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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 5:10pm/et
on Friday May 7, 2010
2009 Pole Sitter: #17-Matt Kenseth, 179.514mph, finished 10th
Track Qualifying Record: Matt Kenseth, May 2009, 179.514mph
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #1-Jamie McMurray, 178.064mph, scheduled to qualify 28thth out of 46 drivers
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McMurray wins pole at Darlington: #1-Jamie McMurray won the Coors Pole for the Showtime Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway with a speed of 180.370mph, a new track record, for his 2nd pole of 2010 and 5th of his career. #24-Gordon will start 2nd followed by #83-Vickers, #00-Reutimann, #5-Martin, #39-Newman, #47-Ambrose, #11-Hamlin, #12-Keselowski, and #9-Kahne. The go-or-go homers who made the race (7): #55-McDowell, #66-Blaney, #46-Yeley, #26-Stremme, #38-Gilliland, #32-Sorenson, #4-Bodine, and #13-Papis
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #87-Nemechek, #36-Mears, and #09-Bliss
(5-7-2010)Qualifying Fast Facts - Darlington:
Jamie McMurray won the Coors Light Pole Award for the SHOWTIME Southern 500 (61st Running) with a lap of 27.264 seconds, 180.370 mph.
McMurray set a new track qualifying record, breaking Matt Kenseth's 2009 Darlington speed of 179.514 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 269 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and third top-10 start in 2010. This is the first time in his eight-year career that McMurray has won mulitple poles in a season.
This is his first pole in ten races at Darlington Raceway.
Jeff Gordon (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2010 and his 24th in 30 races at Darlington Raceway.
Brian Vickers (third) posted his third top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his second in 11 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-7-2010)Coverage of Qualifying for the Showtime Southern 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is scheduled for Friday, May 7, 2010 at 5:10pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 5:00pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: on SPEED at 1:30am/etPole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#43-Allmendinger, 1st out to qualify, 178.569mph, starts 12th
#39-Newman, 9th out to qualify, 179.056mph, starts 6th
#5-Martin, 11th out to qualify, 179.148mph, starts 5th
#1-McMurray, 25th out to qualify, 180.370mph, starts 1stHow did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
[46 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#55-Michael McDowell, 177.942mph
#66-Dave Blaney, 177.166mph
#46-J.J. Yeley, 176.562mph
#26-David Stremme, 176.245mph
#38-David Gilliland, 176.031mph
#32-Reed Sorenson, 175.987mph
#64-Todd Bodine, 175.981mph
#13-Max Papis, 175.484mph
will miss the race:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 174.593mph
#36-Casey Mears, 173.920mph
#09-Mike Bliss, 173.369mph
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#37-Kevin Conway, 172.372mph, starts 42nd
Terry Cook (X), DNR
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for raceSome Qualifying Notes:
#33-Bowyer, #47-Ambrose, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., and #16-Biffle were excused from their qualifying positions while the teams repaired the cars.
#18-Busch got into the wall during his qualifying lap. He had also hit the wall during practice.
#32-Sorenson spun on his second lap, but didn't hit anything.Practice Results:
Practice Speeds PageFastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #1-McMurray, 180.370mph, starts 1st
Dodge: 12-Brad Keselowski, 178.835, starts 9th
Ford: #9-Kahne, 178.802, starts 10th
Toyota: #83-Vickers, 179.987, starts 3rdRace info at: Race Info Page
STARTING LINEUP
Darlington Raceway
SHOWTIME Southern 500 (61st Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, May 07, 2010 @ 05:44 PM Central
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 180.370 | 27.264 |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / National Guard Facebook Chevy | 180.323 | 27.271 |
| 3 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 179.987 | 27.322 |
| 4 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 179.252 | 27.434 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 179.148 | 27.450 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 179.056 | 27.464 |
| 7 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford / Scott Branded Products Toyota | 179.037 | 27.467 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 178.919 | 27.485 |
| 9 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 178.835 | 27.498 |
| 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 178.802 | 27.503 |
| 11 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 178.789 | 27.505 |
| 12 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia / Best Buy Ford | 178.569 | 27.539 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 178.549 | 27.542 |
| 14 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 178.433 | 27.560 |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 178.277 | 27.584 |
| 16 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 178.238 | 27.590 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 178.045 | 27.620 |
| 18 | 55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 177.942 | 27.636 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 177.890 | 27.644 |
| 20 | 98 | Paul Menard | Turtle Wax / Menards Ford | 177.858 | 27.649 |
| 21 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 177.588 | 27.691 |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 177.550 | 27.697 |
| 23 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 177.467 | 27.710 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevy | 177.403 | 27.720 |
| 25 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 177.390 | 27.722 |
| 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | BAMVIP.com/JmsOtto/WhtnyDncn Toyota | 177.326 | 27.732 |
