|
|
JAYSKI's Semi-Live QUALIFYING/GRID page
for the Bank of America 500
at Charlotte Motor Speedway
JUMP TO:
Starting Lineup
Qualifying Results
Qualifying Order
Rules/Notes Section
QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 7:10 pm/et
on Thursday, October 13, 2011
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #4-Kahne, 191.455mph, scheduled to qualify 46th out of 46 drivers
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
but usually correct or darn close
Stewart wins Charlotte pole: #14-Tony Stewart won the Coors Light pole for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 191.959mph. It is his 1st pole of the season and the 13th of his career. #17-Kenseth starts 2nd followed by #99-Edwards, #43-Allmendinger, #16-Biffle, #39-Newman, #27-Menard, #4-Kahne, #48-Johnson, and #21-Bayne.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #55-Kvapil, #30-Stremme, #66-McDowell, #38-Yeley, #87-Nemechek, #77-Lally, #7-Gordon.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #35-Bodine, #46-Speed, #37-Wise
(10-13-2011)Qualifying Fast Facts - Charlotte:
Tony Stewart won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 52nd Annual Bank of America 500 with a lap of 28.131 seconds, 191.959 mph.
This is his 13th pole in 459 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in 26 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Matt Kenseth (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2011 and his eighth in 25 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 20th in 31 races this season.
Andy Lally (40th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(10-13-2011)Coverage of Qualifying for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled for Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 7:10pm/et.
Television (TV): ESPN2, 7:00pm/et
Radio: PRN, 7:00pm/et
Qualifying Re-Air: none scheduledPole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#35-Bodine, 1st out to qualify, 186.245mph, DNQ
#7-Gordon, 6th out to qualify, 186.303mph, starts 41st
#36-Blaney, 7th out to qualify, 188.239mph, starts 35th
#55-Kvapil, 10th out to qualify, 188.271mph, starts 34th
#34-Gilliland, 13th out to qualify, 188.600mph, starts 33rd
#47-Labonte, 15th out to qualify, 190.255mph, starts 22nd
#20-Logano, 18th out to qualify, 190.819mph, starts 16th
#88-Earnhardt, Jr., 27th out to qualify, 190.833mph, starts 15th
#29-Harvick, 28th out to qualify, 190.894mph, starts 14th
#6-Ragan, 29th out to qualify, 191.002mph, starts 11th
#39-Newman, 31st out to qualify, 191.584mph, starts 6th
#17-Kenseth, 32nd out to qualify, 191.918mph, starts 2nd
#14-Stewart, 36th out to qualify, 191.959mph, 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, 191.259
#55-Travis Kvapil, 188.271
#30-David Stremme, 187.918
#66-Michael McDowell, 187.454
#38-J.J. Yeley, 187.313
#7-Robby Gordon, 186.303
#87-Joe Nemechek, 187.331
#77-Andy Lally, 186.657
will miss the race:
#35-Geoff Bodine, 186.245
#46-Scott Speed, 186.207
#37-Josh Wise, 185.382
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#50-T.J. Bell (X), DNR
#77-Andy Lally, 186.657
#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: #14-Stewart, 191.959, starts 8th
Dodge: #22-Busch, 190.570, starts 20th
Ford: #17-Kenseth, 191.918, starts 2nd
Toyota: #4-Kahne, 191.394, starts 8thSome Qualifying Notes:
none....yet
STARTING LINEUP
Charlotte Motor Speedway
52nd Annual Bank of America 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Thu, October 13, 2011 @ 08:31 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | |
| 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 191.959 | 28.131 |
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Fluidmaster Ford | 191.918 | 28.137 |
| 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Now Hiring Ford | 191.870 | 28.144 |
| 4 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 191.768 | 28.159 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Give Kids A Smile Ford | 191.741 | 28.163 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | cookies for kid's cancer Chevy | 191.584 | 28.186 |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed/Menards Chevy | 191.462 | 28.204 |
| 8 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 191.394 | 28.214 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Chevy 100th Anniversary Chevy | 191.340 | 28.222 |
| 10 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 191.259 | 28.234 |
| 11 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Freight Ford | 191.002 | 28.272 |
| 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Bostitch Ford | 191.002 | 28.272 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com/Chevy 100th Anniv Chevy | 190.900 | 28.287 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 190.894 | 28.288 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMPEnergy/NatlGuard/Chevy100th Chevy | 190.833 | 28.297 |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 190.819 | 28.299 |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 190.799 | 28.302 |
| 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 190.638 | 28.326 |
| 19 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 190.611 | 28.330 |
| 20 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Ultra Dodge | 190.570 | 28.336 |
| 21 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 190.429 | 28.357 |
| 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Lance Snacks/Tom's Toyota | 190.255 | 28.383 |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DriveToEndHunger/Chevy100th Chevy | 190.007 | 28.420 |
| 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 189.727 | 28.462 |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 189.540 | 28.490 |
