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for the 5-Hour Energy 500
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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 11:10am/et
on Saturday, June 11, 2011
June 2010 Pole Sitter: #18-Kyle Busch, 169.485mph, finished 2nd
August 2010 Pole Sitter: #14-Tony Stewart, 171.393mph, finished 2nd
Track Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, June 2004, 172.533mph
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #99-Edwards., 167.729mph, scheduled to qualify 44th out of 44 drivers
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Kurt Busch wins Pocono pole: #22-Kurt Busch won the Coors Light pole for the Pocono 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway with a speed of 171.579mph. It is his 2nd pole of the season and the 14th of his career. Busch has won the pole for two races in a row and Penske Racing has won three straight. #27-Menard starts 2nd followed by #24-Gordon, #11-Hamlin, #78-Smith, #99-Edwards, #9-Ambrose, #39-Newman, #00-Reutimann and #5-Martin.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #13-Mears, #60-Skinner, #87-Nemechek, #46-Yeley, #36-Blaney, #38-Kvapil, #71-Lally and #66-McDowell.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (1): #95-Starr.
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Pocono Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(6-11-2011)Qualifying Fast Facts - Pocono:
#22-Kurt Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 30th Annual 5-hour Energy 500 with a lap of 52.454 seconds, 171.579 mph.
This is his 14th pole in 378 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in 21 races at Pocono Raceway.
#27-Paul Menard (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2011 and his first in nine races at Pocono Raceway.
#24-Jeff Gordon (third) posted his 22nd top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his sixth in 14 races this season.
#71-Andy Lally (24th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(6-11-2011)NEW 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying procedures: (as of June 10, 2011)
1) qualifying order will be determined by the driver's fastest lap in first practice.
2) times on the speed sheet will be inverted with the slowest cars attempting their qualifying runs first
3) go-or-go-home cars will now qualify among the 35 teams locked in on owner points and not be separated by the field. 4) the NASCAR Sprint Cup director does reserve the right to change a driver's qualifying order or allow "adjustments or repairs" to cars after the car has taken the green flag at the start/finish line.
5) all cars must qualify with a full fuel cell.
6) Qualifying consists of two consecutive timed laps
7) the fastest lap determines qualifying position
8) in case of a rain-out of practice, a random drawing will be held for cars set up in the garage area to determine qualifying
9) if qualifying is rained out, the order of the field will be set according to Section 9-5 of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup rule book. Set by top-35 practice speeds, then go-or-go homers. If all practices and qualifying are cancelled, then set by top 35 owners points, then race attemptsCoverage of Qualifying for the 5-Hour Energy 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 11:10am/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 11:30am/et
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 90 thru nascar.com only
Qualifying Re-Air: none scheduledPole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#7-Wimmer, 1st out to qualify, 162.414mph, starts 42nd
#50-Bell, 2nd out to qualify, 166.633mph, starts 43rd
#32-Bliss, 3rd out to qualify, 166.868mph, starts 41st
#37-Raines, 4th out to qualify, 167.395mph, starts 38th
#71-Lally, 5th out to qualify, 169.370mph, starts 24th
#47-Labonte, 10th out to qualify, 169.607mph, starts 18th
#33-Bowyer, 15th out to qualify, 170.126mph, starts 12th
#78-Smith, 17th out to qualify, 171.164mph, starts 5th
#11-Hamlin, 35th out to qualify, 171.174mph, starts 4th
#24-Gordon, 36th out to qualify, 171.350mph, starts 3rd
#22-Busch, 40th out to qualify, 171.579mph, starts 1st
How 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
[44 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#46-J.J. Yeley, 169.444
#71-Andy Lally, 169.370
#38-Sam Hornish Jr., 169.278
#87-Joe Nemechek, 169.170
#66-Michael McDowell, 168.218
#37-Tony Raines, 167.395
#81-Scott Riggs, 167.264
#50-T.J. Bell, 166.633
will miss the race:
#60-Mike Skinner, 164.902, wrecked
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#71-Andy Lally (X), 169.370, starts 24th
#92-Brian Keselowski (X), DNR
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for raceSome Qualifying Notes:
none....yet
STARTING LINEUP
Pocono Raceway
30th Annual 5-hour ENERGY 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, June 11, 2011 @ 01:27 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 171.579 | 52.454 |
| 2 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Chevy | 171.422 | 52.502 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 171.350 | 52.524 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 171.174 | 52.578 |
| 5 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 171.164 | 52.581 |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Kellogg / Cheez-It Ford | 171.057 | 52.614 |
| 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 170.836 | 52.682 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 170.532 | 52.776 |
| 9 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 170.348 | 52.833 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Farmers Insurance / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 170.200 | 52.879 |
| 11 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 170.177 | 52.886 |
| 12 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 170.126 | 52.902 |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 169.907 | 52.970 |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 169.872 | 52.981 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevy | 169.856 | 52.986 |
