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September 2009 Pole Sitter: #1-Martin Truex Jr., 184.149mph, finished 26th
March 2009 Pole Sitter: #5-Mark Martin, 187.640, finished 31st
Track Qualifying Record: Geoffrey Bodine, 11/16/1997, 197.478mph
Youngest Pole Winner: Terry Labonte (03/15/1981 - 24 years, 3 months, 27 days)
Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant (11/14/1993 - 53 years, 10 months, 4 days)
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #5-Mark Martin, 189.409mph, scheduled to qualify 18th out of 46 drivers
Qualifying Fast Facts - Atlanta:
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the KOBALT TOOLS 500 with a lap of 28.761 seconds, 192.761 mph.
This is his ninth pole in 367 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2010. Earnhardt's last pole came at Texas in April of 2008, 68 starts ago.
Earnhardt's pole speed set a record for fastest in the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car. The previous fastest was Jimmie Johnson's speed of 192.376 mph at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October of last season.
This is his second pole in 22 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
#18-Kyle Busch (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2010 and his seventh in 12 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya (third) posted his second top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his fourth in four races this season.(NASCAR Statistics)(3-5-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Kobalt Tool's 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:10pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 6:00pm/et
Radio: PRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: on SPEED at 11:30pm/et
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#20-Logano, 1st out to qualify, 189.189mph, starts 29th
#98-Menard, 2nd out, 189.987, starts 23rd
#9-Kahne, 3rd out, 191.688, starts 6th
#24-Gordon, 12th out, 191.774, starts 5th
#18-Busch, 13th out, 192.280, starts 2nd
#88-Earnhardt Jr., 17th out, 192.761, starts 1st
How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
[46 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#71-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 190.267
#66-Dave Blaney, 189.590
#36-Mike Bliss, 189.144
#13-Max-Papis, 189.112
#82-Scott Speed, 189.079
#87-Joe Nemechek, 189.060
#21-Bill Elliott [PC2], 189.021
#55-Michael McDowell, 188.354
will miss the race:
#09-Aric Almirola, 188.066
#90-Casey Mears, 187.678
#46-Terry Cook, 186.121
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#37-Kevin Conway, 184.812mph, starts 41st
#46-Terry Cook (X), 186.121mph, DNQ
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #88-Earnhardt Jr., 192.761, starts 1st
Dodge: #2-Busch, 191.054, starts 11th
Ford: #9-Kahne, 191.688, starts 6th
Toyota: #18-Busch, 192.280, starts 2nd
Race info at: Race Info Page
Atlanta Motor Speedway
KOBALT TOOLS 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, March 05, 2010 @ 07:39 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 192.761 | 28.761 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 192.280 | 28.833 |
| 3 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 192.106 | 28.859 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrickcars.com/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 191.814 | 28.903 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Chevy | 191.774 | 28.909 |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 191.688 | 28.922 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevy | 191.549 | 28.943 |
| 8 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 191.436 | 28.960 |
| 9 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 191.186 | 28.998 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ford | 191.087 | 29.013 |
| 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 191.054 | 29.018 |
| 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Lance/Tom's Toyota | 190.935 | 29.036 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | U.S. Census Ford | 190.850 | 29.049 |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Valvoline Ford | 190.791 | 29.058 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot Chevy | 190.692 | 29.073 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 190.640 | 29.081 |
| 17 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 190.574 | 29.091 |
| 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 190.561 | 29.093 |
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 190.548 | 29.095 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 190.424 | 29.114 |
| 21 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy Chevy | 190.267 | 29.138 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 190.221 | 29.145 |
| 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed/Menards Ford | 189.987 | 29.181 |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 189.915 | 29.192 |
| 25 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy/Insignia Ford | 189.857 | 29.201 |
| 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 189.798 | 29.210 |
| 27 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 189.590 | 29.242 |
| 28 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Mopar/FLO TV Dodge Dodge | 189.571 | 29.245 |
