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2009 Pole Sitter: #18-Kyle Busch, 185.995, finished 1st
Current Track Config Qualifying Record: Kyle Busch, 2/27/2009, 185.995mph
Old Track Config Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, 3/5/2004, 174.904mph
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 186.168mph, scheduled to qualify 7th out of 45 drivers
Qualifying Fast Facts - Las Vegas:
#2-Kurt Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Shelby American with a lap of 28.614 seconds, 188.725 mph. This is a track record breaking the mark of 185.995 mph set by his brother, Kyle, in 2009. Eighteen drivers qualified under the previous record.
This is his 11th pole in 331 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. His last pole came in September 2007 at Auto Club Speedway.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in ten races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
#24-Jeff Gordon (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2010 and his fifth in 13 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
#39-Ryan Newman (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his first in three races this season.
#37-Kevin Conway (39th) was the fastest qualifying rookie [the other rookie, #46-Cook, failed to qualify]
(NASCAR Statistics)(2-26-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, February 26, 2010 at 6:40pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 6:30pm/et
Radio: PRN 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)
#48-Johnson, 1st out to qualify, 185.173mph, starts ?
#88-Earnhardt Jr., 2nd out, 188.173, starts 4th
#24-Gordon, 28th out, 188.646, starts 2nd
#2-Kurt Busch, 32nd out, 188.719, starts 1st NEW TRACK RECORD
How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
[45 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
still need to go out to qualify:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 186.355
#13-Max-Papis, 185.497
#82-Scott Speed, 185.236
#71-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 184.552
#36-Mike Bliss, 184.540
#55-Michael McDowell, 184.439
#66-Dave Blaney, 183.955
#09-Aric Almirola, 183.038, wrecked on 2nd lap
will miss the race:
#90-Casey Mears, 182.248
#46-Terry Cook, 180.705
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#37-Kevin Conway, 181.843mph, starts ?
#46-Terry Cook (X), 180.705mph, DNQ
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
Some Qualifying Notes:
#09-Almirola, slid up in to the wall on his 2nd lap, but his first lap was fast enough to beat the #90 and #46 and make the race.
Just after #77-Hornish qualified, power went out at the track and lost scoring for qualifying until about five drivers were left to qualify.
Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #24-Gordon, 188.646, starts 2nd
Dodge: #2-Busch, 188.719, starts 1st
Ford: #16-Biffle, 187.598, starts 7th
Toyota: #18-Busch, 188.153, starts 5th
Race info at: Race Info Page
Starting Line-Up
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Shelby American
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, February 26, 2010 @ 08:19 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 188.719 | 28.614 |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / Pepsi Max Chevy | 188.646 | 28.625 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevy | 188.180 | 28.696 |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 188.173 | 28.697 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 188.153 | 28.700 |
| 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 187.611 | 28.783 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 187.598 | 28.785 |
| 8 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 187.500 | 28.800 |
| 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevy | 186.942 | 28.886 |
| 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 186.793 | 28.909 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 186.748 | 28.916 |
| 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac / Kelloggs Ford | 186.554 | 28.946 |
| 13 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 186.548 | 28.947 |
| 14 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 186.445 | 28.963 |
| 15 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 186.355 | 28.977 |
| 16 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 186.245 | 28.994 |
| 17 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 186.233 | 28.996 |
| 18 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 186.188 | 29.003 |
| 19 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 185.995 | 29.033 |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevy | 185.963 | 29.038 |
| 21 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 185.497 | 29.111 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 185.395 | 29.127 |
| 23 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 185.236 | 29.152 |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 185.109 | 29.172 |
| 25 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 185.058 | 29.180 |
| 26 | 98 | Paul Menard | Moen / Menards Ford | 184.773 | 29.225 |
| 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 184.615 | 29.250 |
| 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 184.590 | 29.254 |
