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JAYSKI's Semi-Live QUALIFYING/GRID page
for the Good Sam Club 500
at Talladega Superspeedway
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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 12:15 pm/et
on Saturday, October 22, 2011
October 2010 Pole Sitter: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 184.640mph, finished 3rd
April 2011 Pole Sitter: #24-Jeff Gordon, 178.248mph, finished 3rd
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 First Practice Speed: #16-Biffle, 198.940mph, scheduled to qualify 47th out of 47 drivers
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
but usually correct or darn close
Martin wins Talladega pole: #5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light pole for the Good Sam Club 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 181.367mph. It is his 2nd pole of the season and the 51st of his career which is 8th best all time. #48-Johnson starts 2nd followed by #33-Bowyer, #21-Bayne, #24-Gordon, #88-Earnhardt Jr., #27-Menard, #6-Ragan, #99-Edwards and #39-Newman. #97-Conway was the highest qualifying Toyota, starting 20th
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #38-Kvapil, #97-Conway, #15-Waltrip, #87-Nemechek, #55-Yeley, #66-McDowell and #7-Gordon.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (4): #35-GBodine, #46-Speed, #77-Bell and #37-Wise
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Talladega Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(10-22-2011)Qualifying Fast Facts - Talladega:
#5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 43rd Annual Good Sam Club 500 with a lap of 52.799 seconds, 181.367 mph.
This is his 51st pole in 826 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 12th top-10 start in 2011.
This is his third pole in 48 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
#48-Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2011 and his 14th in 20 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
#33-Clint Bowyer (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 10th in 32 races this season.
#71-Andy Lally (33rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-22-2011)Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Talladega: (by standings order before the race)
1) #99-Carl Edwards, starts 9th
2) #29-Kevin Harvick, 13th
3) #17-Matt Kenseth, 11th
4) #18-Kyle Busch, 34th
5) #14-Tony Stewart, 12th
6) #2-Brad Keselowski, 17th
7) #22-Kurt Busch, 14th
8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd
9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 6th
10) #39-Ryan Newman, 10th
11) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5th
12) #11-Denny Hamlin, 31st
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(10-22-2011)Coverage of Qualifying for the Good Sam Club 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 12:15pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 12:00pm/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)
#97-Conway, 1st out to qualify, 179.693mph, starts 20th
#38-Kvapil, 10th out, 179.831mph, starts 16th
#42-Montoya, 11th out, 179.875mph, starts 15th
#39-Newman, 22nd out, 180.203, starts 10th
#48-Johnson, 23rd out, 181.360, starts 2nd
#5-Martin, 42nd out, 181.367, 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
[47 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#21-Trevor Bayne, 181.011
#38-Travis Kvapil, 179.831
#97-Kevin Conway, 179.693
#15-Michael Waltrip, 179.629
#87-Joe Nemechek, 179.420
#55-J.J. Yeley, 179.349
#66-Michael McDowell, 179.346
#7-Robby Gordon, 178.567
will miss the race:
#35-Geoff Bodine, 178.533
#46-Scott Speed, 177.478
#77-T.J. Bell, 177.071
#37-Josh Wise, 177.055
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#77-T.J. Bell (X), 177.071, DNQ
#71-Andy Lally, 178.884mph. 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 raceFastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #5-Martin, 181.367, starts 1st
Dodge: #22-Busch, 179.970, starts 14th
Ford: #21-Bayne, 181.011, starts 4th
Toyota: #97-Conway, 179.693, starts 20thSome Qualifying Notes:
#77-T.J. Bell, #66-Michael McDowell and #21-Trevor Bayne didn't run any laps in the first practice on Friday and will go out to qualify 45th, 46th and 47th respectfully.
