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2009 March Pole Sitter: #5-Mark Martin, 125.773, finished 6th
2009 August Pole Sitter: #5-Mark Martin, 124.484mph, finished 2nd
Track Qualifying Record: #12-Ryan Newman, March 2003, 128.709mph, 14.908 secs
Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant, 54 years, 7 months, 17 days, 8/27/1994
Youngest Pole Winner: Ryan Newman, 25 years, 3 months, 15 days, 3/23/2003
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #20-Joey Logano, 124.114mph, scheduled to qualify 6th out of 46 drivers
Qualifying Fast Facts - Bristol:
#20-Joey Logano won the Pole Award for the FOOD CITY 500 with a lap of 15.396 seconds, 124.630 mph.
This is his first pole in 44 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
#2-Kurt Busch (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2010 and his sixth in 19 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
#66-Dave Blaney (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his second in four races this season.
#46-Terry Cook (40th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(3-19-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, March 19, 2010 at 3:40pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 3:30pm/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)
#1-McMurray, 1st out to qualify, 122.890 mph, starts 17th
#5-Martin, 5th out, 123.103, starts 13th
#47-Ambrose, 17th out, 123.308, starts 9th
#20-Logano, 19th out, 124.630, starts 1st
How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
[45 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#66-Dave Blaney, 123.849
\#09-Aric Almirola, 122.232
#82-Scott Speed, 122.131
#90-Casey Mears, 121.267
#87-Joe Nemechek, 121.190
#55-Michael Waltrip, 121.075
#46-Terry Cook, 121.060
#71-Bobby Labonte [PC1], 118.496
will miss the race:
#36-Mike Bliss, 120.452
#13-Max-Papis, 119.820
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#37-Kevin Conway, 117.949mph, starts 42nd
#46-Terry Cook (X), 121.060mph, starts 40th
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
Some Qualifying Notes:
#12-Keselowski slid on his first lap, turnede around and turned back around in turn 1 and ran his 2nd lap
Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #48-Johnson, 123.818, starts 4th
Dodge: #2-Busch, 123.857, starts 2nd
Ford: #17-Kenseth, 123.499, starts 7th
Toyota: #20-Logano, 124.630, starts 1st
Race info at: Race Info Page
Bristol Motor Speedway
FOOD CITY 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, March 19, 2010 @ 05:07 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 124.630 | 15.396 |
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 123.857 | 15.492 |
| 3 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 123.849 | 15.493 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 123.818 | 15.497 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 123.698 | 15.512 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 123.626 | 15.521 |
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 123.499 | 15.537 |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ford | 123.403 | 15.549 |
| 9 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Toyota | 123.308 | 15.561 |
| 10 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 123.269 | 15.566 |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy | 123.245 | 15.569 |
| 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford | 123.166 | 15.579 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 123.103 | 15.587 |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 122.929 | 15.609 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 122.905 | 15.612 |
| 16 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 122.898 | 15.613 |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 122.890 | 15.614 |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 122.890 | 15.614 |
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 122.803 | 15.625 |
| 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 122.787 | 15.627 |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 122.701 | 15.638 |
| 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 122.631 | 15.647 |
| 23 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia/Best Buy Ford | 122.537 | 15.659 |
| 24 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 122.411 | 15.675 |
| 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | U.S. Census Ford | 122.388 | 15.678 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 122.341 | 15.684 |
| 27 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Construction/Graceway Chevy | 122.232 | 15.698 |
| 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 122.209 | 15.701 |
| 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 122.131 | 15.711 |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 121.960 | 15.733 |
| 31 | 26 | David Stremme | Air National Guard Ford | 121.574 | 15.783 |
| 32 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville/Blake Shelton Toyota | 121.551 | 15.786 |
| 33 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevy | 121.505 | 15.792 |
| 34 | 90 | Casey Mears | Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevy | 121.267 | 15.823 |
| 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | ComputerWorks Toyota | 121.190 | 15.833 |
| 36 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge Dodge | 121.129 | 15.841 |
| 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 121.106 | 15.844 |
| 38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 121.098 | 15.845 |
| 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 121.075 | 15.848 |
| 40 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Whitney Motorsports Dodge | 121.060 | 15.850 |
| 41 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 120.923 | 15.868 |
| 42-OP | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 117.949 | 16.268 |
| 43-PC | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 118.496 | 16.913 |
# 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 | 19 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 124.630 | 15.396 | 124.114 | 1 | 0.516 | 20 |
| 2 | 25 | 25 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 123.857 | 15.492 | 123.166 | 11 | 0.691 | 4 |
| 3 | 42 | 42 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 123.849 | 15.493 | 122.866 | 14 | 0.983 | 42-IN |
| 4 | 33 | 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 123.818 | 15.497 | 123.762 | 4 | 0.056 | 1 |
| 5 | 20 | 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 123.698 | 15.512 | 123.269 | 10 | 0.429 | 3 |
| 6 | 31 | 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 123.626 | 15.521 | 123.658 | 6 | -0.032 | 8 |
| 7 | 30 | 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 123.499 | 15.537 | 123.961 | 2 | -0.462 | 14 |
| 8 | 26 | 26 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 123.403 | 15.549 | 123.332 | 9 | 0.071 | 11 |
| 9 | 17 | 17 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 123.308 | 15.561 | 122.380 | 25 | 0.928 | 18 |
| 10 | 23 | 23 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 123.269 | 15.566 | 122.701 | 18 | 0.568 | 16 |
| 11 | 24 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 123.245 | 15.569 | 122.654 | 21 | 0.591 | 6 |