| 29 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 184.552 | 29.260 |
| 30 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Kim Kardashian Fragrance Chevy | 184.540 | 29.262 |
| 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 184.458 | 29.275 |
| 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford / Scott Branded Products Toyota | 184.445 | 29.277 |
| 33 | 55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 184.439 | 29.278 |
| 34 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Pennzoil Ultra Chevy | 184.080 | 29.335 |
| 35 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Gold Filters Toyota | 183.961 | 29.354 |
| 36 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 183.955 | 29.355 |
| 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 183.468 | 29.433 |
| 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 181.965 | 29.676 |
| 39 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 181.843 | 29.696 |
| 40 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 181.038 | 29.828 |
| 41-OP | 26 | Boris Said | Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 176.586 | 30.580 |
| 42-OP | 7 | Robby Gordon | Monster Energy Toyota | 0.000 | no lap |
| 43 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevy | 183.038 | 29.502 |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
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 | 33 | 32 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 188.719 | 28.614 | 183.673 | 21 | 5.046 | 4 |
| 2 | 28 | 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 188.646 | 28.625 | 185.522 | 5 | 3.124 | 3 |
| 3 | 32 | 31 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 188.180 | 28.696 | 185.414 | 6 | 2.766 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 188.173 | 28.697 | 185.122 | 9 | 3.051 | 25 |
| 5 | 31 | 30 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 188.153 | 28.700 | 185.230 | 8 | 2.923 | 13 |
| 6 | 13 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 187.611 | 28.783 | 185.382 | 7 | 2.229 | 20 |
| 7 | 35 | 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 187.598 | 28.785 | 184.811 | 10 | 2.787 | 7 |
| 8 | 21 | 20 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 187.500 | 28.800 | 185.637 | 4 | 1.863 | 2 |
| 9 | 23 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 186.942 | 28.886 | 183.899 | 19 | 3.043 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 186.793 | 28.909 | 186.168 | 1 | 0.625 | 8 |
| 11 | 25 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 186.748 | 28.916 | 182.605 | 28 | 4.143 | 14 |
| 12 | 9 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 186.554 | 28.946 | 181.293 | 35 | 5.261 | 11 |
| 13 | 26 | 25 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 186.548 | 28.947 | 184.716 | 12 | 1.832 | 15 |
| 14 | 30 | 29 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 186.445 | 28.963 | 186.085 | 2 | 0.360 | 28 |
| 15 | 38 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 186.355 | 28.977 | 183.824 | 20 | 2.531 | 43-IN |
| 16 | 29 | 28 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 186.245 | 28.994 | 184.811 | 11 | 1.434 | 30 |
| 17 | 22 | 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 186.233 | 28.996 | 183.924 | 18 | 2.309 | 16 |
| 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 186.168 | 29.006 | 183.611 | 22 | 2.557 | 27 |
| 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 185.995 | 29.033 | 184.622 | 13 | 1.373 | 10 |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 185.963 | 29.038 | 185.835 | 3 | 0.128 | 1 |
| 21 | 41 | 40 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 185.497 | 29.111 | 184.294 | 15 | 1.203 | 36-IN |
| 22 | 16 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 185.395 | 29.127 | 184.087 | 17 | 1.308 | 17 |
| 23 | 42 | 41 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 185.236 | 29.152 | 184.106 | 16 | 1.130 | 15-IN |
| 24 | 27 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 185.109 | 29.172 | 183.517 | 24 | 1.592 | 23 |
| 25 | 14 | 13 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 185.058 | 29.180 | 182.476 | 31 | 2.582 | 35 |
| 26 | 17 | 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 184.773 | 29.250 | 183.436 | 25 | 1.337 | 24 |
| 27 | 24 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 184.615 | 29.250 | 183.225 | 27 | 1.390 | 5 |
| 28 | 11 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 184.590 | 29.254 | 183.599 | 23 | 0.991 | 21 |
| 29 | 39 | 38 | 71 | Bobby Labonte [PC] | Chevy | 184.552 | 29.260 | 182.149 | 32 | 2.403 | 25-IN |
| 30 | 37 | 36 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 184.540 | 29.262 | 182.494 | 29 | 2.046 | 35-IN |
| 31 | 6 | 6 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 184.458 | 29.275 | 180.832 | 42 | 3.626 | 12 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 184.445 | 29.277 | 183.287 | 26 | 1.158 | 18 |
| 33 | 44 | 43 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 184.439 | 29.278 | 182.488 | 30 | 1.951 | 40-IN |
| 34 | 19 | 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 184.080 | 29.335 | 180.385 | 43 | 3.695 | 19 |
| 35 | 18 | 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 183.961 | 29.354 | 184.445 | 14 | -0.484 | 32 |