STARTING LINEUP
Talladega Superspeedway
43rd Annual Good Sam Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Sat, October 22, 2011 @ 02:59 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 181.367 | 52.799 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | mylowes Chevy | 181.360 | 52.801 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy 100 Years Chevy | 181.243 | 52.835 |
| 4 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 181.011 | 52.903 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 180.918 | 52.930 |
| 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | DietMountainDewPaintthe88 Chevy | 180.905 | 52.934 |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Chevy | 180.655 | 53.007 |
| 8 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 180.608 | 53.021 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 180.210 | 53.138 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 180.203 | 53.140 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Jeremiah Weed Ford | 180.196 | 53.142 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | El Monterey/Office Depot Chevy | 180.108 | 53.168 |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 180.047 | 53.186 |
| 14 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 179.970 | 53.209 |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Energizer Chevy | 179.875 | 53.237 |
| 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 179.831 | 53.250 |
| 17 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 179.831 | 53.250 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 179.784 | 53.264 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 179.736 | 53.278 |
| 20 | 97 | Kevin Conway(i) | Extenze Toyota | 179.693 | 53.291 |
| 21 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Products Toyota | 179.672 | 53.297 |
| 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 179.645 | 53.305 |
| 23 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Dream Machine/Darrell Waltrip Toyota | 179.629 | 53.310 |
| 24 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 179.602 | 53.318 |
| 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 179.602 | 53.318 |
| 26 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 179.575 | 53.326 |
| 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 179.420 | 53.372 |
| 28 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 179.349 | 53.393 |
| 29 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 179.346 | 53.394 |
| 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 179.054 | 53.481 |
| 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 178.944 | 53.514 |
| 32 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 178.897 | 53.528 |
| 33 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 178.884 | 53.532 |
| 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Halloween Toyota | 178.780 | 53.563 |
| 35 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 178.773 | 53.565 |
| 36 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 178.673 | 53.595 |
| 37 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 178.670 | 53.596 |
| 38 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 178.603 | 53.616 |
| 39 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 178.520 | 53.641 |
| 40 | 34 | David Gilliland | WorldHungerRelief/fromhungertohope Ford | 178.427 | 53.669 |
| 41-OP | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 178.337 | 53.696 |
| 42-OP | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 176.477 | 54.262 |
| 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/MAPEI Dodge | 178.567 | 53.627 |
| DNQ | 35 | Geoff Bodine | Luke and Assoc Chevy | 178.533 | 53.637 |
| DNQ | 46 | Scott Speed (i) | Red Line Oil Ford | 177.478 | 53.000 |
| DNQ | 77 | T.J. Bell | TRG Motorsports Ford | 177.071 | 54.080 |
| DNQ | 37 | Josh Wise (i) | Bradley Universtiry Ford | 177.055 | 54.085 |
# 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
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 | 42 | 42 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 181.367 | 52.799 | 198.545 | 3 | -17.178 | 20 |
| 2 | 23 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 181.360 | 52.801 | 195.261 | 22 | -13.901 | 8 |
| 3 | 32 | 32 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 181.243 | 52.835 | 196.354 | 13 | -15.111 | 13 |
| 4 | 47 | 45 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Ford | 181.011 | 52.903 | 0.000 | x | x | 38-IN |
| 5 | 41 | 41 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 180.918 | 52.910 | 198.384 | 4 | -17.466 | 11 |
| 6 | 24 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 180.905 | 52.934 | 195.269 | 21 | -14.364 | 9 |
| 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 180.655 | 53.007 | 196.129 | 18 | -15.474 | 21 |
| 8 | 30 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 180.608 | 53.021 | 196.294 | 15 | -15.686 | 17 |
| 9 | 43 | 43 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 180.210 | 53.138 | 198.936 | 2 | -18.726 | 1 |
| 10 | 22 | 22 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 180.203 | 53.140 | 194.999 | 23 | -14.796 | 10 |
| 11 | 29 | 29 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 180.196 | 53.142 | 196.290 | 16 | -16.094 | 3 |
| 12 | 36 | 36 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 180.108 | 53.168 | 196.733 | 9 | -16.625 | 5 |
| 13 | 28 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 180.047 | 53.186 | 196.133 | 17 | -16.086 | 2 |
| 14 | 33 | 33 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 179.970 | 53.209 | 196.705 | 12 | -16.735 | 7 |
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 179.875 | 53.237 | 178.940 | 33 | 0.935 | 19 |
| 16 | 26 | 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 179.831 | 53.250 | 196.113 | 19 | -16.282 | 6 |
| 17 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Ford | 179.831 | 53.520 | 178.294 | 35 | 1.537 | 36-IN |
| 18 | 44 | 44 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 179.784 | 53.264 | 198.940 | 1 | -19.156 | 16 |
| 19 | 40 | 40 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 179.736 | 52.278 | 197.061 | 5 | -17.325 | 18 |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 97 | Kevin Conway (i) | Toyota | 179.693 | 53.291 | 167.284 | 44 | 12.409 | 55-IN |
| 21 | 35 | 35 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 179.672 | 53.297 | 196.729 | 10 | -17.057 | 29 |
| 22 | 34 | 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 179.645 | 53.305 | 196.709 | 11 | -17.064 | 26 |
| 23 | 11 | 11 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 179.629 | 53.310 | 178.677 | 34 | 0.952 | 48-IN |
| 24 | 39 | 39 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Ford | 179.602 | 53.318 | 197.053 | 6 | -17.451 | 14 |
