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September 2009 Pole Sitter: #1-Martin Truex Jr., 184.149mph, finished 26th
March 2010 Pole Sitter: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 192.761, finished 15th
Track Qualifying Record: Geoffrey Bodine, 11/16/1997, 197.478mph
Last Race Won from 1st Starting Position: Kasey Kahne (03/19/2006)
Youngest Pole Winner: Terry Labonte (03/15/1981 - 24 years, 3 months, 27 days)
Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant (11/14/1993 - 53 years, 10 months, 4 days)
Pole Winners: 44
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #39-Newman, 183.680mph, scheduled to qualify 3rd out of 47 drivers
Hamlin wins pole at Atlanta: #11-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Pole for the Emory Healthcare 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 187.380mph for his 1st pole of 2010 and 8th of his career. #39-Newman will start 2nd followed by #18-Busch, #14-Stewart, #99-Edwards, #56-Truex Jr., #42-Montoya, #48-Johnson, #6-Ragan and #9-Kahne.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #46-McDowell, #87-Nemechek, #26-Carpentier, #38-Blaney, #36-Yeley, #55-Bliss, #21-Elliott and #13-Mears.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (4): #32-Leffler, #09-Cassill, #66-Riggs and #64-Bodine.
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Atlanta Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(9-4-2010)
Qualifying Fast Facts - Atlanta:
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Emory Healthcare 500 with a lap of 29.587 seconds, 187.380 mph.
This is his eighth pole in 176 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is the 50th series pole for Joe Gibbs Racing. Its first pole came in April of 1995 with Bobby Labonte at Martinsville.
This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2010. Hamlin's last pole came at Auto Club Speedway in October of 2009, 30 races ago.
This is his first pole in 11 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. His previous best start at Atlanta was fourth in October of 2006.
#39-Ryan Newman (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2010 and his 13th in 18 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
#18-Kyle Busch (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 14th in 25 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-4-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Emory Healthcare 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 4:40pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 4:30pm/et
Radio: PRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: none scheduled
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#6-Ragan, 1st out to qualify, 186.692mph, starts 9th
#39-Newman, 3rd out, 187.070, starts 2nd
#11-Hamlin, 30th out, 187.380, 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:
#46-Michael McDowell, 184.603
#87-Joe Nemechek, 183.097
#26-Patrick Carpentier, 183.055
#38-Dave Blaney, 182.982
#36-J.J. Yeley, 182.904
#55-Mike Bliss, 182.880
#21-Bill Elliott [PC], 182.380
#13-Casey Mears, 182.326
will miss the race:
#32-Jason Leffler, 181.776
#09-Landon Cassill, 181.384
#66-Scott Riggs, 181.123
#64-Todd Bodine, 181.029
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#7-Kevin Conway, 177.873mph, starts 42nd
Terry Cook (X), DNR - no ride
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
Some Qualifying Notes:
none...yet
Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
Race info at: Race Info Page
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Emory Healthcare 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, September 04, 2010 @ 06:00 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips Toyota | 187.380 | 29.587 |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Reserve Chevy | 187.070 | 29.636 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 187.063 | 29.637 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 186.881 | 29.666 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevy | 186.881 | 29.666 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 186.818 | 29.676 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 186.711 | 29.693 |
| 8 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Huggies Chevy | 186.711 | 29.693 |
| 9 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 186.692 | 29.696 |
| 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser/ Valvoline Ford | 186.667 | 29.700 |
| 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 186.234 | 29.769 |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 186.171 | 29.779 |
| 13 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Outdoors Toyota | 186.128 | 29.786 |
| 14 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 186.040 | 29.800 |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Scotch Blue Ford | 185.978 | 29.810 |
| 16 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 185.972 | 29.811 |
| 17 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 185.238 | 29.929 |
| 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / Jeff Gordon Foundation Chevy | 184.911 | 29.982 |
| 19 | 98 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Ford | 184.892 | 29.985 |
| 20 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 184.757 | 30.007 |
| 21 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 184.726 | 30.012 |
| 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 184.671 | 30.021 |
| 23 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Whitney Motorsports Chevy | 184.603 | 30.032 |
| 24 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 184.572 | 30.037 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 184.437 | 30.059 |
