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2009 Pole Sitter: #5-Mark Martin, 175.758mph, finished 6th
Track Qualifying Record: #17-Matt Kenseth, 10/8/2005, 180.856mph
Oldest Kansas Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 8 months, 24 days, 10/2/2009
Youngest Pole Winner: Jason Leffler, 26 years, 0 months, 14 days, 9/30/2001
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #42-Montoya, 174.984mph, scheduled to qualify 5th out of 46 drivers
Kahne wins pole at Kansas: #9-Kasey Kahne won the Coors Pole for the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 174.644mph for his 3rd pole of 2010 and 19th of his career. Kahne has won 5 races from the pole. #98-Menard will start 2nd followed by #24-Gordon, #20-Logano, #16-Biffle, #39-Newman, #42-Montoya, #17-Kenseth, #2-Busch and #6-Ragan.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Elliott, #09-Labonte, #46-McDowell, #64-Cassill, #26-Carpentier, #13-Mears, #36-Yeley and #38-Blaney.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #87-Nemechek, #55-Bliss and #66-Leffler .
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Kansas Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(10-1-2010)
Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Kansas:
Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers:
[by current points standings]:
1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 12th
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 21st
3) #18-Kyle Busch, 19th
4) #2-Kurt Busch, 9th
5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 24th
6) #99-Carl Edwards, 31st
7) #31-Jeff Burton, 23rd
8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3rd
9) #16-Greg Biffle, 5th
10) #14-Tony Stewart, 14th
11) #17-Matt Kenseth, 8th
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 27th
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(10-1-2010)
Qualifying Fast Facts - Kansas:
Kasey Kahne won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods with a lap of 30.920 seconds, 174.644 mph.
This is his 19th pole in 245 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 15th top-10 start in 2010.
This is his second pole in seven races at Kansas Speedway.
Paul Menard (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2010 and his second in four races at Kansas Speedway.
Jeff Gordon (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his 15th in 29 races this season.
Kevin Conway (41st) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-1-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for Friday, September 24, 2010 at 4:40pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 4:30pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: 9:30pm/et & 2:00 am/et on SPEED
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#77-Hornish Jr., 1st out to qualify, 173.227mph, starts 18th
#42-Montoya, 5th out to qualify, 173.952mph, starts 7th
#9-Kahne, 10th out to qualify, 174.644mph, 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
[46 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#21-Bill Elliott [PC2], 173.751
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 173.321
#46-Michael McDowell, 172.612
#64-Landon Cassill, 171.985
#26-Patrick Carpentier, 171.734
#13-Casey Mears, 171.630
#36-J.J. Yeley, 171.396
#38-Dave Blaney, 171.265
will miss the race:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 171.255
#55-Mike Bliss, 170.557
#66-Jason Leffler, 169.465
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#7-Kevin Conway, 170.309mph, starts 41st
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
Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, October 01, 2010 @ 04:54 PM Central
NOTE: #5-Martin & #47-Ambrose teams changed engines during practice on Friday,
so both will fall to the rear of the field on Sunday before the green flag
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 174.644 | 30.920 |
| 2 | 98 | Paul Menard | Zecol/Menards Ford | 174.469 | 30.951 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 174.430 | 30.958 |
| 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 174.312 | 30.979 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Sherwin Williams Ford | 174.255 | 30.989 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 174.149 | 31.008 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 173.952 | 31.043 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 173.902 | 31.052 |
| 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Operation Home Front/Miller Lite Dodge | 173.874 | 31.057 |
| 10 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 173.768 | 31.076 |
| 11 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 173.751 | 31.079 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 173.700 | 31.088 |
| 13 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 173.622 | 31.102 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 173.416 | 31.139 |
| 15 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley/Susan G. Komen Ford | 173.377 | 31.146 |
| 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 173.349 | 31.151 |
| 17 | 09 | Bobby Labonte | Phoenix Construction Chevy Chevy | 173.321 | 31.156 |
| 18 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | AAA Dodge | 173.227 | 31.173 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 173.177 | 31.182 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 173.077 | 31.200 |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Johns Manville Chevy | 173.038 | 31.207 |
| 22 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 173.033 | 31.208 |
