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for the Samsung Mobile 500
at Texas Motor Speedway
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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 4:40pm/et
on Friday, April 16, 2010
April 2009 Pole Sitter: #00-David Reutimann, 190.517mph, finished 11th
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, 190.813mph, scheduled to qualify 13th out of 46 drivers
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
but usually correct or darn close
- Stewart wins pole at Texas: #14-Tony Stewart won the Coors Pole for the Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 191.327mph for his 1st pole of 2010, 1st in 155 races [since Martinsville in Oct 2005] and 11th of his 400 race career. #77-Hornish Jr. will start 2nd followed by #16-Biffle, #48-Johnson, #9-Kahne, #31-Burton, #18-Busch, #33-Bowyer, #88-Earnhardt Jr. and last weeks race winner #39-Newman.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #87-Nemecehk, #55-Blaney, #13-Papis, #66-McDowell, #09-Bliss, #34-Kvapil, #21-Elliott and #32-Sorenson
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #26-Stremme, #46-Cook and #36-Sauter.
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Texas Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(4-16-2010) Qualifying Fast Facts - Texas:
#14-Tony Stewart won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Samsung Mobile 500 with a lap of 28.224 seconds, 191.327 mph.
This is his 11th pole in 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. His last pole came 155 races ago in October 2005 at Martinsville Speedway.
This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2010.
This is his first pole in 17 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2010 and his first in five races at Texas Motor Speedway. This is Hornish's best qualifying effort. He qualified third a week ago at Phoenix International Raceway.
#16-Greg Biffle (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his third in eight races this season.
#38-Kevin Conway (40th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(4-16-2010)Coverage of Qualifying for the Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, April 16, 2010 at 4:40pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 4:30pm/et
Radio: PRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: on SPEED at 10:30pm/etPole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#6-Ragan, 1st out to qualify, 189.753mph, starts 13th
#33-Bowyer, 9th out, 190.188mph, starts 8th
#16-Biffle, 13th out, 190.900mph, starts 3rd
#14-Stewart, 23rd out, 191.327mph, starts 1stHow 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
[46 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#87-Joe Nemechek, 188.778
#55-Dave Blaney, 188.745
#13-Max-Papis, 188.640
#66-Michael McDowell, 187.996
#09-Mike Bliss, 187.944
#34-Travis Kvapil, 187.859
#21-Bill Elliott [PC], 187.839
#32-Reed Sorenson, 187.071
will miss the race:
#26-David Stremme, 186.554
#46-Terry Cook, 186.021
#36-Johnny Sauter, 181.990
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#38-Kevin Conway, 186.780mph, starts 40th
#46-Terry Cook (X), 186.021mph, DNQ
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for raceSome Qualifying Notes:
none...yetPractice Results:
Practice Speeds PageRace info at: Race Info Page
STARTING LINEUP
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 191.327 | 28.224 |
| 2 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 191.232 | 28.238 |
| 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.900 | 28.287 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 190.880 | 28.290 |
| 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 190.712 | 28.315 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 190.255 | 28.383 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 190.248 | 28.384 |
| 8 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 190.188 | 28.393 |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 190.121 | 28.403 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 190.000 | 28.421 |
| 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 189.900 | 28.436 |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 189.833 | 28.446 |
| 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 189.753 | 28.458 |
| 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 189.707 | 28.465 |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 189.454 | 28.503 |
| 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 189.381 | 28.514 |
| 17 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 189.029 | 28.567 |
| 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 188.910 | 28.585 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 188.871 | 28.591 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 188.864 | 28.592 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 188.811 | 28.600 |
| 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 188.778 | 28.605 |
| 23 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 188.772 | 28.606 |
| 24 | 55 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 188.745 | 28.610 |
| 25 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 188.699 | 28.617 |
| 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 188.692 | 28.618 |
| 27 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 188.640 | 29.626 |
| 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 188.633 | 28.627 |