| 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 184.431 | 30.060 |
| 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 184.333 | 30.076 |
| 28 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 184.290 | 30.083 |
| 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 184.272 | 30.086 |
| 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 184.186 | 30.100 |
| 31 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 184.143 | 30.107 |
| 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Toyota | 184.058 | 30.121 |
| 33 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Red Bull Toyota | 183.503 | 30.212 |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 183.097 | 30.279 |
| 35 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Air Guard Ford | 183.055 | 30.286 |
| 36 | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 183.043 | 30.288 |
| 37 | 38 | Dave Blaney | A&W All American Food Ford | 182.982 | 30.298 |
| 38 | 36 | J J Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 182.904 | 30.311 |
| 39 | 55 | Mike Bliss | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 182.880 | 30.315 |
| 40 | 21 | Bill Elliott | FordParts.com Ford | 182.380 | 30.398 |
| 41-OP | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 181.111 | 30.611 |
| 42-OP | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Toyota | 177.573 | 31.221 |
| 43 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 182.326 | 30.407 |
| DNQ | 32 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 181.776 | 30.499 |
| DNQ | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 181.384 | 30.565 |
| DNQ | 66 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | 181.123 | 30.609 |
| DNQ | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 181.029 | 30.625 |
# 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
| 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 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 187.380 | 29.587 | 182.003 | 14 | 5.377 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 187.070 | 29.636 | 183.680 | 1 | 3.390 | 15 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 187.063 | 29.637 | 181.378 | 21 | 5.685 | 3 |
| 4 | 33 | 33 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 186.881 | 29.666 | 183.588 | 2 | 3.293 | 4 |
| 5 | 24 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 186.881 | 29.666 | 182.838 | 9 | 4.043 | 6 |
| 6 | 35 | 35 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 186.818 | 29.676 | 181.794 | 17 | 5.024 | 20 |
| 7 | 28 | 28 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 186.711 | 29.693 | 183.037 | 7 | 3.674 | 9 |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 186.711 | 29.693 | 183.497 | 3 | 3.214 | 19 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 186.692 | 29.696 | 183.400 | 4 | 3.292 | 24 |
| 10 | 29 | 29 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 186.667 | 29.700 | 183.115 | 6 | 3.552 | 16 |
| 11 | 27 | 27 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 186.234 | 29.769 | 181.384 | 20 | 4.850 | 10 |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 186.171 | 29.779 | 179.982 | 31 | 6.189 | 13 |
| 13 | 32 | 32 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 186.128 | 29.786 | 181.123 | 24 | 5.005 | 17 |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 186.040 | 29.800 | 183.303 | 5 | 2.737 | 12 |
| 15 | 23 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 185.978 | 29.810 | 182.609 | 10 | 3.369 | 11 |
| 16 | 20 | 19 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 185.972 | 29.811 | 182.549 | 12 | 3.423 | 22 |
| 17 | 16 | 16 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 185.238 | 29.929 | 181.242 | 23 | 3.996 | 14 |
| 18 | 26 | 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 184.911 | 29.982 | 181.920 | 15 | 2.991 | 2 |
| 19 | 25 | 25 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 184.892 | 29.985 | 182.862 | 8 | 2.030 | 23 |
| 20 | 19 | 18 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 184.757 | 30.007 | 181.735 | 18 | 3.022 | 28 |
| 21 | 2 | 2 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 184.726 | 30.012 | 181.319 | 22 | 3.407 | 29 |
| 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 184.671 | 30.021 | 180.922 | 26 | 3.749 | 30 |
| 23 | 39 | 39 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 184.603 | 30.032 | 179.819 | 33 | 4.784 | 41-IN |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 184.572 | 30.037 | 180.187 | 29 | 4.385 | 33 |
| 25 | 31 | 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 184.437 | 30.059 | 181.711 | 19 | 2.726 | 18 |
| 26 | 17 | 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 184.431 | 30.060 | 179.691 | 34 | 4.740 | 7 |
| 27 | 11 | 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 184.333 | 30.076 | 181.908 | 16 | 2.425 | 31 |
| 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 184.290 | 30.083 | 182.075 | 13 | 2.215 | 25 |
| 29 | 8 | 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 184.272 | 30.086 | 178.804 | 41 | 5.468 | 1 |
| 30 | 14 | 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 184.186 | 30.100 | 180.211 | 28 | 3.975 | 8 |
| 31 | 13 | 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 184.143 | 30.107 | 180.234 | 27 | 3.909 | 21 |
| 32 | 7 | 7 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 184.058 | 30.121 | 180.123 | 30 | 3.935 | 27 |
| 33 | 21 | 20 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 183.503 | 30.212 | 179.139 | 37 | 4.364 | 26 |
| 34 | 45 | 45 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 183.097 | 30.279 | 179.603 | 35 | 3.494 | 42-IN |
| 35 | 37 | 37 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 183.055 | 30.286 | 178.844 | 38 | 4.211 | 36-IN |