| 25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 179.602 | 53.318 | 196.350 | 14 | -16.748 | 24 |
| 26 | 38 | 38 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 179.575 | 53.326 | 197.021 | 7 | -17.446 | 15 |
| 27 | 9 | 9 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Toyota | 179.420 | 53.372 | 178.175 | 36 | 1.245 | 42-IN |
| 28 | 15 | 15 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | 179.349 | 53.393 | 191.310 | 30 | -11.961 | 51-IN |
| 29 | 46 | 46 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 179.346 | 53.394 | 0.000 | x | x | 41-IN |
| 30 | 37 | 37 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 179.054 | 53.481 | 197.017 | 8 | -17.963 | 25 |
| 31 | 21 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 178.944 | 53.514 | 194.995 | 24 | -16.051 | 12 |
| 32 | 13 | 13 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 178.897 | 53.528 | 179.966 | 32 | -1.069 | 33 |
| 33 | 8 | 8 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Ford | 178.884 | 53.532 | 177.692 | 37 | 1.192 | 35 |
| 34 | 19 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 178.780 | 53.563 | 192.719 | 26 | -13.939 | 4 |
| 35 | 18 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 178.773 | 53.565 | 192.719 | 27 | -13.946 | 22 |
| 36 | 16 | 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 178.673 | 53.595 | 191.313 | 29 | -12.640 | 28 |
| 37 | 14 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 178.670 | 53.596 | 191.306 | 31 | -12.636 | 23 |
| 38 | 20 | 20 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevy | 178.603 | 53.616 | 194.267 | 25 | -15.664 | 30 |
| 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 178.567 | 53.627 | 177.567 | 38 | 1.000 | 37-IN |
| 40 | 2 | 2 | 35 | Geoff Bodine | Chevy | 178.533 | 53.637 | 174.968 | 43 | 3.565 | 46-DNQ |
| 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 178.520 | 53.641 | 176.996 | 39 | 1.524 | 27 |
| 42 | 17 | 17 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 178.427 | 53.669 | 191.321 | 28 | -12.894 | 31 |
| 43 | 25 | 25 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 178.337 | 53.696 | 196.109 | 20 | -17.772 | 32 |
| 44 | 3 | 3 | 46 | Scott Speed (i) | Ford | 177.478 | 53.000 | 175.237 | 42 | 2.241 | 40-DNQ |
| 45 | 45 | 47 | 77 | T.J. Bell | Ford | 177.071 | 54.080 | 0.000 | x | x | 57-DNQ |
| 46 | 4 | 4 | 37 | Josh Wise (i) | Ford | 177.055 | 54.085 | 175.636 | 41 | 1.419 | 39-DNQ |
| 47 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 176.477 | 54.262 | 176.770 | 40 | -0.293 | 34 |
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:
Talladega Superspeedway
43rd Annual Good Sam Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, October 21, 2011 @ 06:56 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | First Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 97 | Kevin Conway (i) | Extenze Toyota | 167.284 | 44 | 55 |
| 2 | 35 | Geoff Bodine | Luke & Associates Inc. Chevy | 174.968 | 43 | 46 |
| 3 | 46 | Scott Speed (i) | Red Line Ford | 175.237 | 42 | 40 |
| 4 | 37 | Josh Wise (i) | Bradley University Ford | 175.636 | 41 | 39 |
| 5 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 176.770 | 40 | 34 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 176.996 | 39 | 27 |
| 7 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/MAPEI Dodge | 177.567 | 38 | 37 |
| 8 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 177.692 | 37 | 35 |
| 9 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves | 178.175 | 36 | 42 |
| 10 | 38 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 178.294 | 35 | 36 |
| 11 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's/DarrellWaltripNASCARHallofFame | 178.677 | 34 | 48 |
| 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Energizer Chevy | 178.940 | 33 | 19 |
| 13 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 179.966 | 32 | 33 |
| 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 191.306 | 31 | 23 |
| 15 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 191.310 | 30 | 51 |
| 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 191.313 | 29 | 28 |
| 17 | 34 | David Gilliland | World Hunger Relief/fromhungertohope.com | 191.321 | 28 | 31 |
| 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 192.719 | 27 | 22 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Halloween Toyota | 192.719 | 26 | 4 |
| 20 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | PhoenixConstruction/ThankATeacher Chevy | 194.267 | 25 | 30 |
| 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 194.995 | 24 | 12 |
| 22 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 194.999 | 23 | 10 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | mylowes Chevy | 195.261 | 22 | 8 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | DietMountainDew/Natl Guard Chevy | 195.269 | 21 | 9 |
| 25 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 196.109 | 20 | 32 |
| 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 196.113 | 19 | 6 |
| 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Chevy | 196.129 | 18 | 21 |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 196.133 | 17 | 2 |
| 29 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Jeremiah Weed Ford | 196.290 | 16 | 3 |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 196.294 | 15 | 17 |
| 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 196.350 | 14 | 24 |
| 32 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy 100 Years Chevy | 196.354 | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 196.705 | 12 | 7 |
| 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 196.709 | 11 | 26 |
| 35 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Products Toyota | 196.729 | 10 | 29 |
| 36 | 14 | Tony Stewart | El Monterey/Office Depot Chevy | 196.733 | 9 | 5 |
| 37 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 197.017 | 8 | 25 |
| 38 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 197.021 | 7 | 15 |
| 39 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 197.053 | 6 | 14 |
| 40 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 197.061 | 5 | 18 |
| 41 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 198.384 | 4 | 11 |
| 42 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 198.545 | 3 | 20 |
| 43 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 198.936 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/O'Reilly's Auto Parts Ford | 198.940 | 1 | 16 |
| 45 | 77 | T.J. Bell | TRG Motorsports Ford | 0.000 | x | 57 |
| 46 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 0.000 | x | 41 |
| 47 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Motorcraft Ford | 0.000 | x | 38 |
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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