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April 2010 Pole Sitter: #14-Tony Stewart, 191.327mph, finished 32nd
November 2009 Pole Winner: #24-Jeff Gordon, 191.117 mph, finished 13th
Track Pole Record: #25-Brian Vickers, 196.235, 11/3/2006
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #16-Biffle, 193.340mph, scheduled to qualify 12th out of 49 drivers
Sadler wins pole at Texas: #19-Elliott Sadler won the Coors Pole for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 195.397mph for his 1st pole of 2010 and 8th of his career, Sadler's last pole came at Talladega in May 2006. #16-Biffle will start 2nd followed by #99-Edwards, #42-Montoya, #6-Ragan, #2-Busch, #33-Bowyer, #78-Smith, #5-Martin and #43-Allmendinger.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #10-BLabonte, #38-Gilliland, #87-Nemechek, #13-Mears, #26-Carpentier, #66-Bliss and #09-Cassill.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (6): #81-Riggs, #36-Yeley, #46-McDowell, #64-Green, #23-Wise and #92-Keselowski.
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Texas Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(11-5-2010)
Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:
Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers:
[by current points standings]:
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, starts 17th
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 30th
3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 26th
4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 15th
5) #18-Kyle Busch, 29th
6) #99-Carl Edwards, 3rd
7) #14-Tony Stewart, 11th
8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 19th
9) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th
10) #31-Jeff Burton, 16th
11) #16-Greg Biffle, 2nd
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 7th
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(11-5-2010)
Qualifying Fast Facts - Texas:
Elliott Sadler won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.636 seconds, 195.397 mph.
This is his eighth pole in 427 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2010. Sadler's last pole came on May 1, 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway.
This is his first pole in 18 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Greg Biffle (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2010 and his seventh in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 13th in 34 races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(11-5-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, November 5, 2010 at 4:40pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED 4:30pm/et
Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN) only on 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, 191.891mph, starts 18th
#2-Busch, 2nd out, 193.375, starts 6th
#16-Biffle, 12th out, 193.653, starts 2nd
#19-Sadler, 13th out, 195.397, 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
[49 entered for 43 spots]:
will make the race, at least thru the Past Champ Provisional:
#10-Bobby Labonte
have qualified for the race:
#21-Trevor Bayne, 191.090
#10-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 190.846
#38-David Gilliland, 190.201
#87-Joe Nemechek, 190.121
#13-Casey Mears, 189.720
#26-Patrick Carpentier, 189.255 (2nd lap)
#66-Mike Bliss, 189.201
#09-Landon Cassill, 188.996 (2nd lap)
will miss the race:
#36-J.J. Yeley, 188.673
#81-Scott Riggs, 188.653
#46-Michael McDowell, 187.582
#64-Jeff Green, 187.169
#23-Josh Wise, 185.944
#92-Brian Keselowski, 182.076
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#7-Kevin Conway, DNR
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
Texas Motor Speedway
AAA Texas 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, November 05, 2010 @ 05:00 PM Central
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 195.397 | 27.636 |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | American Red Cross Ford | 193.653 | 27.885 |
| 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 193.646 | 27.886 |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Lysol Chevy | 193.479 | 27.910 |
| 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 193.424 | 27.918 |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Operation Home Front / Miller Lite Dodge | 193.375 | 27.925 |
| 7 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 193.320 | 27.933 |
| 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 193.216 | 27.948 |
| 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 193.175 | 27.954 |
| 10 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 193.092 | 27.966 |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevy | 193.078 | 27.968 |
| 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Ford | 192.775 | 28.012 |
| 13 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Budweiser Ford | 192.603 | 28.037 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevy | 192.369 | 28.071 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 191.993 | 28.126 |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 191.986 | 28.127 |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 191.939 | 28.134 |
| 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Outdoors Toyota | 191.891 | 28.141 |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 191.884 | 28.142 |
| 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 191.768 | 28.159 |
| 21 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts / Susan G. Komen Toyota | 191.748 | 28.162 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 191.741 | 28.163 |