| 36 | 43 | 42 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 183.955 | 29.355 | 181.190 | 37 | 2.765 | 45-IN |
| 37 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 183.468 | 29.433 | 181.702 | 34 | 1.766 | 26 |
| 38 | 40 | 39 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 183.059 | 29.499 | 181.293 | 36 | 1.766 | 46-IN |
| 39 | 36 | 35 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 182.248 | 29.630 | 180.880 | 41 | 1.368 | 44-DNQ |
| 40 | 34 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 181.965 | 29.676 | 181.824 | 33 | 0.141 | 31 |
| 41 | 20 | 19 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 181.843 | 29.696 | 176.413 | 44 | 5.430 | 33 |
| 42 | 10 | 14 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 181.038 | 29.828 | 181.147 | 38 | -0.109 | 29 |
| 43 | 45 | 44 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 180.705 | 29.883 | 180.923 | 39 | -0.218 | 47-DNQ |
| 44 | 3 | 3 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | 176.586 | 30.580 | 174.368 | 45 | 2.218 | 22 |
| x | 15 | x | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 0.000 | no lap | 180.898 | 40 | -180.898 | 34 |
a GREEN SPEED means that speed beat the old track record
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
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Shelby American
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, February 26, 2010 @ 02:27 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
2009 Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 185.835 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 185.122 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | 174.368 | 45 | 22 |
| 4 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 181.702 | 34 | 26 |
| 5 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 183.287 | 26 | 18 |
| 6 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 180.832 | 42 | 12 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 186.168 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 183.611 | 22 | 27 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 181.293 | 35 | 11 |
| 10 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 181.147 | 38 | 29 |
| 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 183.599 | 23 | 21 |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 184.622 | 13 | 10 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 185.382 | 7 | 20 |
| 14 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 182.476 | 31 | 35 |
| 15 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 180.898 | 40 | 34 |
| 16 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 184.087 | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 183.436 | 25 | 24 |
| 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 184.445 | 14 | 32 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 180.385 | 43 | 19 |
| 20 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 176.413 | 44 | 33 |
| 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 185.637 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 183.924 | 18 | 16 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 183.899 | 19 | 6 |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 183.225 | 27 | 5 |
| 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 182.605 | 28 | 14 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 184.716 | 12 | 15 |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 183.517 | 24 | 23 |
| 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 185.522 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 184.811 | 11 | 30 |
| 30 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 186.085 | 2 | 28 |
| 31 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 185.230 | 8 | 13 |
| 32 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 185.414 | 6 | 9 |
| 33 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 183.673 | 21 | 4 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 181.824 | 33 | 31 |
| 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 184.811 | 10 | 7 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not in Top 35 2009 Owners Points |
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| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
2010 Owners Points Rank |
| 36 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 180.880 | 41 | 44 |
| 37 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 182.494 | 29 | 35 |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 183.824 | 20 | 43 |
| 39 | 71 | Bobby Labonte [PC] | Chevy | 182.149 | 32 | 25 |
| 40 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 181.293 | 36 | 46 |
| 41 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 184.294 | 15 | 36 |
| 42 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 184.106 | 16 | 15 |
| 43 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 181.190 | 37 | 45 |
| 44 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 182.488 | 30 | 40 |
| 45 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 180.923 | 39 | 47 |
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?
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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