| 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | The Hartford Chevy | 177.313 | 27.734 |
| 28 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 177.166 | 27.757 |
| 29 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 176.676 | 27.834 |
| 30 | 46 | JJ Yeley | Whitney Motorsports Dodge | 176.562 | 27.852 |
| 31 | 26 | David Stremme | Air National Guard Ford | 176.245 | 27.902 |
| 32 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 176.094 | 27.926 |
| 33 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 176.075 | 27.929 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 176.031 | 27.936 |
| 35 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 175.999 | 27.941 |
| 36 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Braun Racing Toyota | 175.987 | 27.943 |
| 37 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Little Joe's Auto Sales Toyota | 175.981 | 27.944 |
| 38 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 175.760 | 27.979 |
| 39 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Doublemint Toyota | 175.698 | 27.989 |
| 40 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | A&W Alll American Food Ford | 175.359 | 28.043 |
| 41 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 174.124 | 28.242 |
| 42 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 172.372 | 28.529 |
| 43 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 175.484 | 28.023 |
| DNQ | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 174.593 | 28.166 |
| DNQ | 36 | Casey Mears | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 173.920 | 28.365 |
| DNQ | 09 | Mike Bliss | Phoenix Construction / Graceway Chevy | 173.369 | 28.365 |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
a driver/car# in RED is a go-or-go-homer and had to qualify by speed to make the race
a driver/car# in BLUE is a go-or-go-homer and is a past series champions, eligible to use a past champ provisional
PC = Past Champion Provisional used
DNQ = Did not qualify
OP = made field by Owners Points - in the top 35 in owners points
WD = Withdrew before qualifying
QUALIFYING RESULTS by SPEED
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
Qualifying after 46 of 46 drivers:
| Pos | Sched Qual Pos |
Actual Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Qual Speed (mph) |
Qual Time (seconds) |
Last Practice Speed | Practice Rank |
Difference Qual vs Prac (mph) |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 28 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 180.370 | 27.264 | 178.064 | 1 | 2.306 | 19 |
| 2 | 33 | 33 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 180.323 | 27.271 | 176.416 | 8 | 3.907 | 6 |
| 3 | 32 | 32 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 179.987 | 27.322 | 175.472 | 16 | 4.515 | 24 |
| 4 | 30 | 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 179.252 | 27.434 | 174.148 | 32 | 5.104 | 27 |
| 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 179.148 | 27.450 | 175.447 | 17 | 3.701 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 179.056 | 27.464 | 176.835 | 4 | 2.221 | 16 |
| 7 | 15 | 28 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 179.037 | 27.467 | 175.422 | 20 | 3.615 | 28 |
| 8 | 17 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 178.919 | 27.485 | 177.243 | 2 | 1.676 | 7 |
| 9 | 25 | 21 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 178.835 | 27.498 | 175.428 | 19 | 3.407 | 26 |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 178.802 | 27.503 | 176.138 | 12 | 2.664 | 22 |
| 11 | 27 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 178.789 | 27.505 | 176.410 | 10 | 2.379 | 9 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | 178.569 | 27.539 | 176.778 | 6 | 1.791 | 21 |
| 13 | 19 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 178.549 | 27.542 | 175.441 | 18 | 3.108 | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | 22 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 178.433 | 27.560 | 177.039 | 3 | 1.394 | 8 |
| 15 | 31 | 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 178.277 | 27.584 | 176.790 | 5 | 1.487 | 18 |
| 16 | 22 | 19 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 178.238 | 27.590 | 176.277 | 11 | 1.961 | 25 |
| 17 | 24 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 178.045 | 27.620 | 172.796 | 40 | 5.249 | 5 |
| 18 | 42 | 42 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 177.942 | 27.636 | 174.829 | 26 | 3.113 | 42-IN |
| 19 | 21 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 177.890 | 27.644 | 175.403 | 21 | 2.487 | 13 |
| 20 | 5 | 4 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 177.858 | 27.649 | 174.923 | 25 | 2.935 | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | 18 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 177.588 | 27.691 | 175.798 | 14 | 1.790 | 23 |
| 22 | 16 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 177.550 | 27.697 | 176.416 | 9 | 1.134 | 2 |
| 23 | 13 | 12 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 177.467 | 27.710 | 174.278 | 31 | 3.189 | 31 |
| 24 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 177.403 | 27.720 | 173.871 | 35 | 3.532 | 15 |
| 25 | 34 | 34 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 177.390 | 27.722 | 176.492 | 7 | 0.898 | 29 |
| 26 | 23 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 177.326 | 27.732 | 171.950 | 42 | 5.376 | 33 |
| 27 | 3 | 23 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 177.313 | 27.734 | 174.099 | 33 | 3.214 | 12 |
| 28 | 36 | 36 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 177.166 | 27.757 | 175.103 | 23 | 2.063 | 43-IN |
| 29 | 6 | 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 176.676 | 27.834 | 171.363 | 43 | 5.313 | 4 |
| 30 | 44 | 44 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Dodge | 176.562 | 27.852 | 172.972 | 38 | 3.590 | 44-IN |
| 31 | 40 | 39 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 176.245 | 27.902 | 174.587 | 28 | 1.658 | 37-IN |