| 29 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 189.189 | 29.304 |
| 30 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevy | 189.144 | 29.311 |
| 31 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 189.112 | 29.316 |
| 32 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 189.079 | 29.321 |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 189.060 | 29.324 |
| 34 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 189.021 | 29.330 |
| 35 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 189.015 | 29.331 |
| 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 188.970 | 29.338 |
| 37 | 38 | David Gilliland | Charter Air Transport/Taco Bell Ford | 188.341 | 29.436 |
| 38 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 187.958 | 29.496 |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville/Blake Shelton Toyota | 186.403 | 29.742 |
| 40-OP | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 185.430 | 29.898 |
| 41-OP | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 184.812 | 29.998 |
| 42-OP | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 182.916 | 30.309 |
| 43 | 55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 188.758 | 29.371 |
| DNQ | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 188.066 | 29.479 |
| DNQ | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 187.678 | 29.540 |
| DNQ | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 186.121 | 29.787 |
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
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
| 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 | 17 | 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 192.761 | 28.761 | 188.117 | 10 | 4.644 | 25 |
| 2 | 13 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 192.280 | 28.833 | 189.260 | 2 | 3.020 | 13 |
| 3 | 33 | 33 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 192.106 | 28.859 | 188.693 | 5 | 3.413 | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 191.814 | 28.903 | 189.409 | 1 | 2.405 | 2 |
| 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 191.774 | 28.909 | 186.115 | 35 | 5.659 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 191.688 | 28.922 | 189.202 | 3 | 2.486 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 191.549 | 28.943 | 189.086 | 4 | 2.463 | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | 11 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 191.436 | 28.960 | 187.824 | 16 | 3.612 | 26 |
| 9 | 34 | 34 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 191.186 | 28.998 | 187.007 | 25 | 4.179 | 16 |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 191.087 | 29.013 | 187.856 | 14 | 3.231 | 11 |
| 11 | 15 | 14 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 191.054 | 29.018 | 187.779 | 18 | 3.275 | 4 |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 190.935 | 29.036 | 188.066 | 12 | 2.869 | 18 |
| 13 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.850 | 29.049 | 188.111 | 11 | 2.739 | 7 |
| 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 190.791 | 29.058 | 188.232 | 8 | 2.559 | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 190.692 | 29.073 | 187.323 | 22 | 3.369 | 6 |
| 16 | 35 | 35 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 190.640 | 29.081 | 188.315 | 7 | 2.325 | 1 |
| 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 190.574 | 29.091 | 188.149 | 9 | 2.425 | 27 |
| 18 | 28 | 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 190.561 | 29.093 | 186.900 | 27 | 3.661 | 15 |
| 19 | 26 | 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 190.548 | 29.095 | 187.792 | 17 | 2.756 | 32 |
| 20 | 22 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 190.424 | 29.114 | 188.392 | 6 | 2.032 | 5 |
| 21 | 40 | 40 | 71 | Bobby Labonte [PC1] | Chevy | 190.267 | 29.138 | 186.196 | 33 | 4.071 | 30-IN |
| 22 | 27 | 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 190.221 | 29.145 | 187.291 | 24 | 2.930 | 17 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 189.987 | 29.181 | 187.551 | 19 | 2.436 | 24 |
| 24 | 31 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 189.915 | 29.192 | 188.060 | 13 | 1.855 | 23 |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 189.857 | 29.201 | 187.430 | 20 | 2.427 | 29 |
| 26 | 14 | 16 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 189.798 | 29.210 | 187.837 | 15 | 1.961 | 12 |
| 27 | 37 | 37 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 189.590 | 29.242 | 186.272 | 32 | 3.318 | 41-IN |
| 28 | 20 | 22 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 189.571 | 29.245 | 184.168 | 41 | 5.403 | 30 |
| 29 | 1 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 189.189 | 29.304 | 186.849 | 28 | 2.340 | 20 |
| 30 | 39 | 39 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 189.144 | 29.311 | 187.367 | 21 | 1.777 | 39-IN |
| 31 | 44 | 44 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 189.112 | 29.316 | 186.686 | 29 | 2.426 | 37-IN |
| 32 | 36 | 36 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 189.079 | 29.321 | 186.616 | 30 | 2.463 | 16-IN |
| 33 | 41 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 189.060 | 29.324 | 187.297 | 23 | 1.763 | 42-IN |
