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for the AAA Texas 500
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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 4:40 pm/et
on Friday, November 4, 2011
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #16-Biffle, 193.327mph, scheduled to qualify 46th out of 46 drivers
THIS IS UNOFFICIAL
but usually correct or darn close
Biffle wins Texas pole: #16-Greg Biffle won the Coors Light pole for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 193.736mph. It is his 3rd pole of the season and the 9th of his career.
#6-Ragan starts 2nd followed by #17-Kenseth, #27-Menard, #14-Stewart, #00-Reutimann, #99-Edwards, #2-Keselowski, #4-Kahne, and #78-Smith.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #55-Yeley, #66-McDowell, #35-Blaney, #37-Skinner, #46-Speed, #87-Nemechek, #71-Lally.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #30-Stremme, #95-Starr, #7-Sorenson.
(11-4-2011)Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Texas: (by standings order before the race)
1) #99-Carl Edwards, starts 7th
2) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th
3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 21st
4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 8th
5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3rd
6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th
7) #18-Kyle Busch, 17th
8) #22-Kurt Busch, 14th
9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 16th
10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 23rd
11) #11-Denny Hamlin, 28th
12) #39-Ryan Newman, 24th
(11-4-2011)Qualifying Fast Facts - Texas:
Greg Biffle won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 7th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.873 seconds, 193.736 mph.
This is his ninth pole in 328 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 13th top-10 start in 2011. His previous poles came at Michigan and Kansas.
This is his first pole in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
David Ragan (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2011 and his fifth in ten races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Matt Kenseth (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 13th in 34 races this season.
Andy Lally (43rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(11-4-2011)Coverage of Qualifying for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled for Friday, November 4, 2011 at 4:40pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 4:30pm/et
Qualifying Re-Air: ?Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#35-Bodine, 1st out to qualify, 182.149mph, starts 42nd
#7-Sorenson, 2nd out to qualify, ?mph, DNQ
#95-Starr, 3rd out to qualify, ?mph, DNQ
#71-Lally, 4th out to qualify, 188.528mph, starts 43rd
#46-Speed, 5th out to qualify, 188.679mph, starts 39th
#32-Bliss, 6th out to qualify, 188.904mph, starts 37th
#35-Blaney, 9th out to qualify, 189.640mph, starts 36th
#34-Gilliland, 11th out to qualify, 190.020mph, starts 34th
#31-Burton, 12th out to qualify, 190.389mph, starts 31st
#5-Martin, 15th out to qualify, 190.436mph, starts 30th
#20-Logano, 16th out to qualify, 191.299mph, starts 25th
#1-McMurray, 17th out to qualify, 191.571mph, starts 22nd
#29-Harvick, 24th out to qualify, 191.646mph, starts 21
#27-Menard, 25th out to qualify, 193.437mph, starts 4th
#6-Ragan, 35th out to qualify, 193.729mph, 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, 192.589
#55-J.J. Yeley, 191.069
#66-Michael McDowell, 189.740
#35-Dave Blaney, 189.640
#37-Mike Skinner, 188.904
#46-Scott Speed, 188.679
#87-Joe Nemechek, 188.600
#71-Andy Lally, 188.528
will miss the race:
#30-David Stremme, 188.357
#95-David Starr, 188.344
#7-Reed Sorenson, 187.182
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#50-T.J. Bell (X), DNR
#71-Andy Lally, 188.528
#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, 193.437, starts 4th
Dodge: #2-Keselowski, 193.023, starts 8th
Ford: #176-Biffle, 193.736, starts 1st
Toyota: #00-Reutimann, 193.181, starts 6thSome Qualifying Notes:
none.
STARTING LINEUP
Texas Motor Speedway
7th Annual AAA Texas 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, November 04, 2011 @ 06:02 PM Eastern
REVISED: Driver changes due to Kyle Busch's suspension - Michael McDowell will drive the #18 and Josh Wise will drive the #66 that McDowell qualified.
