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McMurray wins pole at Auto Club: #1-Jamie McMurray won the Coors Pole for the Pepsi Max 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 185.285mph for his 4th pole of 2010 and 7th of his career, McMurray has not won a race from the pole in his 6 other tries. #19-Sadler will start 2nd followed by #17-Kenseth, #42-Montoya, #9-Kahne, #56-Truex Jr., #16-Biffle, #48-Johnson, #88-Earnhardt Jr. and #20-Logano.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #13-Mears [starts 12th], #46-McDowell, #36-Yeley, #38-Gilliland, #66-Leffler, #87-Nemechek, #64-Cassill and #09-Labonte who uses a past champions provisional to make the race.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (2): #55-Bliss and #26-Carpentier.
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Auto Club Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(10-8-2010)
Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Auto Club:
Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Pepsi Max 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers:
[by current points standings]:
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 34th
3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 21st
4) #99-Carl Edwards, 20th
5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 17th
6) #2-Kurt Busch, 38th
7) #18-Kyle Busch, 16th
8) #16-Greg Biffle, 7th
9) #31-Jeff Burton, 15th
10) #14-Tony Stewart, 22nd
11) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3rd
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 13th
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(10-8-2010)
Qualifying Fast Facts - Auto Club:
#1-Jamie McMurray won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Pepsi MAX 400 with a lap of 38.859 seconds, 185.285 mph.
This is his seventh pole in 288 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 12th top-10 start in 2010.
This is his second pole in 15 races at Auto Club Speedway. McMurray won the pole here in February. He is the second driver to sweep poles in a season at Auto Club Speedway (Kurt Busch, 2006)
#19-Elliott Sadler (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2010 and his fifth in 19 races at Auto Club Speedway.
#17-Matt Kenseth (third) posted his third top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his seventh in 30 races this season.
Drivers not qualifying for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup took 5 of 6 starting positions.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-8-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Pepsi Max 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Friday, October 8, 2010 at 6:40pm/et.
TV: ESPN2 - 6:30pm/et
Radio: MRN 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)
#00-Reuitmann, 1st out to qualify, 182.648mph, starts ?
#20-Logano, 3rd out, 183.365mph, starts 10th
#16-Biffle, 12th out, 183.767mph, starts 7th
#42-Montoya, 18th out, 184.068mph, starts 4th
#1-McMurray, 25th out, 185.285, 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
[45 entered for 43 spots]:
will make the race, at least thru the Past Champ Provisional:
#09-Bobby Labonte
have qualified for the race:
#13-Casey Mears, 183.346
#46-Michael McDowell, 181.965
#36-J.J. Yeley, 181.883
#38-David Gilliland, 181.452
#66-Jason Leffler, 181.424
#87-Joe Nemechek, 181.196
#64-Landon Cassill, 181.014
#09-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 180.032 uses past champ prov
will miss the race:
#55-Mike Bliss, 180.650
#26-Patrick Carpentier, 179.753
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#7-Kevin Conway, 177.222mph, 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
Auto Club Speedway
Pepsi MAX 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, October 08, 2010 @ 05:07 PM Pacific
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 185.285 | 38.859 |
| 2 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Reynolds Wrap Ford | 184.407 | 39.044 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 184.096 | 39.110 |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 184.068 | 39.116 |
| 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 183.964 | 39.138 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 183.772 | 39.179 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 183.767 | 39.180 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevy | 183.702 | 39.194 |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 183.552 | 39.226 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 183.365 | 39.266 |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 183.360 | 39.267 |
| 12 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 183.346 | 39.270 |
| 13 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | The Hartford Chevy | 183.271 | 39.286 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevy | 183.220 | 39.297 |
| 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 183.211 | 39.299 |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 183.155 | 39.311 |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Pepsi Max Chevy | 183.057 | 39.332 |
| 18 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Freight Ford | 182.983 | 39.348 |
| 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Farm American Chevy | 182.941 | 39.357 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 182.904 | 39.365 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 182.797 | 39.388 |
