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October 2009 Pole Sitter: none, due to inclement weather
April 2009 Pole Sitter: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 188.171mph, finished 20th
Track/Event Qualifying Record (no restrictor plate): Bill Elliott, April 1987, 212.809mph
Track/Event Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Bill Elliott, May 1990, 199.388 (15/16th inch plate)
Oldest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 47 years, 7 months, 13 days, 4/25/2004
Youngest Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 26 years, 7 months, 4 days, 4/21/2002
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #00-David Reutimann, 198.470mph, scheduled to qualify 14th out of 45 drivers
Coverage of Qualifying for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega SuperSpeedway is scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 11:40am/et.
TV: SPEED - 11:30am/et
Radio: MRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: on SPEED at 8:00pm/et
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#98-Menard, 1st out to qualify, xxx.xxx mph, starts ?
How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
[45 entered for 43 spots]:
still need to go out to qualify:
#36-Johnny Sauter
#35-Aric Almirola
#66-Dave Blaney
#46-Terry Cook
#09-Mike Bliss
#26-David Stremme
#87-Joe Nemechek
#7-Robby Gordon
#55-Michael Waltrip
#13-Max-Papis
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#38-Kevin Conway, ?mph, starts ?
#46-Terry Cook (X), ?mph, starts ?
(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
Talladega Superspeedway
Aaron's 499 (41st Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, April 24, 2010 @ 09:26 AM Central
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Reason for making race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 1st in Owners Points |
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 2nd in Owners Points |
| 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3rd in Owners Points |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 4th in Owners Points |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 5th in Owners Points |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 6th in Owners Points |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 7th in Owners Points |
| 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 8th in Owners Points |
| 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 9th in Owners Points |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 10th in Owners Points |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 11th in Owners Points |
| 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 12th in Owners Points |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 13th in Owners Points |
| 14 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 14th in Owners Points |
| 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 15th in Owners Points |
| 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 16th in Owners Points |
| 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 17th in Owners Points |
| 18 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 18th in Owners Points |
| 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 19th in Owners Points |
| 20 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 20th in Owners Points |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 21st in Owners Points |
| 22 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 22nd in Owners Points |
| 23 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | 23rd in Owners Points |
| 24 | 42 | Juan PabloMontoya | Chevy | 24th in Owners Points |
| 25 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 25th in Owners Points |
| 26 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 26th in Owners Points |
| 27 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 27th in Owners Points |
| 28 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 28th in Owners Points |
| 29 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 29th in Owners Points |
| 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 30th in Owners Points |
| 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 31st in Owners Points |
| 32 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 32nd in Owners Points |
| 33 | 38 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 33rd in Owners Points |
| 34 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 34th in Owners Points |
| 35 | 37 | Robert Robertson Jr. | Ford | 35th in Owners Points |
| 36 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | Owners win 11/2009 Talladega, 37th OP |
| 37 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | Owners win 4/2009 Talladega, 46th OP |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 8 Attempts, 36th owners pts |
| 39 | 36 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 8 Attempts, 38th owners pts |
| 40 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 8 Attempts, 39th owners pts |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 8 Attempts, 40th owners pts |
| 42 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 8 Attempts, 41st owners pts |
| 43 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 8 Attempts, 42nd owners pts |
| DNQ | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 8 Attempts, 45th owners pts |
| DNQ | 35 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 3 Attempts, 48th owners pts |
# 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
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 Order
Talladega Superspeedway
Aaron's 499 (41st Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, April 23, 2010 @ 12:40 PM Central
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 18 | ||
| 2 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 28 | ||
| 3 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | 23 | ||
| 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 19 | ||
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 4 | ||
| 6 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 25 | ||
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 10 | ||
| 9 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 34 | ||
| 10 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 26 | ||
| 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 13 | ||
| 12 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 32 | ||
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 1 | ||
| 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 30 | ||
| 15 | 38 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 33 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 22 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 12 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 21 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 9 | ||
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 15 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 11 | ||
| 22 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 16 | ||
| 23 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 20 | ||
| 24 | 37 | Robert Robertson Jr. | Ford | 35 | ||
| 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 8 | ||
| 26 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 7 | ||
| 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 14 | ||
| 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 31 | ||
| 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 5 | ||
| 30 | 42 | Juan PabloMontoya | Chevy | 24 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 2 | ||
| 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 29 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 27 | ||
| 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 17 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3 | ||
| 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 | 36 | Johnny Sauter | Chevy | 38 | ||
| 37 | 35 | Aric Almirola | Chevy | 48 | ||
| 38 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 41 | ||
| 39 | 46 | Terry Cook # | Dodge | 45 | ||
| 40 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Chevy | 46 | ||
| 41 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 37 | ||
| 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 40 | ||
| 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 36 | ||
| 44 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 42 | ||
| 45 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 39 | ||
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
# 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)
Results by Season
(after each race back thru the season)
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2005 |
2004
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