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for the GEICO 400
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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 1:40 pm/et
on Saturday, September 17, 2011
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #83-Vickers, 184.275mph, scheduled to qualify 11th out of 47 drivers
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but usually correct or darn close
Kenseth wins Chicago pole: #17-Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light pole for the GEICO 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway with a speed of 183.243mph. It is his 2nd pole of the season and the 6th of his career. #27-Menard starts 2nd followed by #22-Busch, #39-Newman, #99-Edwards, #2-Keselowski, #16-Biffle, #83-Vickers, #18-Busch, and #20-Logano.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #38-Yeley, #66-McDowell, #30-Stremme, #46-Speed, #87-Nemechek, #7-Gordon, #37-Wise.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (4): #55-Kvapil, #95-Starr, #35-Leicht, #60-Skinner
(9-17-2011)Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Chicago:
Six of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the GEICO 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers:
[by current points standings]:
1) #18-Kyle Busch, 9th
2) #29-Kevin Harvick, 30th
3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 23rd
4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1st
5) #99-Carl Edwards, 5th
6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 12th
7) #22-Kurt Busch, 3rd
8) #39-Ryan Newman, 4th
9) #14-Tony Stewart, 26th
10) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 19th
11) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th
12) #11-Denny Hamlin, 27th
(9-17-2011)Qualifying Fast Facts - Chicago:
Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 11th Annual GEICO 400 with a lap of 29.469 seconds, 183.243 mph.
This is his sixth pole in 427 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and ninth top-10 start in 2011. His previous pole came on March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
This is his first pole in 11 races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Paul Menard (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2011 and his second in five races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Kurt Busch (third) posted his second top-10 start at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 15th in 27 races this season.
Andy Lally (40th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-17-2011)Coverage of Qualifying for the GEICO 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 1:40pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 1:30pm/et
Qualifying Re-Air: 8:00pm/et on SPEEDPole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#7-Gordon, 1st out to qualify, 179.766mph, starts 37th
#11-Hamlin, 8th out to qualify, 180.729mph, starts 27th
#83-Vickers, 11th out to qualify, 182.587mph, starts 8th
#16-Biffle, 18th out to qualify, 182.648mph, starts 7th
#17-Kenseth, 19th out to qualify, 183.243mph, 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
[46 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#21-Trevor Bayne, 180.662mph
#38-J.J. Yeley, 180.120mph
#66-Michael McDowell, 180.060mph
#30-David Stremme, 180.054mph
#46-Scott Speed, 180.000mph
#7-Robby Gordon, 179.766mph
#87-Joe Nemechek, 179.904mph
#37-Josh Wise, 179.188mph
will miss the race:
#55-Travis Kvapil, 179.164mph
#95-David Starr, 178.725mph
#35-Stephen Leicht, 178.159mph
#60-Mike Skinner, 176.517mph
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#50-T.J. Bell (X), DNR
#71-Andy Lally, 178.583mph
#92-Brian Keselowski (X), DNR
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for raceFastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #27-Menard, 183.212, starts 2nd
Dodge: #22-Busch, 183.032, starts 3rd
Ford: #17-Kenseth, 183.243, starts 1st
Toyota: #83-Vickers, 182.587, starts 8thSome Qualifying Notes:
#7-Gordon had problems with the oil pump just after finishing his qualifying lap.
STARTING LINEUP
Chicagoland Speedway
11th Annual GEICO 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, September 17, 2011 @ 03:20 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 183.243 | 29.469 |
| 2 | 27 | Paul Menard | ZECOL / Menards Chevy | 183.125 | 29.488 |
| 3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 183.032 | 29.503 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | US Army Medicine Chevy | 183.007 | 29.507 |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 182.914 | 29.522 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 182.859 | 29.531 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Filtrete Ford | 182.648 | 29.565 |
| 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 182.587 | 29.575 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Doublemint Toyota | 182.340 | 29.615 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 182.309 | 29.620 |
| 11 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kleenex Cool Touch / Clorox Toyota | 182.223 | 29.634 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 182.020 | 29.667 |
| 13 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 181.879 | 29.690 |
| 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 181.843 | 29.696 |
| 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 181.641 | 29.729 |
| 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 181.500 | 29.752 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 181.500 | 29.752 |
| 18 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 181.409 | 29.767 |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 181.305 | 29.784 |
| 20 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 181.287 | 29.787 |
| 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 181.269 | 29.790 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 181.269 | 29.790 |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 181.165 | 29.807 |
| 24 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 181.135 | 29.812 |
| 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 181.074 | 29.822 |
| 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 181.038 | 29.828 |
| 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 180.729 | 29.879 |
| 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire Auto Cntr Ford | 180.638 | 29.894 |
| 29 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 180.602 | 29.900 |
| 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 180.524 | 29.913 |
| 31 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Chevy | 180.162 | 29.973 |
| 32 | 38 | J J Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 180.120 | 29.980 |