| 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 182.788 | 39.390 |
| 23 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 182.648 | 39.420 |
| 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Vertis/Menards Ford | 182.528 | 39.446 |
| 25 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 182.219 | 39.513 |
| 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Toyota | 182.089 | 39.541 |
| 27 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Red Bull Toyota | 182.089 | 39.541 |
| 28 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Whitney's Collision Centers Chevy | 181.965 | 39.568 |
| 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 181.947 | 39.572 |
| 30 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 181.910 | 39.580 |
| 31 | 36 | J J Yeley | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 181.882 | 39.586 |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 181.452 | 39.680 |
| 33 | 66 | Jason Leffler | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 181.424 | 39.686 |
| 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 181.264 | 39.721 |
| 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 181.196 | 39.736 |
| 36 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Little Joe's Autos Toyota | 181.014 | 39.776 |
| 37 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 180.791 | 39.825 |
| 38 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Operation Home Front/Miller Lite Dodge | 180.591 | 39.869 |
| 39 | 37 | Dave Blaney | A&W All American Food Ford | 179.556 | 40.099 |
| 40-OP | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 178.077 | 40.432 |
| 41-OP | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Toyota | 177.222 | 40.627 |
| 42-OP | 71 | Andy Lally | The Media Barons Chevy | 177.152 | 40.643 |
| 43-PC | 09 | Bobby Labonte | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 180.032 | 39.993 |
| DNQ | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 180.650 | 39.856 |
| DNQ | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Air Guard Ford | 179.753 | 40.055 |
# 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 | 25 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 185.285 | 38.859 | 183.833 | 1 | 1.452 | 14 |
| 2 | 33 | 33 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 184.407 | 39.044 | 182.048 | 10 | 2.359 | 30 |
| 3 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 184.096 | 39.110 | 181.676 | 15 | 2.420 | 11 | |
| 4 | 18 | 18 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 184.068 | 39.116 | 182.806 | 6 | 1.262 | 16 |
| 5 | 32 | 32 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 183.964 | 39.138 | 181.676 | 16 | 2.288 | 21 |
| 6 | 27 | 27 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 183.772 | 39.179 | 182.278 | 8 | 1.494 | 22 |
| 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 183.767 | 39.180 | 183.239 | 3 | 0.528 | 8 |
| 8 | 29 | 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 183.702 | 39.194 | 182.140 | 9 | 1.562 | 1 |
| 9 | 24 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 183.552 | 39.226 | 181.159 | 22 | 2.393 | 17 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 183.365 | 39.266 | 181.237 | 20 | 2.128 | 20 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 183.360 | 39.267 | 182.950 | 5 | 0.410 | 15 |
| 12 | 38 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 183.346 | 39.270 | 181.087 | 23 | 2.259 | 38-IN |
| 13 | 26 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 183.271 | 39.286 | 181.726 | 14 | 1.545 | 12 |
| 14 | 15 | 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 183.220 | 39.297 | 182.016 | 12 | 1.204 | 13 |
| 15 | 20 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 183.211 | 39.299 | 181.260 | 19 | 1.951 | 9 |
| 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 183.155 | 39.311 | 183.006 | 4 | 0.149 | 7 |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 183.057 | 39.332 | 181.214 | 21 | 1.843 | 5 |
| 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 182.983 | 39.348 | 182.778 | 7 | 0.205 | 24 |
| 19 | 21 | 21 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 182.941 | 39.357 | 180.791 | 29 | 2.150 | 31 |
| 20 | 30 | 30 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 182.904 | 39.365 | 181.484 | 17 | 1.420 | 4 |
| 21 | 31 | 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 182.797 | 39.388 | 181.064 | 24 | 1.733 | 3 |
| 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 182.788 | 39.390 | 180.800 | 28 | 1.988 | 10 |
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 182.648 | 39.420 | 182.034 | 11 | 0.614 | 18 |
| 24 | 16 | 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 182.528 | 39.446 | 180.841 | 27 | 1.687 | 23 |
| 25 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 182.219 | 39.513 | 181.046 | 25 | 1.173 | 25 |
| 26 | 7 | 7 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 182.089 | 39.541 | 180.927 | 26 | 1.162 | 26 |
| 27 | 23 | 23 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 182.089 | 39.541 | 175.447 | 44 | 6.642 | 27 |
| 28 | 42 | 42 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 181.965 | 39.568 | 178.815 | 39 | 3.150 | 42-IN |
| 29 | 10 | 10 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 181.947 | 39.572 | 179.721 | 33 | 2.226 | 28 |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 181.910 | 39.580 | 183.407 | 2 | -1.497 | 19 |
| 31 | 41 | 41 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 181.883 | 39.586 | 179.623 | 34 | 2.260 | 40-IN |