| 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 173.021 | 31.210 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 172.961 | 31.221 |
| 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA/Susan G. Komen Toyota | 172.933 | 31.226 |
| 26 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 172.883 | 31.235 |
| 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 172.789 | 31.252 |
| 28 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 172.706 | 31.267 |
| 29 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Cash America Chevy | 172.612 | 31.284 |
| 30 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 172.557 | 31.294 |
| 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 172.529 | 31.299 |
| 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Toyota | 172.408 | 31.321 |
| 33 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 172.046 | 31.387 |
| 34 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Red Bull Toyota | 172.024 | 31.391 |
| 35 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Little Joe's Autos Toyota | 171.985 | 31.398 |
| 36 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Air Guard Ford | 171.734 | 31.444 |
| 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 171.723 | 31.446 |
| 38 | 37 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 171.510 | 31.485 |
| 39 | 36 | J J Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 171.396 | 31.506 |
| 40 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 170.719 | 31.631 |
| 41-OP | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Toyota | 170.719 | 31.631 |
| 42-OP | 71 | Tony Raines | TRG Motorsports/TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 169.438 | 31.870 |
| 43 | 38 | Dave Blaney | A&W All American Food Ford | 171.265 | 31.530 |
| DNQ | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 171.255 | 31.532 |
| DNQ | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 170.557 | 31.661 |
| DNQ | 66 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 169.465 | 31.865 |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
a driver/car# in GREEN is a driver in the Chase for the Sprint Cup
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 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 174.644 | 30.920 | 173.210 | 22 | 1.434 | 19 |
| 2 | 31 | 31 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 174.469 | 30.951 | 174.436 | 4 | 0.033 | 23 |
| 3 | 29 | 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 174.430 | 30.958 | 173.433 | 18 | 0.997 | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 174.312 | 30.979 | 174.115 | 8 | 0.197 | 20 |
| 5 | 30 | 30 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 174.255 | 30.989 | 173.656 | 15 | 0.599 | 9 |
| 6 | 33 | 33 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 174.149 | 31.008 | 174.921 | 2 | -0.772 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 173.952 | 31.043 | 174.984 | 1 | -1.032 | 15 |
| 8 | 26 | 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 173.902 | 31.052 | 173.969 | 11 | -0.067 | 11 |
| 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 173.874 | 31.057 | 173.885 | 13 | -0.011 | 4 |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 173.768 | 31.076 | 173.405 | 19 | 0.363 | 25 |
| 11 | 39 | 39 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC2] | Ford | 173.751 | 31.079 | 172.977 | 27 | 0.774 | 45-IN |
| 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 173.700 | 31.088 | 174.036 | 9 | -0.336 | 1 |
| 13 | 32 | 32 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 173.622 | 31.102 | 171.953 | 33 | 1.669 | 31 |
| 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 173.416 | 31.139 | 173.913 | 12 | -0.497 | 10 |
| 15 | 24 | 24 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 173.377 | 31.146 | 172.326 | 29 | 1.051 | 29 |
| 16 | 21 | 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 173.349 | 31.151 | 174.031 | 10 | -0.682 | 17 |
| 17 | 37 | 37 | 09 | Bobby Labonte [PC1] | Chevy | 173.321 | 31.156 | 173.082 | 23 | 0.239 | 38-IN |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 173.227 | 31.173 | 173.874 | 14 | -0.647 | 28 |
| 19 | 15 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 173.177 | 31.182 | 173.077 | 24 | 0.100 | 3 |
| 20 | 25 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 173.077 | 31.200 | 173.394 | 20 | -0.317 | 18 |
| 21 | 20 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 173.038 | 31.207 | 174.723 | 3 | -1.685 | 2 |
| 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 173.033 | 31.208 | 174.436 | 5 | -1.403 | 14 |
| 23 | 17 | 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 173.021 | 31.210 | 173.010 | 26 | 0.011 | 7 |
| 24 | 34 | 34 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 172.960 | 31.221 | 173.511 | 17 | -0.551 | 5 |
| 25 | 28 | 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 172.923 | 21.228 | 171.969 | 32 | 0.954 | 22 |
| 26 | 12 | 11 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 172.883 | 31.235 | 173.606 | 16 | -0.723 | 26 |
| 27 | 6 | 6 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 172.789 | 31.252 | 174.121 | 7 | -1.332 | 12 |
| 28 | 23 | 23 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 172.706 | 31.267 | 0.000 | x | 172.706 | 16 |
| 29 | 43 | 43 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 172.612 | 31.284 | 171.000 | 39 | 1.612 | 42-IN |
| 30 | 27 | 27 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 172.557 | 21.294 | 173.244 | 21 | -0.687 | 21 |
| 31 | 8 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 172.529 | 31.299 | 174.239 | 6 | -1.710 | 6 |