| 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | James Fund Toyota | 180.060 | 29.990 |
| 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 180.054 | 29.991 |
| 35 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Red Line Oil / International Ford | 180.000 | 30.000 |
| 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 179.904 | 30.016 |
| 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 179.766 | 30.039 |
| 38 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 178.832 | 30.196 |
| 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 178.642 | 30.228 |
| 40 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services / RB EntFord | 178.583 | 30.238 |
| 41 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 178.442 | 30.262 |
| 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 178.141 | 30.313 |
| 43 | 37 | Josh Wise(i) | Bradley University Ford | 179.188 | 30.136 |
| DNQ | 55 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 179.164 | 30.140 |
| DNQ | 95 | David Starr (i) | AdvoCare Ford | 178.725 | 30.214 |
| DNQ | 35 | Stephen Leicht | Luke & Associates Chevy | 178.159 | 30.310 |
| DNQ | 60 | Mike Skinner (i) | Big Red Chevy | 176.517 | 30.592 |
# 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
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 47 of 47 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 | 19 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 183.243 | 29.469 | 179.176 | 29 | 4.067 | 4 |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 183.212 | 29.474 | 179.934 | 22 | 3.278 | 23 |
| 3 | 37 | 37 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 183.032 | 29.503 | 181.726 | 11 | 1.306 | 7 |
| 4 | 42 | 42 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 183.007 | 29.507 | 182.710 | 6 | 0.297 | 8 |
| 5 | 29 | 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 182.914 | 29.522 | 180.427 | 19 | 2.487 | 5 |
| 6 | 35 | 35 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 182.859 | 29.531 | 181.354 | 13 | 1.505 | 11 |
| 7 | 18 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 182.648 | 29.565 | 179.164 | 30 | 3.484 | 15 |
| 8 | 11 | 11 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 182.587 | 29.575 | 178.690 | 37 | 3.897 | 27 |
| 9 | 44 | 44 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 182.340 | 29.615 | 182.846 | 4 | -0.506 | 1 |
| 10 | 16 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 182.309 | 29.620 | 179.110 | 32 | 3.199 | 22 |
| 11 | 36 | 36 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 182.223 | 29.634 | 181.433 | 12 | 0.790 | 29 |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 182.020 | 29.667 | 178.737 | 36 | 3.283 | 6 |
| 13 | 38 | 38 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 181.879 | 29.690 | 181.861 | 10 | 0.018 | 26 |
| 14 | 32 | 32 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 181.843 | 29.696 | 180.542 | 16 | 1.301 | 25 |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 181.641 | 29.729 | 179.045 | 34 | 2.596 | 19 |
| 16 | 34 | 34 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 181.500 | 29.752 | 180.796 | 14 | 0.704 | 18 |
| 17 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 181.500 | 29.752 | 179.557 | 25 | 1.943 | 20 |
| 18 | 40 | 40 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 181.409 | 29.767 | 182.506 | 8 | -1.097 | 13 |
| 19 | 31 | 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 181.305 | 29.784 | 180.475 | 17 | 0.830 | 10 |
| 20 | 39 | 39 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 181.287 | 29.787 | 182.131 | 9 | -0.844 | 17 |
| 21 | 46 | 46 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 181.269 | 29.790 | 182.964 | 2 | -1.695 | 14 |
| 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 181.269 | 29.790 | 180.301 | 20 | 0.968 | 24 |
| 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 181.165 | 29.807 | 179.539 | 26 | 1.626 | 3 |
| 24 | 27 | 27 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 181.135 | 29.812 | 180.102 | 21 | 1.033 | 21 |
| 25 | 45 | 45 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 181.074 | 29.822 | 182.883 | 3 | -1.809 | 16 |
| 26 | 25 | 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 181.038 | 29.828 | 179.922 | 23 | 1.116 | 9 |
| 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 180.729 | 29.879 | 178.512 | 40 | 2.217 | 12 |
| 28 | 43 | 43 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Ford | 180.662 | 29.890 | 182.723 | 5 | -2.061 | 38-IN |
| 29 | 47 | 47 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 180.602 | 29.900 | 183.138 | 1 | -2.536 | 28 |
| 30 | 20 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 180.524 | 29.913 | 179.402 | 28 | 1.122 | 2 |
| 31 | 33 | 33 | 51 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevy | 180.162 | 29.973 | 180.789 | 15 | -0.627 | 30 |
| 32 | 30 | 30 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | 180.120 | 29.980 | 180.433 | 18 | -0.313 | 36-IN |
| 33 | 21 | 21 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 180.060 | 29.990 | 179.497 | 27 | 0.563 | 41-IN |
| 34 | 41 | 41 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevy | 180.054 | 29.991 | 182.692 | 7 | -2.638 | 43-IN |
| 35 | 9 | 9 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | 180.000 | 30.000 | 178.524 | 39 | 1.476 | 40-IN |
| 36 | 10 | 10 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Toyota | 179.904 | 30.016 | 178.642 | 38 | 1.262 | 42-IN |
| 37 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 179.766 | 30.039 | 175.633 | 47 | 4.133 | 37-IN |
| 38 | 3 | 3 | 37 | Josh Wise (i) | Ford | 179.188 | 30.136 | 176.904 | 45 | 2.284 | 39-IN |
| 39 | 5 | 5 | 55 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Ford | 179.164 | 30.140 | 177.725 | 43 | 1.439 | 52-DNQ |
| 40 | 15 | 15 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 178.832 | 30.196 | 179.075 | 33 | -0.243 | 31 |
| 41 | 6 | 6 | 95 | David Starr (i) | Ford | 178.725 | 30.214 | 178.183 | 42 | 0.542 | 45-DNQ |
| 42 | 4 | 4 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 178.642 | 30.228 | 177.334 | 44 | 1.308 | 33 |
| 43 | 17 | 17 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Ford | 178.583 | 30.238 | 179.158 | 31 | -0.575 | 35 |
| 44 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 178.442 | 30.262 | 178.909 | 35 | -0.467 | 32 |
| 45 | 24 | 24 | 35 | Stephen Leicht | Chevy | 178.159 | 30.310 | 179.796 | 24 | -1.637 | 46-DNQ |
| 46 | 2 | 2 | 32 | Mike Bliss (i) | Ford | 178.141 | 30.313 | 176.010 | 46 | 2.131 | 34 |
| 47 | 7 | 7 | 60 | Mike Skinner (i) | Toyota | 176.517 | 30.592 | 178.336 | 41 | -1.819 | 44-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].