| 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 189.520 | 28.493 |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy | 189.401 | 28.511 |
| 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 189.082 | 28.559 |
| 29 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 188.923 | 28.583 |
| 30 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 188.851 | 28.594 |
| 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 188.772 | 28.606 |
| 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 188.725 | 28.613 |
| 33 | 34 | David Gilliland | Tasty Kake Ford | 188.600 | 28.632 |
| 34 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 188.271 | 28.682 |
| 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 188.239 | 28.687 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 187.918 | 28.736 |
| 37 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 187.454 | 28.807 |
| 38 | 38 | J J Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 187.383 | 28.818 |
| 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 187.311 | 28.829 |
| 40 | 77 | Andy Lally # | HOD Ford | 186.657 | 28.930 |
| 41 | 71 | Hermie Sadler(i) | Susan G Komen for the Cure Ford | 185.675 | 29.083 |
| 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 185.440 | 29.120 |
| 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Harris Teeter Dodge | 186.303 | 28.985 |
| DNQ | 35 | Geoff Bodine | Luke & Associates Inc. Chevy | 186.245 | 28.994 |
| DNQ | 46 | Scott Speed | ordergreenstuff.com Ford | 186.207 | 29.000 |
| DNQ | 37 | Josh Wise (i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 185.382 | 29.129 |
# 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 46 of 46 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 | 36 | 36 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 191.959 | 28.131 | 190.422 | 11 | 1.537 | 7 |
| 2 | 32 | 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 191.918 | 28.137 | 190.168 | 15 | 1.750 | 5 |
| 3 | 33 | 33 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 191.870 | 28.144 | 190.221 | 14 | 1.649 | 1 |
| 4 | 39 | 39 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 191.768 | 28.159 | 190.517 | 8 | 1.251 | 14 |
| 5 | 44 | 44 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 191.741 | 28.163 | 190.981 | 3 | 0.760 | 15 |
| 6 | 31 | 31 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 191.584 | 28.186 | 190.141 | 16 | 1.443 | 11 |
| 7 | 45 | 45 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 191.462 | 28.204 | 191.333 | 2 | 0.129 | 21 |
| 8 | 46 | 46 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 191.394 | 28.214 | 191.455 | 1 | -0.061 | 16 |
| 9 | 37 | 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 191.340 | 28.222 | 190.449 | 10 | 0.891 | 3 |
| 10 | 38 | 38 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Ford | 191.259 | 28.234 | 190.476 | 9 | 0.783 | 38-IN |
| 11 | 29 | 29 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 191.002 | 28.272 | 189.833 | 18 | 1.169 | 18 |
| 12 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 191.002 | 28.272 | 190.624 | 6 | 0.378 | 20 |
| 13 | 43 | 43 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 190.900 | 28.287 | 190.927 | 4 | -0.027 | 17 |
| 14 | 28 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 190.894 | 28.288 | 189.580 | 19 | 1.314 | 2 |
| 15 | 27 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 190.833 | 28.297 | 189.434 | 20 | 1.399 | 9 |
| 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 190.819 | 28.299 | 188.725 | 29 | 2.094 | 23 |
| 17 | 40 | 40 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 190.799 | 28.302 | 190.577 | 7 | 0.222 | 12 |
| 18 | 30 | 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 190.638 | 28.326 | 189.907 | 17 | 0.731 | 22 |
| 19 | 26 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 190.611 | 28.330 | 189.401 | 21 | 1.210 | 13 |
| 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 190.570 | 28.336 | 189.148 | 24 | 1.422 | 6 |
| 21 | 42 | 42 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 190.429 | 28.357 | 190.840 | 5 | -0.411 | 25 |
| 22 | 15 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 190.255 | 28.383 | 188.199 | 32 | 2.056 | 29 |
| 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 190.007 | 28.420 | 189.056 | 27 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 24 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 189.727 | 28.462 | 188.370 | 31 | 1.357 | 33 |
| 25 | 34 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 189.540 | 28.490 | 190.349 | 13 | -0.809 | 8 |
| 26 | 35 | 35 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 189.520 | 28.493 | 190.375 | 12 | -0.855 | 4 |
| 27 | 19 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 189.401 | 28.511 | 188.884 | 28 | 0.517 | 27 |
| 28 | 24 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 189.082 | 28.559 | 189.248 | 23 | -0.166 | 24 |
| 29 | 22 | 22 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 188.923 | 28.583 | 189.129 | 25 | -0.206 | 28 |
| 30 | 17 | 17 | 51 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevy | 188.851 | 28.594 | 188.488 | 30 | 0.363 | 30 |
| 31 | 25 | 25 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 188.772 | 28.606 | 189.401 | 22 | -0.629 | 26 |
| 32 | 21 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 188.725 | 28.613 | 189.069 | 26 | -0.344 | 19 |
| 33 | 13 | 13 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 188.600 | 28.632 | 188.088 | 34 | 0.512 | 31 |
| 34 | 10 | 10 | 55 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Ford | 188.271 | 28.682 | 187.591 | 37 | 0.680 | 52-IN |
| 35 | 8 | 7 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 188.239 | 28.687 | 187.117 | 39 | 1.122 | 32 |