| 32 | 35 | 35 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 176.094 | 27.926 | 175.855 | 13 | 0.239 | 32 |
| 33 | 29 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 176.075 | 27.929 | 175.341 | 22 | 0.734 | 14 |
| 34 | 39 | 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 176.031 | 27.936 | 174.290 | 30 | 1.741 | 36-IN |
| 35 | 18 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 175.999 | 27.941 | 173.448 | 36 | 2.551 | 1 |
| 36 | 37 | 40 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 175.987 | 27.943 | 173.908 | 34 | 2.079 | 49-IN |
| 37 | 46 | 46 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 175.981 | 27.944 | 172.832 | 39 | 3.149 | 50-IN |
| 38 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 175.760 | 27.979 | 174.389 | 29 | 1.371 | 30 |
| 39 | 9 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 175.698 | 27.989 | 175.491 | 15 | 0.207 | 3 |
| 40 | 45 | 45 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 175.484 | 28.023 | 174.736 | 27 | 0.748 | 39-IN |
| 41 | 8 | 7 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 175.359 | 28.043 | 173.003 | 37 | 2.356 | 34 |
| 42 | 43 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 174.593 | 28.166 | 170.780 | 44 | 3.813 | 41-DNQ |
| 43 | 4 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 174.124 | 28.242 | 170.614 | 45 | 3.510 | 11 |
| 44 | 41 | 41 | 36 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 173.920 | 28.275 | 172.251 | 41 | 1.669 | 38-DNQ |
| 45 | 38 | 37 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 173.369 | 28.365 | 175.078 | 24 | -1.709 | 40-DNQ |
| 46 | 14 | 13 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 172.372 | 28.529 | 169.345 | 46 | 3.027 | 35 |
a GREEN 'IN' means that team/driver have made the race, NOT in the top 35
a RED 'DNQ' means that team/driver will miss the race, NOT in the top 35
Last driver(s) to make an attempt in BLUE
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
Qualifying Order:
Qualifying Order
Darlington Raceway
SHOWTIME Southern 500 (61st Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, May 07, 2010 @ 10:07 AM Central
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Dodge | 176.778 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 173.871 | 35 | 15 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 174.099 | 33 | 12 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 170.614 | 45 | 11 |
| 5 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 174.923 | 25 | 20 |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 171.363 | 43 | 4 |
| 7 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 174.389 | 29 | 30 |
| 8 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 173.003 | 37 | 34 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 175.491 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 176.835 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 176.138 | 12 | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 175.447 | 17 | 10 |
| 13 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 174.278 | 31 | 31 |
| 14 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 169.345 | 46 | 35 |
| 15 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 175.422 | 20 | 28 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 176.416 | 9 | 2 |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 177.243 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 173.448 | 36 | 1 |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 175.441 | 18 | 17 |
| 20 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 175.798 | 14 | 23 |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 175.403 | 21 | 13 |
| 22 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 176.277 | 11 | 25 |
| 23 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 171.950 | 42 | 33 |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 172.796 | 40 | 5 |
| 25 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 175.428 | 19 | 26 |
| 26 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 177.039 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 176.410 | 10 | 9 |
| 28 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 178.064 | 1 | 19 |
| 29 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 175.341 | 22 | 14 |
| 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 174.148 | 32 | 27 |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 176.790 | 5 | 18 |
| 32 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 175.472 | 16 | 24 |
| 33 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 176.416 | 8 | 6 |
| 34 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 176.492 | 7 | 29 |
| 35 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 175.855 | 13 | 32 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not in Top 35 2010 Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
2010 Owners Points Rank |
| 36 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 175.103 | 23 | 43 |
| 37 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 173.908 | 34 | 49 |
| 38 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 175.078 | 24 | 40 |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 174.290 | 30 | 36 |
| 40 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 174.587 | 28 | 37 |
| 41 | 36 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 172.251 | 41 | 38 |
| 42 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 174.829 | 26 | 42 |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 170.780 | 44 | 41 |
| 44 | 46 | JJ Yeley | Dodge | 172.972 | 38 | 44 |
| 45 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 174.736 | 27 | 39 |
| 46 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 172.832 | 39 | 50 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
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 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 Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker
#7) - Qualifying Order Position
(all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)
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