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2011 Daytona 500 Pole Sitter: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 186.089, finished 24th
2010 July Pole Sitter: none, rained out, set by points, #29-Harvick started 1st, finished 1st
Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 210.364mph, February 1987
Track Qualifying Record with Restrictor Plate: Ken Schrader, 196.996, February 1989
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 51 years, 0 months, 27 days, 2/6/2010
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 24 years, 11 months, 2 days, 7/6/1996
Fastest First Practice Speed: #9-Ambrose, 199.411mph, scheduled to qualify 45th out of 45 drivers
Martin wins Daytona pole: #5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light pole for the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 182.065mph. It is Martin's 1st pole of the season and the 50th of his career which is 8th all time. 2011 Daytona 500 winner #21-Bayne starts 2nd followed by #33-Bowyer, #24-Gordon, #6-Ragan, #88-Earnhardt Jr., #71-Lally, #48-Johnson, #43-Allmendinger and #27-Menard.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #71-Lally, #97-Conway, #38-Kvapil, #60-Skinner, #66-McDowell, #35-GBodine and #87-Nemechek.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (2): #37-Raines & #46-Yeley.
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Jayski's Daytona Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(7-1-2011)
Qualifying Fast Facts - Daytona:
#5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 53rd Annual COKE ZERO 400 Powered By Coca-Cola with a lap of 49.433 seconds, 182.065 mph.
This is his 50th pole in 811 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2011.
This is his third pole in 53 races at Daytona International Speedway.
#21-Trevor Bayne (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2011 and his first in two races at Daytona International Speedway.
#33-Clint Bowyer (third) posted his third top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway. It is his seventh in 17 races this season.
#71-Andy Lally (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(7-1-2011)
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 attempts
Coverage of Qualifying for the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is scheduled for Friday, July 1, 2011 at 4:10pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 4:00pm/et
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) thru nascar.com only
Qualifying Re-Air: 11:00pm/et on SPEED
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#87-Nemechek, 1st out to qualify, 179.087mph, starts 43rd
#66-McDowell, 3rd out, 179.605mph, starts 33rd
#97-Conway, 7th out, 180.310mph, starts 22nd
#51-Cassill, 9th out, 180.343mph, starts 21st
#71-Lally, 11th out, 181.039mph, starts 7th
#21-Bayne, 12th out, 182.002mph, starts 2nd
#5-Martin, 40th out, 182.065mph, 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
[45 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#21-Trevor Bayne, 182.002
#71-Andy Lally, 181.039
#97-Kevin Conway, 180.310
#38-Travis Kvapil, 179.856
#60-Mike Skinner, 179.784
#66-Michael McDowell, 179.605
#35-Geoff Bodine, 179.261
#87-Joe Nemechek, 179.087
will miss the race:
#37-Tony Raines, 178.363
#46-J.J. Yeley, 175.750
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#50-T.J. Bell (X), DNR
#71-Andy Lally (X), 181.039mph, starts ?
#92-Brian Keselowski (X), DNR
(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
Daytona International Speedway
53rd Annual COKE ZERO 400 Powered By Coca-Cola
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, July 01, 2011 @ 06:36 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 182.065 | 49.433 |
| 2 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 182.002 | 49.450 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Wheaties FUEL Chevy | 181.624 | 49.553 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | PepsiMAX Chevy | 181.583 | 49.564 |
| 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 181.320 | 49.636 |
| 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Heritage / AMP Energy | 181.240 | 49.658 |
| 7 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 181.039 | 49.713 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Summer Salute Chevy | 180.995 | 49.725 |
| 9 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | U.S. Air Force Ford | 180.948 | 49.738 |
| 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Chevy | 180.934 | 49.742 |
| 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | NRA / Bass Pro Shops Chevy | 180.894 | 49.753 |
| 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 180.781 | 49.784 |
| 13 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 180.752 | 49.792 |
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | SUBWAY Ford | 180.748 | 49.793 |
| 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 180.745 | 49.794 |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Affliction Clothing Ford | 180.661 | 49.817 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 180.581 | 49.839 |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 180.571 | 49.842 |
| 19 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Burger King Chevy | 180.549 | 49.848 |
| 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 180.469 | 49.870 |
| 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Chevy | 180.343 | 49.905 |
| 22 | 97 | Kevin Conway(i) | ExtenZe Toyota | 180.310 | 49.914 |
| 23 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 180.296 | 49.918 |
| 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Toyota | 180.242 | 49.933 |
