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October 2009 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, 183.870, finished 37th
February 2009 Pole Sitter: #83-Brian Vickers, 183.439, finished 10th
Track Qualifying Record: #5-Kyle Busch, Feb 2005, 188.425mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Mike Skinner, 42 years, 10 months, 2 days, 4/30/2000
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 19 years, 9 months, 25 days, 2/27/2005
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #5-Martin, 182.927mph, scheduled to qualify 13th out of 46 drivers
Qualifying Fast Facts - Auto Club 500:
Jamie McMurray won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Auto Club 500 with a lap of 39.185 seconds, 183.744 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 260 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in 14 races at Auto Club Speedway.
Juan Pablo Montoya (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2010 and his third in seven races at Auto Club Speedway. This marks the first time that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates has claimed both front row starting positions.
Clint Bowyer (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second in two races this season.
Kevin Conway (38th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-19-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Friday, February 19, 2010 at 6:40pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 6:30pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
Qualifying Re-Air: on SPEED at 11:00pm/et
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#33-Bowyer, 1st out to qualify, 183.127 mph, starts 3rd
#1-McMurray, 25th out to qualify, 183.744 mph, 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:
#66-Dave Blaney, 182.908 mph
#82-Scott Speed, 182.195 mph
#36-Mike Bliss, 181.749 mph
#09-Aric Almirola, 181.315 mph
#55-Michael McDowell, 180.895 mph
#71-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 180.587 mph
#87-Joe Nemechek, 180.755 mph
#13-Max-Papis, 180.501 mph
will miss the race:
#90-Casey Mears, 179.915 mph
#35-Johnny Sauter, 178.940 mph
#46-Terry Cook, 178.064mph
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#37-Kevin Conway, 179.292 mph, starts 40th
#46-Terry Cook (X), 178.064mph, DNQ
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
Some Qualifying Notes:
#26-Boris Said went on the 5 minute clock after being unable to be take the green on his first attempt. He was unable to get back on track and did not make an attempt and had to use owners points to make the race.
Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #1-McMurray, 183.744, starts 1st
Ford: #9-Kahne, 182.913, starts 4th
Toyota: #66-Blaney, 182.908, starts 5th
Dodge: #77-Hornish, 182.811, starts 8th
Race info at: Race Info Page
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, February 19, 2010 @ 08:14 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Sponsor & Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 183.744 | 39.185 |
| 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 183.477 | 39.242 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 183.127 | 39.317 |
| 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 182.913 | 39.363 |
| 5 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 182.908 | 39.364 |
| 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 182.899 | 39.366 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevy | 182.890 | 39.368 |
| 8 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Auto Club Dodge | 182.811 | 39.385 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 182.788 | 39.390 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 182.741 | 39.400 |
| 11 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 182.597 | 39.431 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 182.292 | 39.497 |
| 13 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 182.195 | 39.518 |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 182.085 | 39.542 |
| 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 181.974 | 39.566 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevy | 181.882 | 39.586 |
| 17 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevy | 181.749 | 39.615 |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 181.726 | 39.620 |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 181.671 | 39.632 |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 181.502 | 39.669 |
| 21 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | AAA Insurance Dodge Dodge | 181.333 | 39.706 |
| 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 181.324 | 39.708 |
| 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 181.315 | 39.710 |
| 24 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 181.315 | 39.710 |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 181.301 | 39.713 |
| 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Armor All Toyota | 181.228 | 39.729 |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy Juice / National Guard Chevy | 181.109 | 39.755 |
| 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 181.055 | 39.767 |
| 29 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 181.041 | 39.770 |
| 30 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 180.895 | 39.802 |