| 34 | 42 | 42 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC2] | Ford | 189.021 | 29.330 | 185.300 | 37 | 3.721 | 46-IN |
| 35 | 30 | 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 189.015 | 29.331 | 186.950 | 26 | 2.065 | 19 |
| 36 | 24 | 24 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 188.970 | 29.338 | 185.978 | 36 | 2.992 | 28 |
| 37 | 45 | 45 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 188.354 | 29.434 | 186.184 | 34 | 2.170 | 40-IN |
| 38 | 32 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 188.341 | 29.436 | 184.658 | 39 | 3.683 | 31 |
| 39 | 38 | 38 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 188.066 | 29.479 | 183.899 | 42 | 4.167 | 45-DNQ |
| 40 | 25 | 30 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 187.958 | 29.496 | 186.297 | 31 | 1.661 | 21 |
| 41 | 46 | 46 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 187.678 | 29.540 | 179.907 | 46 | 7.771 | 44-DNQ |
| 42 | 21 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 186.403 | 29.742 | 184.302 | 40 | 2.101 | 34 |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 186.121 | 29.787 | 184.677 | 38 | 1.444 | 47-DNQ |
| 44 | 23 | 23 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 185.430 | 29.898 | 183.753 | 43 | 1.677 | 35 |
| 45 | 9 | 9 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 184.812 | 29.998 | 180.722 | 44 | 4.090 | 33 |
| 46 | 29 | 28 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | 182.916 | 30.309 | 180.410 | 45 | 2.506 | 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
Atlanta Motor Speedway
KOBALT TOOLS 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, March 05, 2010 @ 02:05 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
2009 Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 186.849 | 28 | 20 |
| 2 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 187.551 | 19 | 24 |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 189.202 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 187.430 | 20 | 29 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 189.086 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 188.111 | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 187.856 | 14 | 11 |
| 8 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 188.066 | 12 | 18 |
| 9 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 180.722 | 44 | 33 |
| 10 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 187.323 | 22 | 6 |
| 11 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 187.824 | 16 | 26 |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 186.115 | 35 | 3 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 189.260 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 187.837 | 15 | 12 |
| 15 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 187.779 | 18 | 4 |
| 16 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 188.149 | 9 | 27 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 188.117 | 10 | 25 |
| 18 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 189.409 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 188.232 | 8 | 14 |
| 20 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 184.168 | 41 | 30 |
| 21 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 184.302 | 40 | 34 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 188.392 | 6 | 5 |
| 23 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 183.753 | 43 | 35 |
| 24 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 185.978 | 36 | 28 |
| 25 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 186.297 | 31 | 21 |
| 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 187.792 | 17 | 32 |
| 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 187.291 | 24 | 17 |
| 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 186.900 | 27 | 15 |
| 29 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | 180.410 | 45 | 22 |
| 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 186.950 | 26 | 19 |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 188.060 | 13 | 23 |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 184.658 | 39 | 31 |
| 33 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 188.693 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 187.007 | 25 | 16 |
| 35 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 188.315 | 7 | 1 |
| 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 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 186.616 | 30 | 16 |
| 37 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 186.272 | 32 | 41 |
| 38 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 183.899 | 42 | 45 |
| 39 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 187.367 | 21 | 39 |
| 40 | 71 | Bobby Labonte [PC1] | Chevy | 186.196 | 33 | 30 |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 187.297 | 23 | 42 |
| 42 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC2] | Ford | 185.300 | 37 | 46 |
| 43 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 184.677 | 38 | 47 |
| 44 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 186.686 | 29 | 37 |
| 45 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 186.184 | 34 | 40 |
| 46 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 179.907 | 46 | 44 |
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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