| 25 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 180.173 | 49.952 |
| 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 180.040 | 49.989 |
| 27 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 179.856 | 50.040 |
| 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 179.853 | 50.041 |
| 29 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 179.784 | 50.060 |
| 30 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 179.734 | 50.074 |
| 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 179.651 | 50.097 |
| 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 179.616 | 50.107 |
| 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 179.605 | 50.110 |
| 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 179.433 | 50.158 |
| 35 | 35 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Chevy | 179.261 | 50.206 |
| 36 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 179.229 | 50.215 |
| 37 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 179.083 | 50.256 |
| 38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 178.855 | 50.320 |
| 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 178.646 | 50.379 |
| 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 178.618 | 50.387 |
| 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 178.586 | 50.396 |
| 42-OP | 7 | Mike Bliss(i) | Speed Energy Dodge | 177.904 | 50.589 |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 179.087 | 50.255 |
| DNQ | 37 | Tony Raines | Blackcat Fireworks Ford | 178.363 | 50.459 |
| DNQ | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevy | 175.750 | 51.209 |
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
# Sunoco 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
| 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 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 182.065 | 49.433 | 198.085 | 6 | -16.020 | 14 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 182.002 | 49.450 | 183.262 | 34 | -1.260 | 36-IN |
| 3 | 39 | 39 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 181.624 | 49.553 | 197.885 | 7 | -16.261 | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | 41 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 181.583 | 49.564 | 198.085 | 5 | -16.502 | 9 |
| 5 | 30 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 181.320 | 49.636 | 196.803 | 16 | -15.483 | 20 |
| 6 | 27 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 181.240 | 49.658 | 196.284 | 19 | -15.044 | 7 |
| 7 | 11 | 11 | 71 | Andy Lally | Ford | 181.039 | 49.713 | 182.949 | 35 | -1.910 | 37-IN |
| 8 | 26 | 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 180.995 | 49.725 | 196.279 | 20 | -15.284 | 3 |
| 9 | 44 | 44 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 180.948 | 49.738 | 199.402 | 2 | -18.454 | 15 |
| 10 | 36 | 36 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 180.934 | 49.742 | 197.689 | 10 | -16.755 | 17 |
| 11 | 32 | 32 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 180.894 | 49.753 | 197.083 | 14 | -16.189 | 10 |
| 12 | 38 | 38 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 180.781 | 49.784 | 197.885 | 8 | -17.104 | 24 |
| 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 180.752 | 49.792 | 194.578 | 30 | -13.826 | 19 |
| 14 | 25 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 180.748 | 49.793 | 196.249 | 21 | -15.501 | 1 |
| 15 | 45 | 45 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 180.745 | 49.794 | 199.411 | 1 | -18.666 | 21 |
| 16 | 31 | 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 180.661 | 49.817 | 196.803 | 15 | -16.142 | 6 |
| 17 | 24 | 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 180.581 | 49.839 | 196.249 | 22 | -15.668 | 13 |
| 18 | 22 | 22 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 180.571 | 49.842 | 196.078 | 24 | -15.507 | 27 |
| 19 | 34 | 34 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 180.549 | 49.848 | 197.165 | 12 | -16.616 | 12 |
| 20 | 15 | 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 180.469 | 49.870 | 194.578 | 31 | -14.109 | 26 |
| 21 | 9 | 9 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 180.343 | 49.905 | 182.500 | 37 | -2.157 | 31 |
| 22 | 7 | 7 | 97 | Kevin Conway | Toyota | 180.310 | 49.914 | 180.054 | 39 | 0.256 | 52-IN |
| 23 | 21 | 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 180.296 | 49.918 | 195.742 | 25 | -15.446 | 25 |
| 24 | 17 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 180.242 | 49.933 | 194.746 | 29 | -14.504 | 29 |
| 25 | 43 | 43 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 180.173 | 49.952 | 198.474 | 3 | -18.301 | 4 |
| 26 | 42 | 42 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 180.040 | 49.989 | 198.470 | 4 | -18.430 | 22 |
| 27 | 8 | 8 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 179.856 | 50.040 | 181.251 | 38 | -1.395 | 38-IN |
| 28 | 19 | 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 179.853 | 50.041 | 195.546 | 27 | -15.693 | 28 |
| 29 | 10 | 10 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 179.784 | 50.060 | 182.578 | 36 | -2.794 | 43-IN |
| 30 | 23 | 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 179.734 | 50.074 | 196.087 | 23 | -16.353 | 16 |
| 31 | 37 | 37 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 179.651 | 50.097 | 197.707 | 9 | -18.056 | 2 |
| 32 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 179.616 | 50.107 | 194.393 | 32 | -14.777 | 34 |
| 33 | 3 | 3 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 179.605 | 50.110 | 179.530 | 43 | 0.075 | 41-IN |