| 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 169.702 | 53.034 |
| 17 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 169.670 | 53.044 |
| 18 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 169.607 | 53.064 |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 169.520 | 53.091 |
| 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 169.501 | 53.097 |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 169.447 | 53.114 |
| 22 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevy | 169.444 | 53.115 |
| 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 169.440 | 53.116 |
| 24 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 169.370 | 53.138 |
| 25 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Chevy | 169.307 | 53.158 |
| 26 | 38 | Sam Hornish Jr(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 169.278 | 53.167 |
| 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Affliction Clothing Live Fast Ford | 169.224 | 53.184 |
| 28 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Medallion Financial Ford | 169.176 | 53.199 |
| 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy.com / Pellet & Wood Toyota | 169.170 | 53.201 |
| 30 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 169.119 | 53.217 |
| 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 169.113 | 53.219 |
| 32 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Okuma Chevy | 169.084 | 53.228 |
| 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 168.932 | 53.276 |
| 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 168.890 | 53.289 |
| 35 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 168.666 | 53.360 |
| 36 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 168.218 | 53.502 |
| 37 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 167.773 | 53.644 |
| 38 | 37 | Tony Raines | BlackCatFireworks.com Ford | 167.395 | 53.765 |
| 39 | 81 | Scott Riggs(i) | Whitney's Collision Chevy | 167.264 | 53.807 |
| 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 167.056 | 53.874 |
| 41 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | U.S. Chrome / Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 166.868 | 53.935 |
| 42-OP | 7 | Scott Wimmer(i) | Speed Energy / Harris Teeter Dodge | 162.414 | 55.414 |
| 43 | 50 | T J Bell # | Green Smoke Toyota | 166.633 | 54.011 |
| DNQ | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 164.902 | 54.578 |
# 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
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
Qualifying after 44 of 44 drivers:
| Pos | Sched Qual Pos |
Actual Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Qual Speed (mph) |
Qual Time (seconds) |
First Practice Speed | Practice Rank |
Difference Qual vs Prac (mph) |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 40 | 40 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 171.579 | 52.454 | 166.728 | 5 | 4.851 | 6 |
| 2 | 43 | 43 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 171.422 | 52.502 | 167.648 | 2 | 3.774 | 20 |
| 3 | 36 | 36 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 171.350 | 52.524 | 166.334 | 9 | 5.016 | 13 |
| 4 | 35 | 35 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 171.174 | 52.578 | 166.291 | 10 | 4.883 | 11 |
| 5 | 17 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 171.164 | 52.581 | 164.312 | 28 | 6.852 | 29 |
| 6 | 44 | 44 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 171.057 | 52.614 | 167.729 | 1 | 3.328 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 170.836 | 52.682 | 165.059 | 23 | 5.777 | 19 |
| 8 | 39 | 39 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 170.532 | 52.776 | 166.725 | 6 | 3.807 | 10 |
| 9 | 20 | 20 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 170.348 | 52.833 | 164.546 | 25 | 5.802 | 23 |
| 10 | 30 | 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 170.200 | 52.879 | 165.981 | 15 | 4.219 | 14 |
| 11 | 29 | 29 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 170.177 | 52.886 | 165.981 | 16 | 4.196 | 17 |
| 12 | 15 | 15 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 170.126 | 52.902 | 163.806 | 30 | 6.320 | 9 |
| 13 | 21 | 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 169.907 | 52.970 | 164.944 | 24 | 4.963 | 27 |
| 14 | 42 | 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 169.872 | 52.981 | 167.454 | 3 | 2.418 | 2 |
| 15 | 41 | 41 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 169.856 | 52.986 | 167.264 | 4 | 2.592 | 8 |
| 16 | 37 | 37 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 169.702 | 53.034 | 166.392 | 8 | 3.310 | 15 |
| 17 | 27 | 27 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 169.670 | 53.044 | 165.804 | 18 | 3.866 | 18 |
| 18 | 10 | 10 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 169.607 | 53.064 | 162.602 | 35 | 7.005 | 28 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 169.520 | 53.091 | 165.822 | 17 | 3.698 | 25 |
| 20 | 38 | 38 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 169.501 | 53.097 | 166.636 | 7 | 2.865 | 21 |
| 21 | 32 | 32 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 169.447 | 53.114 | 166.021 | 13 | 3.426 | 3 |
| 22 | 13 | 13 | 46 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 169.444 | 53.115 | 163.446 | 32 | 5.998 | 40-IN |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 169.440 | 53.116 | 165.238 | 22 | 4.202 | 26 |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Ford | 169.370 | 53.138 | 161.218 | 40 | 8.152 | 37-IN |
| 25 | 8 | 8 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevy | 169.307 | 53.158 | 162.200 | 37 | 7.107 | 31 |
| 26 | 14 | 14 | 38 | Sam Hornish Jr(i) | Ford | 169.278 | 53.167 | 163.621 | 31 | 5.657 | 38-IN |
| 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 169.224 | 53.184 | 165.697 | 19 | 3.527 | 7 |
| 28 | 25 | 25 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 169.176 | 53.199 | 165.587 | 20 | 3.589 | 16 |
| 29 | 11 | 11 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Toyota | 169.170 | 53.201 | 162.893 | 34 | 6.277 | 42-IN |
| 30 | 16 | 16 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 169.119 | 53.217 | 164.300 | 29 | 4.819 | 30 |