| 12 | 32 | 32 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 123.166 | 15.579 | 121.790 | 33 | 1.376 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 123.103 | 15.587 | 123.810 | 3 | -0.707 | 2 |
| 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 122.929 | 15.609 | 122.756 | 17 | 0.173 | 17 |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 122.905 | 15.612 | 123.016 | 13 | -0.111 | 5 |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 122.898 | 15.613 | 123.063 | 12 | -0.165 | 31 |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 122.890 | 15.614 | 122.685 | 19 | 0.205 | 19 |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 122.890 | 15.614 | 121.883 | 30 | 1.007 | 25 |
| 19 | 6 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 122.803 | 15.625 | 123.618 | 7 | -0.815 | 32 |
| 20 | 34 | 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 122.787 | 15.627 | 122.544 | 23 | 0.243 | 21 |
| 21 | 14 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 122.701 | 15.638 | 121.612 | 36 | 1.089 | 9 |
| 22 | 3 | 3 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 122.630 | 15.647 | 122.685 | 20 | -0.055 | 31 |
| 23 | 27 | 27 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 122.537 | 15.659 | 122.474 | 24 | 0.063 | 29 |
| 24 | 29 | 29 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 122.411 | 15.675 | 123.666 | 5 | -1.255 | 10 |
| 25 | 13 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 122.388 | 15.678 | 121.813 | 32 | 0.575 | 7 |
| 26 | 21 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 122.341 | 15.684 | 122.756 | 16 | -0.415 | 15 |
| 27 | 35 | 35 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 122.209 | 15.701 | 121.489 | 37 | 0.720 | 12 |
| 28 | 2 | 2 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 121.960 | 15.733 | 122.170 | 27 | -0.210 | 27 |
| 29 | 22 | 22 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 121.574 | 15.783 | 120.346 | 41 | 1.228 | 22 |
| 30 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 121.551 | 15.786 | 122.069 | 29 | -0.518 | 34 |
| 31 | 12 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 121.505 | 15.792 | 122.591 | 22 | -1.086 | 19 |
| 32 | 39 | 39 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 121.267 | 15.823 | 121.697 | 35 | -0.430 | 44-IN |
| 33 | 36 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 121.190 | 15.833 | 121.198 | 39 | -0.008 | 43-IN |
| 34 | 9 | 9 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 121.129 | 15.841 | 122.302 | 26 | -1.173 | 30 |
| 35 | 4 | 4 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 121.106 | 15.844 | 121.821 | 31 | -0.715 | 26 |
| 36 | 10 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 121.098 | 15.845 | 121.213 | 38 | -0.115 | 13 |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 121.075 | 15.848 | 121.045 | 40 | 0.030 | 41 |
| 38 | 16 | 16 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 120.923 | 15.868 | 119.992 | 42 | 0.931 | 35 |
| 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 120.452 | 15.930 | 122.162 | 28 | -1.710 | 35 |
| 40 | 41 | 41 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 119.820 | 16.014 | 118.708 | 43 | 1.112 | 39 |
| 41 | 40 | 40 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 118.496 | 16.913 | 118.562 | 44 | -0.066 | 30-IN |
| 42 | 15 | 15 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 117.949 | 16.268 | 117.365 | 45 | 0.584 | 33 |
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
Bristol Motor Speedway
FOOD CITY 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, March 19, 2010 @ 12:31 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 122.685 | 19 | 19 |
| 2 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 122.170 | 27 | 27 |
| 3 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 122.685 | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 121.821 | 31 | 26 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 123.810 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 123.618 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 123.063 | 12 | 31 |
| 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 122.756 | 17 | 17 |
| 9 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 122.302 | 26 | 30 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 121.213 | 38 | 13 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 123.016 | 13 | 5 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 122.591 | 22 | 19 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 121.813 | 32 | 7 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 121.612 | 36 | 9 |
| 15 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 117.365 | 45 | 33 |
| 16 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 119.992 | 42 | 35 |
| 17 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 122.380 | 25 | 18 |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 121.883 | 30 | 25 |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 124.114 | 1 | 20 |
| 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 123.269 | 10 | 3 |
| 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 122.756 | 16 | 15 |
| 22 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 120.346 | 41 | 22 |
| 23 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 122.701 | 18 | 16 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 122.654 | 21 | 6 |
| 25 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 123.166 | 11 | 4 |
| 26 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 123.332 | 9 | 11 |
| 27 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 122.474 | 24 | 29 |
| 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 122.069 | 29 | 34 |
| 29 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 123.666 | 5 | 10 |
| 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 123.961 | 2 | 14 |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 123.658 | 6 | 8 |
| 32 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 121.790 | 33 | 24 |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 123.762 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 122.544 | 23 | 21 |
| 35 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 121.489 | 37 | 12 |
| 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 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 121.198 | 39 | 43 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 121.045 | 40 | 41 |
| 38 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 122.162 | 28 | 35 |
| 39 | 90 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 121.697 | 35 | 44 |
| 40 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 118.562 | 44 | 30 |
| 41 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 118.708 | 43 | 39 |
| 42 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 122.866 | 14 | 42 |
| 43 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 121.697 | 34 | 47 |
| 44 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 122.780 | 15 | 45 |
| 45 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 123.435 | 8 | 12 |
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]
Results by Season
(after each race back thru the season)
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