| 36 | 34 | 34 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 183.043 | 30.288 | 182.603 | 11 | 0.440 | 34 |
| 37 | 41 | 41 | 38 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 182.982 | 30.298 | 179.918 | 32 | 3.064 | 37-IN |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 182.904 | 30.311 | 178.626 | 42 | 4.278 | 39-IN |
| 39 | 43 | 43 | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 182.880 | 30.315 | 179.435 | 36 | 3.445 | 44-IN |
| 40 | 46 | 46 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC] | Ford | 182.380 | 30.398 | 178.839 | 40 | 3.541 | 45-IN |
| 41 | 44 | 44 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 182.326 | 30.407 | 180.946 | 25 | 1.380 | 40-IN |
| 42 | 42 | 42 | 32 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 181.776 | 30.499 | 0.000 | x | 181.776 | 47-DQ |
| 43 | 47 | 47 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 181.384 | 30.565 | 177.835 | 43 | 3.549 | 38-DQ |
| 44 | 36 | 36 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | 181.123 | 30.609 | 177.125 | 44 | 3.998 | 43-DQ |
| 45 | 18 | 23 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 181.111 | 30.611 | 178.839 | 39 | 2.272 | 32 |
| 46 | 40 | 40 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 181.029 | 30.625 | 176.786 | 45 | 4.243 | 46-DQ |
| 47 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Toyota | 177.573 | 31.221 | 171.630 | 46 | 5.943 | 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
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Emory Healthcare 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, September 04, 2010 @ 11:09 AM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 183.400 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 181.319 | 22 | 29 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 183.680 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 181.378 | 21 | 3 |
| 5 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 180.187 | 29 | 33 |
| 6 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 182.075 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 180.123 | 30 | 27 |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 178.804 | 41 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Toyota | 171.630 | 46 | 35 |
| 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 183.303 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 181.908 | 16 | 31 |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 179.982 | 31 | 13 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 180.234 | 27 | 21 |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 180.211 | 28 | 8 |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 183.497 | 3 | 19 |
| 16 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 181.242 | 23 | 14 |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 179.691 | 34 | 7 |
| 18 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 178.839 | 39 | 32 |
| 19 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 181.735 | 18 | 28 |
| 20 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 182.549 | 12 | 22 |
| 21 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 179.139 | 37 | 26 |
| 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 180.922 | 26 | 30 |
| 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 182.609 | 10 | 11 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 182.838 | 9 | 6 |
| 25 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 182.862 | 8 | 23 |
| 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 181.920 | 15 | 2 |
| 27 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 181.384 | 20 | 10 |
| 28 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 183.037 | 7 | 9 |
| 29 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 183.115 | 6 | 16 |
| 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 182.003 | 14 | 5 |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 181.711 | 19 | 18 |
| 32 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 181.123 | 24 | 17 |
| 33 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 183.588 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 182.603 | 11 | 34 |
| 35 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 181.794 | 17 | 20 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not currently in the Top 35 of Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | 177.125 | 44 | 43 |
| 37 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 178.844 | 38 | 36 |
| 38 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 178.626 | 42 | 39 |
| 39 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 179.819 | 33 | 41 |
| 40 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 176.786 | 45 | 46 |
| 41 | 38 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 179.918 | 32 | 37 |
| 42 | 32 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 0.000 | x | 47 |
| 43 | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 179.435 | 36 | 44 |
| 44 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 180.946 | 25 | 40 |
| 45 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 179.603 | 35 | 42 |
| 46 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC] | Ford | 178.839 | 40 | 45 |
| 47 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 177.835 | 43 | 38 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
Drivers in MAROON will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
BUT has a past champions provisional available if needed, only one is used, so if there are two or more past champs
the driver who has won the championship most recently, gets the spot.
# 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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