| 31 | 19 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 169.113 | 53.219 | 164.459 | 26 | 4.654 | 22 |
| 32 | 24 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 169.084 | 53.228 | 165.329 | 21 | 3.755 | 4 |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 168.932 | 53.276 | 166.104 | 12 | 2.828 | 24 |
| 34 | 31 | 31 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 168.890 | 53.289 | 166.015 | 14 | 2.875 | 5 |
| 35 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 168.666 | 53.360 | 162.232 | 36 | 6.434 | 33 |
| 36 | 18 | 18 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 168.218 | 53.502 | 164.420 | 27 | 3.798 | 41-IN |
| 37 | 34 | 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 167.773 | 53.644 | 166.193 | 11 | 1.580 | 12 |
| 38 | 4 | 4 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | 167.395 | 53.765 | 160.780 | 41 | 6.615 | 39-IN |
| 39 | 7 | 7 | 81 | Scott Riggs(i) | Chevy | 167.264 | 53.807 | 161.679 | 38 | 5.585 | 49-IN |
| 40 | 12 | 12 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 167.056 | 53.874 | 163.242 | 33 | 3.814 | 32 |
| 41 | 3 | 3 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Ford | 166.868 | 53.935 | 160.568 | 42 | 6.300 | 34 |
| 42 | 2 | 2 | 50 | T J Bell # | Toyota | 166.633 | 54.011 | 160.448 | 43 | 6.185 | 52-IN |
| 43 | 6 | 6 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Toyota | 164.902 | 54.578 | 161.337 | 39 | 3.565 | 43-DNQ |
| 44 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Scott Wimmer(i) | Dodge | 162.414 | 55.414 | 159.552 | 44 | 2.862 | 36 |
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
# Rookie of the Year Contender
In 2011, the qualifying order will be based on practice speeds,
with each driver’s best lap in the first practice determining qualifying spots,
with the top-35 and non-top 35 drivers mixed in from slowest to fastest.
If qualifying is rained out, the order of the starting lineup would be determined by first practice speed.
Who actually gets in the field is based primarily on owners points and other criteria in the rule book.
The top 35 are set by 1st practice speed, then the go-or-go homers are in by race attempts
ties broken by owners points position, those eight drivers are then set by 1st practice speeds, with fastest 36th
NASCAR holds a draw for teams without any owners points [not making a race this season].
Qualifying Order:
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed -Session |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 7 | Scott Wimmer(i) | Dodge | 159.552 | 44 | 36 |
| 2 | 50 | T J Bell # | Toyota | 160.448 | 43 | 52 |
| 3 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Ford | 160.568 | 42 | 34 |
| 4 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | 160.780 | 41 | 39 |
| 5 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Ford | 161.218 | 40 | 37 |
| 6 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Toyota | 161.337 | 39 | 43 |
| 7 | 81 | Scott Riggs(i) | Chevy | 161.679 | 38 | 49 |
| 8 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevy | 162.200 | 37 | 31 |
| 9 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 162.232 | 36 | 33 |
| 10 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 162.602 | 35 | 28 |
| 11 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Toyota | 162.893 | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 163.242 | 33 | 32 |
| 13 | 46 | J J Yeley | Chevy | 163.446 | 32 | 40 |
| 14 | 38 | Sam Hornish Jr(i) | Ford | 163.621 | 31 | 38 |
| 15 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 163.806 | 30 | 9 |
| 16 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 164.300 | 29 | 30 |
| 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 164.312 | 28 | 29 |
| 18 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 164.420 | 27 | 41 |
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 164.459 | 26 | 22 |
| 20 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 164.546 | 25 | 23 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 164.944 | 24 | 27 |
| 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 165.059 | 23 | 19 |
| 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 165.238 | 22 | 26 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 165.329 | 21 | 4 |
| 25 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 165.587 | 20 | 16 |
| 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 165.697 | 19 | 7 |
| 27 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 165.804 | 18 | 18 |
| 28 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 165.822 | 17 | 25 |
| 29 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 165.981 | 16 | 17 |
| 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 165.981 | 15 | 14 |
| 31 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 166.015 | 14 | 5 |
| 32 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 166.021 | 13 | 3 |
| 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 166.104 | 12 | 24 |
| 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 166.193 | 11 | 12 |
| 35 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 166.291 | 10 | 11 |
| 36 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 166.334 | 9 | 13 |
| 37 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 166.392 | 8 | 15 |
| 38 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 166.636 | 7 | 21 |
| 39 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 166.725 | 6 | 10 |
| 40 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 166.728 | 5 | 6 |
| 41 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 167.264 | 4 | 8 |
| 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 167.454 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 167.648 | 2 | 20 |
| 44 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 167.729 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender
What happens if qualifying and practices get rained out?
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) - NASCAR will hold a draw for teams with no owners points
(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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