| 23 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 191.673 | 28.173 |
| 24 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 191.598 | 28.184 |
| 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat Chevy | 191.564 | 28.189 |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 191.557 | 28.190 |
| 27 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | AAA Dodge | 191.530 | 28.194 |
| 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 191.090 | 28.259 |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 191.056 | 28.264 |
| 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 190.968 | 28.277 |
| 31 | 10 | Bobby Labonte | Gander Mountain Outdoors Chevy | 190.846 | 28.295 |
| 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Tom Thumb Toyota | 190.833 | 28.297 |
| 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 190.201 | 28.391 |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | HostGator.com Toyota | 190.121 | 28.403 |
| 35 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 189.720 | 28.463 |
| 36 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 189.633 | 28.476 |
| 37 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Air Guard Ford | 189.255 | 28.533 |
| 38 | 66 | Mike Bliss | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 189.201 | 28.541 |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | MAPEI / Menards Toyota | 188.851 | 28.594 |
| 40-OP | 71 | Andy Lally | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 188.627 | 28.628 |
| 41-OP | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 187.337 | 28.825 |
| 42-OP | 37 | Dave Blaney | A&W All American Food Ford | 185.663 | 29.085 |
| 43 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 188.996 | 28.572 |
| DNQ | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 188.673 | 28.621 |
| DNQ | 81 | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 188.653 | 28.624 |
| DNQ | 46 | Michael McDowell | Cash America Chevy | 187.852 | 28.746 |
| DNQ | 64 | Jeff Green | Toyota | 187.169 | 28.851 |
| DNQ | 23 | Josh Wise | North Texas Pipe Toyota | 185.944 | 29.041 |
| DNQ | 92 | Brian Keselowski | Dodge | 182.076 | 29.658 |
# 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 | 13 | 13 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 195.397 | 27.636 | 192.055 | 5 | 3.342 | 28 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 193.653 | 27.885 | 193.340 | 1 | 0.313 | 11 |
| 3 | 28 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 193.646 | 27.886 | 192.836 | 2 | 0.810 | 6 |
| 4 | 22 | 22 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 193.479 | 27.910 | 192.321 | 3 | 1.158 | 16 |
| 5 | 34 | 34 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 193.424 | 27.918 | 191.076 | 12 | 2.348 | 24 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 193.375 | 27.925 | 190.282 | 22 | 3.093 | 9 |
| 7 | 29 | 29 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 193.320 | 27.933 | 189.860 | 25 | 3.460 | 12 |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 193.216 | 27.948 | 192.041 | 6 | 1.175 | 31 |
| 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 193.174 | 27.954 | 189.520 | 30 | 3.654 | 14 |
| 10 | 21 | 21 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 193.092 | 27.966 | 191.394 | 10 | 1.698 | 21 |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 193.078 | 27.968 | 190.691 | 17 | 2.387 | 7 |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 192.775 | 28.012 | 191.952 | 7 | 0.823 | 23 |
| 13 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 192.603 | 28.037 | 189.268 | 32 | 3.335 | 22 |
| 14 | 19 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 192.369 | 28.071 | 190.624 | 18 | 1.745 | 15 |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 191.992 | 28.126 | 190.409 | 20 | 1.583 | 4 |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 191.986 | 28.127 | 188.996 | 35 | 2.990 | 10 |
| 17 | 17 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 191.939 | 28.134 | 191.795 | 9 | 0.144 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 191.891 | 28.141 | 191.090 | 11 | 0.801 | 18 |
| 19 | 24 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 191.884 | 28.142 | 192.308 | 4 | -0.424 | 8 |
| 20 | 27 | 27 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 191.768 | 28.159 | 189.567 | 28 | 2.201 | 17 |
| 21 | 31 | 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 191.748 | 28.162 | 191.898 | 8 | -0.150 | 20 |
| 22 | 32 | 32 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 191.741 | 28.163 | 191.049 | 13 | 0.692 | 19 |
| 23 | 25 | 25 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 191.673 | 28.173 | 188.686 | 37 | 2.987 | 30 |
| 24 | 26 | 26 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 191.598 | 28.184 | 190.034 | 23 | 1.564 | 26 |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 191.564 | 28.189 | 191.042 | 14 | 0.522 | 13 |
| 26 | 15 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 191.557 | 28.190 | 189.813 | 27 | 1.744 | 3 |
| 27 | 16 | 15 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 191.530 | 28.194 | 190.523 | 19 | 1.007 | 29 |
| 28 | 45 | 45 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 191.090 | 28.259 | 190.853 | 16 | 0.237 | 45-IN |
| 29 | 35 | 35 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 191.056 | 28.264 | 191.022 | 15 | 0.034 | 5 |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 190.968 | 28.277 | 189.553 | 29 | 1.415 | 2 |