| 32 | 36 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 181.452 | 39.680 | 178.980 | 37 | 2.472 | 36-IN |
| 33 | 39 | 39 | 66 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 181.424 | 39.686 | 180.221 | 30 | 1.203 | 44-IN |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 181.264 | 39.721 | 181.397 | 18 | -0.133 | 2 |
| 35 | 44 | 44 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 181.196 | 39.736 | 179.243 | 35 | 1.953 | 41-IN |
| 36 | 45 | 45 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 181.014 | 39.776 | 179.153 | 36 | 1.861 | 46-IN |
| 37 | 22 | 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 180.791 | 39.825 | 180.140 | 31 | 0.651 | 29 |
| 38 | 43 | 43 | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 180.650 | 39.856 | 180.050 | 32 | 0.600 | 43-DNQ |
| 39 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 180.591 | 39.869 | 181.763 | 13 | -1.172 | 6 |
| 40 | 37 | 37 | 09 | Bobby Labonte [PC] | Chevy | 180.032 | 39.993 | 178.846 | 38 | 1.186 | 39-IN |
| 41 | 40 | 40 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 179.753 | 40.055 | 177.725 | 41 | 2.028 | 37-DNQ |
| 42 | 35 | 35 | 37 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 179.556 | 40.099 | 178.280 | 40 | 1.276 | 32 |
| 43 | 19 | 19 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 178.077 | 40.432 | 174.808 | 45 | 3.269 | 33 |
| 44 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Toyota | 177.222 | 40.627 | 175.901 | 42 | 1.321 | 35 |
| 45 | 34 | 34 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevy | 177.152 | 40.643 | 175.494 | 43 | 1.658 | 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
Chase drivers are in GREEN
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
Qualifying Order
Auto Club Speedway
Pepsi MAX 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, October 08, 2010 @ 11:22 AM Pacific
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 182.034 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 183.407 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 181.237 | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 180.800 | 28 | 10 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 181.397 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 181.763 | 13 | 6 |
| 7 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 180.927 | 26 | 26 |
| 8 | 7 | Kevin Conway # | Toyota | 175.901 | 42 | 35 |
| 9 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 182.778 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 179.721 | 33 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 182.950 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 183.239 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 181.046 | 25 | 25 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 183.006 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 182.016 | 12 | 13 |
| 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 180.841 | 27 | 23 |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 181.214 | 21 | 5 |
| 18 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 182.806 | 6 | 16 |
| 19 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 174.808 | 45 | 33 |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 181.260 | 19 | 9 |
| 21 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 180.791 | 29 | 31 |
| 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 180.140 | 31 | 29 |
| 23 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 175.447 | 44 | 27 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 181.159 | 22 | 17 |
| 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 183.833 | 1 | 14 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 181.726 | 14 | 12 |
| 27 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 182.278 | 8 | 22 |
| 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 181.676 | 15 | 11 |
| 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 182.140 | 9 | 1 |
| 30 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 181.484 | 17 | 4 |
| 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 181.064 | 24 | 3 |
| 32 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 181.676 | 16 | 21 |
| 33 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 182.048 | 10 | 30 |
| 34 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevy | 175.494 | 43 | 34 |
| 35 | 37 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 178.280 | 40 | 32 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not currently in the Top 35 of Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 178.980 | 37 | 36 |
| 37 | 09 | Bobby Labonte [PC] | Chevy | 178.846 | 38 | 39 |
| 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 181.087 | 23 | 38 |
| 39 | 66 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 180.221 | 30 | 44 |
| 40 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 177.725 | 41 | 37 |
| 41 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 179.623 | 34 | 40 |
| 42 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 178.815 | 39 | 42 |
| 43 | 55 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 180.050 | 32 | 43 |
| 44 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 179.243 | 35 | 41 |
| 45 | 64 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 179.153 | 36 | 46 |
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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(after each race back thru the season)
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