| 36 | 11 | 11 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevy | 187.918 | 28.736 | 187.767 | 36 | 0.151 | 43-IN |
| 37 | 12 | 12 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 187.454 | 28.807 | 187.839 | 35 | -0.385 | 41-IN |
| 38 | 14 | 14 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | 187.383 | 28.818 | 188.147 | 33 | -0.764 | 36-IN |
| 39 | 9 | 8 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Toyota | 187.331 | 28.826 | 187.149 | 38 | 0.182 | 42-IN |
| 40 | 5 | 9 | 77 | Andy Lally # | Ford | 186.657 | 28.930 | 186.310 | 42 | 0.347 | 0-IN |
| 41 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 186.303 | 28.985 | 186.916 | 40 | -0.613 | 37-IN |
| 42 | 2 | 1 | 35 | Geoff Bodine | Chevy | 186.245 | 28.994 | 184.868 | 45 | 1.377 | 46-DNQ |
| 43 | 4 | 3 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | 186.207 | 29.000 | 185.510 | 43 | 0.697 | 40-DNQ |
| 44 | 1 | 4 | 71 | Hermie Sadler (i) | Ford | 185.675 | 29.083 | 184.445 | 46 | 1.230 | 35 |
| 45 | 6 | 5 | 32 | Mike Bliss (i) | Ford | 185.440 | 29.120 | 186.657 | 41 | -1.217 | 34 |
| 46 | 3 | 2 | 37 | Josh Wise (i) | Ford | 185.382 | 29.129 | 184.894 | 44 | 0.488 | 39-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
Charlotte Motor Speedway
52nd Annual Bank of America 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Thu, October 13, 2011 @ 05:12 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | First Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 71 | Hermie Sadler(i) | Susan G Komen for the Cure Ford | 184.445 | 46 | 35 |
| 2 | 35 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Inc. Chevy | 184.868 | 45 | 46 |
| 3 | 37 | Josh Wise(i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 184.894 | 44 | 39 |
| 4 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | ordergreenstuff.com Ford | 185.510 | 43 | 40 |
| 5 | 77 | Andy Lally # | HOD Ford | 186.310 | 42 | 0 |
| 6 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 186.657 | 41 | 34 |
| 7 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Harris Teeter Dodge | 186.916 | 40 | 37 |
| 8 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 187.117 | 39 | 32 |
| 9 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 187.149 | 38 | 42 |
| 10 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 187.591 | 37 | 52 |
| 11 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 187.767 | 36 | 43 |
| 12 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 187.839 | 35 | 41 |
| 13 | 34 | David Gilliland | Tasty Kake Ford | 188.088 | 34 | 31 |
| 14 | 38 | J J Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 188.147 | 33 | 36 |
| 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Lance Snacks/Tom's Toyota | 188.199 | 32 | 29 |
| 16 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 188.370 | 31 | 33 |
| 17 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 188.488 | 30 | 30 |
| 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 188.725 | 29 | 23 |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy | 188.884 | 28 | 27 |
| 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger/Chevy 100th Anniversary Chevy | 189.056 | 27 | 10 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 189.069 | 26 | 19 |
| 22 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 189.129 | 25 | 28 |
| 23 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Ultra Dodge | 189.148 | 24 | 6 |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 189.248 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 189.401 | 22 | 26 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 189.401 | 21 | 13 |
| 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard/Chevy 100th Anniversary Chevy | 189.434 | 20 | 9 |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 189.580 | 19 | 2 |
| 29 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Freight Ford | 189.833 | 18 | 18 |
| 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 189.907 | 17 | 22 |
| 31 | 39 | Ryan Newman | cookies for kid's cancer Chevy | 190.141 | 16 | 11 |
| 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Fluidmaster Ford | 190.168 | 15 | 5 |
| 33 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Now Hiring Ford | 190.221 | 14 | 1 |
| 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 190.349 | 13 | 8 |
| 35 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 190.375 | 12 | 4 |
| 36 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 190.422 | 11 | 7 |
| 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Chevy 100th Anniversary Chevy | 190.449 | 10 | 3 |
| 38 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 190.476 | 9 | 38 |
| 39 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 190.517 | 8 | 14 |
| 40 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 190.577 | 7 | 12 |
| 41 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Bostitch Ford | 190.624 | 6 | 20 |
| 42 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 190.840 | 5 | 25 |
| 43 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com/Chevy 100th Anniversary Chevy | 190.927 | 4 | 17 |
| 44 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Give Kids A Smile Ford | 190.981 | 3 | 15 |
| 45 | 27 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed/Menards Chevy | 191.333 | 2 | 21 |
| 46 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 191.455 | 1 | 16 |
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)
Results by Season
(after each race back thru the season)
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004
Jayski's Silly Season Site Sprint Cup News Page
Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Main Page
the Jayski site is owned and served by:
