in case of a rain-out of practice, a random drawing will be held for cars set up in the garage area to determine qualifying order
9) if qualifying is rained out, the order of the field will be set according to Section 9-5 of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup rule book.