| 29 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 188.567 | 28.637 |
| 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 188.317 | 28.675 |
| 31 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 188.094 | 28.709 |
| 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 188.088 | 28.710 |
| 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 187.996 | 28.724 |
| 34 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 187.944 | 28.732 |
| 35 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 187.859 | 28.745 |
| 36 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC] | Ford | 187.839 | 28.748 |
| 37 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 187.826 | 28.750 |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 187.676 | 28.773 |
| 39 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 187.169 | 28.851 |
| 40 | 38 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 186.780 | 28.911 |
| 41 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 186.645 | 28.932 |
| 42-OP | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 185.370 | 29.131 |
| 43 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 187.071 | 28.866 |
| DNQ | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 186.554 | 28.946 |
| DNQ | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 186.021 | 29.029 |
| DNQ | 36 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 181.990 | 29.672 |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
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
KEY - if needed
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
QUALIFYING RESULTS by SPEED
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
Qualifying after 46 of 46 drivers:
| 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 | 23 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 191.327 | 28.224 | 190.201 | 2 | 1.126 | 9 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 191.232 | 28.238 | 188.121 | 23 | 3.111 | 30 |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.900 | 28.287 | 190.813 | 1 | 0.087 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 190.880 | 28.290 | 189.235 | 5 | 1.645 | 1 |
| 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 190.712 | 28.315 | 188.370 | 20 | 2.342 | 26 |
| 6 | 26 | 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 190.255 | 28.383 | 188.805 | 14 | 1.450 | 7 |
| 7 | 33 | 33 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 190.248 | 28.384 | 189.228 | 6 | 1.020 | 12 |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 190.188 | 28.393 | 189.394 | 4 | 0.794 | 6 |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 190.121 | 28.403 | 189.567 | 3 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 10 | 12 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 190.000 | 28.421 | 189.228 | 7 | 0.772 | 16 |
| 11 | 18 | 18 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 189.900 | 28.436 | 188.613 | 17 | 1.287 | 14 |
| 12 | 34 | 34 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 189.833 | 28.446 | 188.232 | 22 | 1.601 | 5 |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 189.753 | 28.458 | 188.666 | 16 | 1.087 | 28 |
| 14 | 31 | 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 189.707 | 28.465 | 187.918 | 27 | 1.789 | 19 |
| 15 | 27 | 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 189.454 | 28.503 | 189.003 | 11 | 0.451 | 20 |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 189.381 | 28.514 | 188.699 | 15 | 0.682 | 25 |
| 17 | 29 | 29 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 189.029 | 28.567 | 188.831 | 13 | 0.198 | 23 |
| 18 | 30 | 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 188.910 | 28.585 | 188.449 | 19 | 0.461 | 11 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 188.871 | 28.591 | 188.101 | 24 | 0.770 | 4 |
| 20 | 14 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 188.864 | 28.592 | 189.115 | 9 | -0.251 | 8 |
| 21 | 2 | 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 188.811 | 28.600 | 188.923 | 12 | -0.112 | 21 |
| 22 | 38 | 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 188.778 | 28.605 | 187.474 | 32 | 1.304 | 41-IN |
| 23 | 6 | 6 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 188.772 | 28.606 | 189.195 | 8 | -0.423 | 22 |
| 24 | 43 | 43 | 55 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 188.745 | 28.610 | 186.890 | 37 | 1.855 | 42-IN |
| 25 | 10 | 10 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 188.699 | 28.617 | 187.331 | 34 | 1.368 | 15 |
| 26 | 19 | 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 188.692 | 28.618 | 187.846 | 29 | 0.846 | 32 |
| 27 | 41 | 41 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 188.640 | 29.626 | 187.983 | 25 | 0.657 | 39-IN |
| 28 | 8 | 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 188.633 | 28.627 | 187.918 | 28 | 0.715 | 2 |
| 29 | 32 | 32 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 188.567 | 28.637 | 188.561 | 18 | 0.006 | 18 |
| 30 | 25 | 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 188.317 | 28.675 | 188.317 | 21 | 0.000 | 13 |
| 31 | 4 | 4 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 188.094 | 28.709 | 187.253 | 35 | 0.841 | 34 |
| 32 | 11 | 11 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 188.088 | 28.710 | 187.611 | 30 | 0.477 | 24 |
| 33 | 36 | 36 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 187.996 | 28.724 | 185.912 | 43 | 2.084 | 43-IN |