| 34 | 20 | 20 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 179.433 | 50.158 | 195.737 | 26 | -16.304 | 18 |
| 35 | 5 | 5 | 35 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevy | 179.261 | 50.206 | 179.932 | 41 | -0.671 | 51-IN |
| 36 | 33 | 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 179.229 | 50.215 | 197.087 | 13 | -17.858 | 11 |
| 37 | 1 | 1 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 179.087 | 50.255 | 178.554 | 45 | 0.533 | 42-IN |
| 38 | 28 | 28 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 179.083 | 50.256 | 196.301 | 18 | -17.218 | 23 |
| 39 | 29 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 178.855 | 50.320 | 196.301 | 17 | -17.446 | 5 |
| 40 | 35 | 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 178.646 | 50.379 | 197.170 | 11 | -18.524 | 30 |
| 41 | 2 | 2 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 178.617 | 50.387 | 179.501 | 44 | -0.884 | 32 |
| 42 | 18 | 18 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 178.586 | 50.396 | 194.750 | 28 | -16.164 | 33 |
| 43 | 4 | 4 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | 178.363 | 50.459 | 179.659 | 42 | -1.296 | 39-DNQ |
| 44 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 177.904 | 50.589 | 180.050 | 40 | -2.146 | 35 |
| 45 | 13 | 13 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevy | 175.750 | 51.209 | 190.795 | 33 | -15.045 | 40-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
# Sunoco 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].
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | First Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 178.554 | 45 | 42 |
| 2 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 179.501 | 44 | 32 |
| 3 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 179.530 | 43 | 41 |
| 4 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | 179.659 | 42 | 39 |
| 5 | 35 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevy | 179.932 | 41 | 51 |
| 6 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 180.050 | 40 | 35 |
| 7 | 97 | Kevin Conway | Toyota | 180.054 | 39 | 52 |
| 8 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 181.251 | 38 | 38 |
| 9 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 182.500 | 37 | 31 |
| 10 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 182.578 | 36 | 43 |
| 11 | 71 | Andy Lally | Ford | 182.949 | 35 | 37 |
| 12 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 183.262 | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevy | 190.795 | 33 | 40 |
| 14 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 194.393 | 32 | 34 |
| 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 194.578 | 31 | 26 |
| 16 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 194.578 | 30 | 19 |
| 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 194.746 | 29 | 29 |
| 18 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 194.750 | 28 | 33 |
| 19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 195.546 | 27 | 28 |
| 20 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 195.737 | 26 | 18 |
| 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 195.742 | 25 | 25 |
| 22 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 196.078 | 24 | 27 |
| 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 196.087 | 23 | 16 |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 196.249 | 22 | 13 |
| 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 196.249 | 21 | 1 |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 196.279 | 20 | 3 |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 196.284 | 19 | 7 |
| 28 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 196.301 | 18 | 23 |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 196.301 | 17 | 5 |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 196.803 | 16 | 20 |
| 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 196.803 | 15 | 6 |
| 32 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 197.083 | 14 | 10 |
| 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 197.087 | 13 | 11 |
| 34 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 197.165 | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 197.170 | 11 | 30 |
| 36 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 197.689 | 10 | 17 |
| 37 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 197.707 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 197.885 | 8 | 24 |
| 39 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 197.885 | 7 | 8 |
| 40 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 198.085 | 6 | 14 |
| 41 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 198.085 | 5 | 9 |
| 42 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 198.470 | 4 | 22 |
| 43 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 198.474 | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 199.402 | 2 | 15 |
| 45 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 199.411 | 1 | 21 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
# Rookie of the Year Contender
2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying procedures:
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.
What happens if qualifying is cancelled?
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]
#1a) - the first 35 are then set by the first practice speeds
#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 Sprint Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker
#6a) - then set by first practice speeds
#7) - NASCAR will hold a draw for teams with no owners points / attempts
(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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