| 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 180.768 | 39.830 |
| 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 180.755 | 39.833 |
| 33 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 180.587 | 39.870 |
| 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 180.524 | 39.884 |
| 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 180.325 | 39.928 |
| 36 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 180.081 | 39.982 |
| 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 179.919 | 40.018 |
| 38 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 179.292 | 40.158 |
| 39 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 178.975 | 40.229 |
| 40-OP | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville Toyota | 176.302 | 40.839 |
| 41-OP | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 176.207 | 40.861 |
| 42-OP | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 43 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 180.501 | 39.889 |
| DNQ | 90 | Casey Mears | Keyed Up Motorsports | 179.915 | 40.019 |
| DNQ | 35 | Johnny Sauter | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 178.940 | 40.237 |
| DNQ | 46 | Terry Cook # | Whitney Motorsports Dodge | 178.064 | 40.435 |
# 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 | 25 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 183.744 | 39.185 | 181.593 | 6 | 2.151 | 23 |
| 2 | 27 | 27 | 42 | Juan PabloMontoya | Chevy | 183.477 | 39.242 | 182.320 | 3 | 1.157 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 183.127 | 39.317 | 181.639 | 5 | 1.488 | 15 |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 182.913 | 39.363 | 179.542 | 29 | 3.371 | 10 |
| 5 | 45 | 44 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 182.908 | 39.364 | 179.712 | 24 | 3.196 | 42-IN |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 182.899 | 39.366 | 181.575 | 7 | 1.324 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 182.890 | 39.368 | 181.566 | 8 | 1.324 | 1 |
| 8 | 26 | 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 182.811 | 39.385 | 180.864 | 11 | 1.947 | 28 |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 182.788 | 39.390 | 180.180 | 17 | 2.608 | 13 |
| 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 182.741 | 39.400 | 182.927 | 1 | -0.186 | 2 |
| 11 | 31 | 31 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 182.597 | 39.431 | 180.023 | 19 | 2.574 | 16 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 182.292 | 39.497 | 181.406 | 9 | 0.886 | 4 |
| 13 | 36 | 34 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 182.195 | 39.518 | 179.991 | 20 | 2.204 | 36-IN |
| 14 | 22 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 182.085 | 39.542 | 181.869 | 4 | 0.216 | 17 |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 181.974 | 39.566 | 179.623 | 27 | 2.351 | 27 |
| 16 | 24 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 181.882 | 39.586 | 179.834 | 22 | 2.048 | 6 |
| 17 | 39 | 38 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 181.749 | 39.615 | 180.081 | 18 | 1.668 | 41-IN |
| 18 | 21 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 181.726 | 39.620 | 182.449 | 2 | -0.723 | 9 |
| 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 181.671 | 39.632 | 181.118 | 10 | 0.553 | 20 |
| 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 181.502 | 39.669 | 177.936 | 36 | 3.566 | 14 |
| 21 | 29 | 29 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 181.333 | 39.706 | 180.433 | 14 | 0.900 | 30 |
| 22 | 3 | 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 181.324 | 39.708 | 179.256 | 31 | 2.068 | 21 |
| 23 | 18 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 181.315 | 39.710 | 179.024 | 33 | 2.291 | 12 |
| 24 | 40 | 39 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 181.315 | 39.710 | 179.533 | 30 | 1.782 | 38-IN |
| 25 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 181.301 | 39.713 | 180.279 | 15 | 1.022 | 5 |
| 26 | 15 | 15 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 181.228 | 39.729 | 179.933 | 21 | 1.295 | 18 |
| 27 | 28 | 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 181.109 | 39.755 | 179.686 | 25 | 1.423 | 25 |
| 28 | 32 | 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 181.055 | 39.767 | 180.433 | 13 | 0.622 | 3 |
| 29 | 16 | 16 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | 181.041 | 39.770 | 180.528 | 12 | 0.513 | 29 |
| 30 | 38 | 37 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 180.895 | 39.802 | 176.471 | 43 | 4.424 | none-IN |
| 31 | 9 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 180.768 | 39.830 | 180.275 | 16 | 0.493 | 11 |
| 32 | 43 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 180.755 | 39.833 | 178.869 | 34 | 1.886 | 39-IN |
| 33 | 42 | 41 | 71 | Bobby Labonte [PC1] | Chevy | 180.587 | 39.870 | 178.762 | 35 | 1.825 | 37-IN |
| 34 | 8 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 180.524 | 39.884 | 179.668 | 26 | 0.856 | 32 |
| 35 | 44 | 43 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 180.501 | 39.889 | 179.582 | 28 | 0.919 | 43-IN |
| 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 180.325 | 39.928 | 175.695 | 44 | 4.630 | 7 |
| 37 | 19 | 19 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 180.081 | 39.982 | 179.762 | 23 | 0.319 | 24 |