| 34 | 45 | 45 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 187.944 | 28.732 | 187.539 | 31 | 0.405 | 45-IN |
| 35 | 46 | 46 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 187.859 | 28.745 | 186.123 | 41 | 1.736 | 36-IN |
| 36 | 37 | 37 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC] | Ford | 187.839 | 28.748 | 187.363 | 33 | 0.476 | 46-IN |
| 37 | 21 | 21 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 187.826 | 28.750 | 189.009 | 10 | -1.183 | 27 |
| 38 | 16 | 16 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 187.676 | 28.773 | 186.117 | 42 | 1.559 | 35 |
| 39 | 7 | 7 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 187.169 | 28.851 | 187.246 | 36 | -0.077 | 29 |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 187.071 | 28.866 | 186.670 | 38 | 0.401 | 53-IN |
| 41 | 35 | 35 | 38 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 186.780 | 28.911 | 185.014 | 45 | 1.766 | 33 |
| 42 | 5 | 5 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 186.645 | 28.932 | 186.580 | 40 | 0.065 | 31 |
| 43 | 44 | 44 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 186.554 | 28.946 | 186.625 | 39 | -0.071 | 37-DNQ |
| 44 | 39 | 39 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 186.021 | 29.029 | 185.682 | 44 | 0.339 | 44-DNQ |
| 45 | 20 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 185.370 | 29.131 | 187.918 | 26 | -2.548 | 17 |
| 46 | 42 | 42 | 36 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 181.990 | 29.672 | 181.123 | 46 | 0.867 | 38-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
Qualifying Order:
Qualifying Order
Texas Motor Speedway
Samsung Mobile 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 188.666 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy' | 188.923 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 188.699 | 15 | 25 |
| 4 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 187.253 | 35 | 34 |
| 5 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy' | 186.58 | 40 | 31 |
| 6 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 189.195 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 187.246 | 36 | 29 |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 187.918 | 28 | 2 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy' | 189.394 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 187.331 | 34 | 15 |
| 11 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 187.611 | 30 | 24 |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy' | 189.228 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 190.813 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 189.115 | 9 | 8 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy' | 189.567 | 3 | 10 |
| 16 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 186.117 | 42 | 35 |
| 17 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 188.37 | 20 | 26 |
| 18 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 188.613 | 17 | 14 |
| 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy' | 187.846 | 29 | 32 |
| 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 187.918 | 26 | 17 |
| 21 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 189.009 | 10 | 27 |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy' | 189.235 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy' | 190.201 | 2 | 9 |
| 24 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 188.121 | 23 | 30 |
| 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy' | 188.317 | 21 | 13 |
| 26 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy' | 188.805 | 14 | 7 |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy' | 189.003 | 11 | 20 |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy' | 188.101 | 24 | 4 |
| 29 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 188.831 | 13 | 23 |
| 30 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 188.449 | 19 | 11 |
| 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 187.918 | 27 | 19 |
| 32 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 188.561 | 18 | 18 |
| 33 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 189.228 | 6 | 12 |
| 34 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy' | 188.232 | 22 | 5 |
| 35 | 38 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 185.014 | 45 | 33 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not in Top 35 2010 Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
2010 Owners Points Rank |
| 36 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 185.912 | 43 | 43 |
| 37 | 21 | Bill Elliott [PC] | Ford | 187.363 | 33 | 46 |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 187.474 | 32 | 41 |
| 39 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 185.682 | 44 | 44 |
| 40 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 186.67 | 38 | 53 |
| 41 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 187.983 | 25 | 39 |
| 42 | 36 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy' | 181.123 | 46 | 38 |
| 43 | 55 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 186.89 | 37 | 42 |
| 44 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 186.625 | 39 | 37 |
| 45 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevy' | 187.539 | 31 | 45 |
| 46 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 186.123 | 41 | 36 |
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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