Qualifying Order:
Qualifying Order
Chicagoland Speedway
11th Annual GEICO 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, September 16, 2011 @ 03:55 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | First Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 175.633 | 47 | 37 |
| 2 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 176.010 | 46 | 34 |
| 3 | 37 | Josh Wise(i) | Bradley University Ford | 176.904 | 45 | 39 |
| 4 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 177.334 | 44 | 33 |
| 5 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 177.725 | 43 | 52 |
| 6 | 95 | David Starr(i) | AdvoCare Ford | 178.183 | 42 | 45 |
| 7 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Chevy | 178.336 | 41 | 44 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 178.512 | 40 | 12 |
| 9 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Red Line Oil / International Ford | 178.524 | 39 | 40 |
| 10 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 178.642 | 38 | 42 |
| 11 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 178.690 | 37 | 27 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 178.737 | 36 | 6 |
| 13 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 178.909 | 35 | 32 |
| 14 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 179.045 | 34 | 19 |
| 15 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 179.075 | 33 | 31 |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 179.110 | 32 | 22 |
| 17 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services / RB Enterprises Ford | 179.158 | 31 | 35 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Filtrete Ford | 179.164 | 30 | 15 |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 179.176 | 29 | 4 |
| 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 179.402 | 28 | 2 |
| 21 | 66 | Michael McDowell | James Fund Toyota | 179.497 | 27 | 41 |
| 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 179.539 | 26 | 3 |
| 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 179.557 | 25 | 20 |
| 24 | 35 | Stephen Leicht | Luke & Associates Chevy | 179.796 | 24 | 46 |
| 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 179.922 | 23 | 9 |
| 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | ZECOL / Menards Chevy | 179.934 | 22 | 23 |
| 27 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 180.102 | 21 | 21 |
| 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 180.301 | 20 | 24 |
| 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 180.427 | 19 | 5 |
| 30 | 38 | J J Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 180.433 | 18 | 36 |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 180.475 | 17 | 10 |
| 32 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 180.542 | 16 | 25 |
| 33 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 180.789 | 15 | 30 |
| 34 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 180.796 | 14 | 18 |
| 35 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 181.354 | 13 | 11 |
| 36 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kleenex Cool Touch / Clorox Toyota | 181.433 | 12 | 29 |
| 37 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 181.726 | 11 | 7 |
| 38 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 181.861 | 10 | 26 |
| 39 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 182.131 | 9 | 17 |
| 40 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 182.506 | 8 | 13 |
| 41 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 182.692 | 7 | 43 |
| 42 | 39 | Ryan Newman | US Army Medicine Chevy | 182.710 | 6 | 8 |
| 43 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 182.723 | 5 | 38 |
| 44 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Doublemint Toyota | 182.846 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 182.883 | 3 | 16 |
| 46 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 182.964 | 2 | 14 |
| 47 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 183.138 | 1 | 28 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
# Sunoco 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 (except at road courses, 1 lap)
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 order
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]
#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
#7) - NASCAR will hold a draw for teams with no owners points / attempts
#8) - One it is determined which teams/driver made the race, then the field is set by 1st practice speeds.
(all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)Another new twist to the qualifying format: Starting this weekend at Kentucky Speedway, there will be a rain-out qualifying procedure change for all three NASCAR national series. If first practice is run, but qualifying is unable to take place, the starting lineup will be based on speeds from the car's fastest lap from the first practice, with top-35 cars in owner points no longer segregated from the non-top 35 cars. Previously, the top 35 cars lined up in front of all other eligible car owners.(NASCAR)(7-7-2011)
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