| 32 | 10 | 16 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 172.408 | 31.321 | 167.931 | 44 | 4.477 | 24 |
| 33 | 18 | 18 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 172.046 | 31.387 | 172.822 | 28 | -0.776 | 30 |
| 34 | 22 | 22 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 172.024 | 31.391 | 172.221 | 31 | -0.197 | 27 |
| 35 | 38 | 38 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 171.985 | 31.398 | 171.690 | 35 | 0.295 | 46-IN |
| 36 | 42 | 42 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 171.734 | 31.444 | 170.783 | 40 | 0.951 | 37-IN |
| 37 | 40 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 171.630 | 31.463 | 173.033 | 25 | -1.403 | 40-IN |
| 38 | 3 | 2 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 171.510 | 31.485 | 172.304 | 30 | -0.794 | 32 |
| 39 | 45 | 45 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 171.396 | 31.506 | 171.608 | 36 | -0.212 | 39-IN |
| 40 | 44 | 44 | 38 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 171.265 | 31.530 | 171.712 | 34 | -0.447 | 36-IN |
| 41 | 36 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 171.255 | 31.532 | 171.314 | 37 | -0.059 | 41-DNQ |
| 42 | 7 | 7 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 170.719 | 31.631 | 171.282 | 38 | -0.563 | 33 |
| 43 | 46 | 46 | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 170.557 | 31.661 | 169.173 | 42 | 1.384 | 43-DNQ |
| 44 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Toyota | 170.309 | 31.707 | 168.450 | 43 | 1.859 | 35 |
| 45 | 41 | 41 | 66 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 169.465 | 31.865 | 167.874 | 45 | 1.591 | 44-DNQ |
| 46 | 3 | 3 | 71 | Tony Raines | Chevy | 169.438 | 31.870 | 169.460 | 41 | -0.022 | 34 |
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
Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, October 01, 2010 @ 12:48 PM Central
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 173.874 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 172.304 | 30 | 32 |
| 3 | 71 | Tony Raines | Chevy | 169.460 | 41 | 34 |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 174.436 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 174.984 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 174.121 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 171.282 | 38 | 33 |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 174.239 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 173.405 | 19 | 25 |
| 10 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 167.931 | 44 | 24 |
| 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 173.210 | 22 | 19 |
| 12 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 173.606 | 16 | 26 |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 173.913 | 12 | 10 |
| 14 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 173.885 | 13 | 4 |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 173.077 | 24 | 3 |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 174.036 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 173.010 | 26 | 7 |
| 18 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 172.822 | 28 | 30 |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 174.115 | 8 | 20 |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 174.723 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 174.031 | 10 | 17 |
| 22 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 172.221 | 31 | 27 |
| 23 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 0.000 | x | 16 |
| 24 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 172.326 | 29 | 29 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 173.394 | 20 | 18 |
| 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 173.969 | 11 | 11 |
| 27 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 173.244 | 21 | 21 |
| 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 171.969 | 32 | 22 |
| 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 173.433 | 18 | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 173.656 | 15 | 9 |
| 31 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 174.436 | 4 | 23 |
| 32 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 171.953 | 33 | 31 |
| 33 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 174.921 | 2 | 13 |
| 34 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 173.511 | 17 | 5 |
| 35 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Toyota | 168.450 | 43 | 35 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not currently in the Top 35 of Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 171.314 | 37 | 41 |
| 37 | 09 | Bobby Labonte [PC1] | Chevy | 173.082 | 23 | 38 |
| 38 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 171.690 | 35 | 46 |
| 39 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC2] | Ford | 172.977 | 27 | 45 |
| 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 173.033 | 25 | 40 |
| 41 | 66 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 167.874 | 45 | 44 |
| 42 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 170.783 | 40 | 37 |
| 43 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 171.000 | 39 | 42 |
| 44 | 38 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 171.712 | 34 | 36 |
| 45 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 171.608 | 36 | 39 |
| 46 | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 169.173 | 42 | 43 |
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)
Results by Season
(after each race back thru the season)
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2005 |
2004
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