| 31 | 46 | 46 | 10 | Bobby Labonte [PC] | Chevy | 190.846 | 28.295 | 190.402 | 21 | 0.444 | 50-IN |
| 32 | 6 | 6 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 190.833 | 28.897 | 189.847 | 26 | 0.986 | 27 |
| 33 | 44 | 44 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 190.201 | 28.391 | 189.076 | 34 | 1.125 | 36-IN |
| 34 | 49 | 49 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 190.121 | 28.403 | 188.501 | 38 | 1.620 | 41-IN |
| 35 | 48 | 48 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 189.720 | 28.463 | 188.877 | 36 | 0.843 | 38-IN |
| 36 | 14 | 19 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 189.633 | 28.476 | 189.401 | 31 | 0.232 | 25 |
| 37 | 39 | 39 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 189.255 | 28.833 | 186.916 | 44 | 2.339 | 37-IN |
| 38 | 37 | 37 | 66 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 189.201 | 28.541 | 189.122 | 33 | 0.079 | 44-IN |
| 39 | 41 | 41 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 188.996 | 28.572 | 188.416 | 39 | 0.580 | 39-IN |
| 40 | 18 | 17 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 188.851 | 28.594 | 188.298 | 40 | 0.553 | 34 |
| 41 | 43 | 43 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 188.673 | 28.621 | 189.867 | 24 | -1.194 | 40-DNQ |
| 42 | 40 | 40 | 81 | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 188.653 | 28.624 | 184.900 | 47 | 3.753 | 53-DNQ |
| 43 | 20 | 20 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevy | 188.627 | 28.628 | 187.331 | 42 | 1.296 | 35 |
| 44 | 42 | 42 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 187.852 | 28.746 | 187.950 | 41 | -0.098 | 42-DNQ |
| 45 | 33 | 33 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 187.337 | 28.825 | 186.580 | 45 | 0.757 | 32 |
| 46 | 36 | 36 | 64 | Jeff Green | Toyota | 187.169 | 28.851 | 187.259 | 43 | -0.090 | 46-DNQ |
| 47 | 38 | 38 | 23 | Josh Wise | Toyota | 185.944 | 29.041 | 184.508 | 48 | 1.436 | 62-DNQ |
| 48 | 7 | 7 | 37 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 185.663 | 29.085 | 185.510 | 46 | 0.153 | 33 |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 92 | Brian Keselowski | Dodge | 182.076 | 29.658 | 180.862 | 49 | 1.214 | 55-DNQ |
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
Texas Motor Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, November 05, 2010 @ 11:28 AM Central
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 18 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 9 | ||
| 3 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 13 | ||
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 7 | ||
| 6 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 27 | ||
| 7 | 37 | Dave Blaney | Ford | 33 | ||
| 8 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 23 | ||
| 9 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 31 | ||
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 4 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 14 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 11 | ||
| 13 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 28 | ||
| 14 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 25 | ||
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 3 | ||
| 16 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 29 | ||
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 1 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 34 | ||
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 15 | ||
| 20 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevy | 35 | ||
| 21 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 21 | ||
| 22 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 16 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 22 | ||
| 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 8 | ||
| 25 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 30 | ||
| 26 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 26 | ||
| 27 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 17 | ||
| 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 6 | ||
| 29 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 12 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 2 | ||
| 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 32 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 19 | ||
| 33 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 32 | ||
| 34 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 24 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 5 | ||
| Go-or-Go Homers not currently in the Top 35 of Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 64 | Jeff Green | Toyota | 46 | ||
| 37 | 66 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 44 | ||
| 38 | 23 | Josh Wise | Toyota | 62 | ||
| 39 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | 37 | ||
| 40 | 81 | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 53 | ||
| 41 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 39 | ||
| 42 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | 42 | ||
| 43 | 36 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 40 | ||
| 44 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 36 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 45 | ||
| 46 | 10 | Bobby Labonte [PC] | Chevy | 50 | ||
| 47 | 92 | Brian Keselowski | Dodge | 55 | ||
| 48 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 38 | ||
| 49 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 41 | ||
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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