| 38 | 23 | 23 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 179.919 | 40.018 | 179.100 | 32 | 0.819 | 26 |
| 39 | 41 | 40 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 179.915 | 40.019 | 177.296 | 40 | 2.619 | none - DNQ |
| 40 | 33 | 33 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 179.292 | 40.158 | 176.497 | 42 | 2.795 | 31 |
| 41 | 11 | 11 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 178.975 | 40.229 | 177.778 | 37 | 1.197 | 35 |
| 42 | 37 | 36 | 35 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 178.940 | 40.237 | 177.052 | 41 | 1.888 | none - DNQ |
| 43 | 46 | 45 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 178.064 | 40.435 | 175.657 | 45 | 2.407 | none - DNQ |
| 44 | 35 | 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 176.302 | 40.839 | 177.730 | 38 | -1.428 | 34 |
| 45 | 20 | 20 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 176.207 | 40.861 | 177.545 | 39 | -1.338 | 33 |
| 46 | 34 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 168.654 | 46 | -168.654 | 22 |
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
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, February 19, 2010 @ 02:28 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 181.639 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 179.623 | 27 | 27 |
| 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 179.256 | 31 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 181.406 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 181.575 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 180.180 | 17 | 13 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 181.566 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 179.668 | 26 | 32 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 180.275 | 16 | 11 |
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 175.695 | 44 | 7 |
| 11 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 177.778 | 37 | 35 |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 179.542 | 29 | 10 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 182.927 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 177.936 | 36 | 14 |
| 15 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 179.933 | 21 | 18 |
| 16 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 180.528 | 12 | 29 |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 181.118 | 10 | 20 |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 179.024 | 33 | 12 |
| 19 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 179.762 | 23 | 24 |
| 20 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 177.545 | 39 | 33 |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 182.449 | 2 | 9 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 181.869 | 4 | 17 |
| 23 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 179.100 | 32 | 26 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 179.834 | 22 | 6 |
| 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 181.593 | 6 | 23 |
| 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 180.864 | 11 | 28 |
| 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 182.320 | 3 | 8 |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 179.686 | 25 | 25 |
| 29 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 180.433 | 14 | 30 |
| 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 180.279 | 15 | 5 |
| 31 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 180.023 | 19 | 16 |
| 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 180.433 | 13 | 3 |
| 33 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 176.497 | 42 | 31 |
| 34 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | 168.654 | 46 | 22 |
| 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 177.730 | 38 | 34 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not in Top 35 2009 Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 179.991 | 20 | 36 |
| 37 | 35 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 177.052 | 41 | none |
| 38 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 176.471 | 43 | none |
| 39 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 180.081 | 18 | 41 |
| 40 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 179.533 | 30 | 38 |
| 41 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 177.296 | 40 | none |
| 42 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 178.762 | 35 | 37 |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 178.869 | 34 | 39 |
| 44 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 179.582 | 28 | 43 |
| 45 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 179.712 | 24 | 42 |
| 46 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 175.657 | 45 | none |
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
What happens if qualifying gets rained out? [very unlikely at Daytona, lots of extra days]
If it is the first five races of the season, the previous season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - Previous season Owner Points [position 1-35][top 35 teams do NOT need to attempt ALL the races]
#2) - Race winners from the previous and current season not already in the field
#3) - ALL Past Cup Champions not in by 1 or 2
#4) - Current season Owner Points [Top 35][not in by rules 1-3]
#5) - Current season race attempts ties broken by current owners points standings [not in by rules 1-4]
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