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Scotch Blue Ford | 193.736 | 27.873 |
| 2 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 193.729 | 27.874 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 193.659 | 27.884 |
| 4 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevy | 193.437 | 27.916 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 193.257 | 27.942 |
| 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 193.181 | 27.953 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 193.071 | 27.969 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 193.023 | 27.976 |
| 9 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 192.947 | 27.987 |
| 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 192.892 | 27.995 |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | mylowes Chevy | 192.871 | 27.998 |
| 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 192.816 | 28.006 |
| 13 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 192.589 | 28.039 |
| 14 | 22 | Kurt Busch | AAA Dodge | 192.472 | 28.056 |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 192.362 | 28.072 |
| 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard by Tradition/AMP Chevy | 192.130 | 28.106 |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 192.123 | 28.107 |
| 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 192.123 | 28.107 |
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 191.986 | 28.127 |
| 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 191.918 | 28.137 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevy | 191.646 | 28.177 |
| 22 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy | 191.571 | 28.188 |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 191.564 | 28.189 |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans/Carrier Classic Chevy | 191.421 | 28.210 |
| 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 191.299 | 28.228 |
| 26 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Immortals/Best Buy Ford | 191.252 | 28.235 |
| 27 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 191.069 | 28.262 |
| 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 190.995 | 28.273 |
| 29 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Chevy | 190.638 | 28.326 |
| 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 190.436 | 28.356 |
| 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 190.389 | 28.363 |
| 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project Toyota | 190.221 | 28.388 |
| 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 190.221 | 28.388 |
| 34 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 190.020 | 28.418 |
| 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 189.740 | 28.460 |
| 36 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 189.640 | 28.475 |
| 37 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 188.904 | 28.586 |
| 38 | 37 | Mike Skinner(i) | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 188.904 | 28.586 |
| 39 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 188.679 | 28.620 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota | 188.600 | 28.632 |
| 41 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 188.081 | 28.711 |
| 42 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates, Inc. Chevy | 182.149 | 29.646 |
| 43 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 188.528 | 28.643 |
| DNQ | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 188.357 | 28.669 |
| DNQ | 95 | David Starr(i) | AdvoCare Ford | 188.344 | 28.671 |
| DNQ | 7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | SPEED Energy/MAPEI Dodge | 187.182 | 28.849 |
# 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 | 46 | 46 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 193.736 | 27.873 | 193.327 | 1 | 0.409 | 14 |
| 2 | 35 | 35 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 193.729 | 27.874 | 191.714 | 12 | 2.015 | 19 |
| 3 | 38 | 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 193.659 | 27.884 | 192.000 | 9 | 1.659 | 5 |
| 4 | 25 | 25 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 193.437 | 27.916 | 190.570 | 22 | 2.867 | 21 |
| 5 | 44 | 44 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 193.257 | 27.942 | 192.713 | 3 | 0.544 | 2 |
| 6 | 31 | 31 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 193.181 | 27.953 | 191.299 | 16 | 1.882 | 28 |
| 7 | 45 | 45 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 193.071 | 27.969 | 193.043 | 2 | 0.028 | 1 |
| 8 | 30 | 30 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 193.023 | 27.976 | 191.191 | 17 | 1.832 | 4 |
| 9 | 33 | 33 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 192.947 | 27.987 | 191.442 | 14 | 1.505 | 15 |
| 10 | 42 | 42 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 192.892 | 27.995 | 192.383 | 5 | 0.509 | 26 |
| 11 | 26 | 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 192.871 | 27.998 | 190.705 | 21 | 2.166 | 6 |
| 12 | 43 | 43 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 192.816 | 28.006 | 192.472 | 4 | 0.344 | 18 |
| 13 | 39 | 39 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Ford | 192.589 | 28.039 | 192.041 | 8 | 0.548 | 38-IN |
| 14 | 37 | 37 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 192.472 | 28.056 | 191.904 | 10 | 0.568 | 8 |
| 15 | 41 | 41 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 192.362 | 28.072 | 192.253 | 6 | 0.109 | 17 |
| 16 | 28 | 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 192.130 | 28.106 | 191.096 | 19 | 1.034 | 9 |
| 17 | 40 | 40 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 192.123 | 28.107 | 192.226 | 7 | -0.103 | 7 |
| 18 | 29 | 29 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 192.123 | 28.107 | 191.171 | 18 | 0.952 | 13 |
| 19 | 34 | 34 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Toyota | 191.996 | 28.127 | 191.544 | 13 | 0.452 | 24 |
| 20 | 27 | 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 191.918 | 28.137 | 191.063 | 20 | 0.855 | 25 |
| 21 | 24 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 191.646 | 28.177 | 190.396 | 23 | 1.250 | 3 |
| 22 | 17 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 191.571 | 28.188 | 189.354 | 30 | 2.217 | 27 |
| 23 | 19 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 191.564 | 28.189 | 189.813 | 28 | 1.751 | 10 |
| 24 | 32 | 32 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 191.421 | 28.210 | 191.401 | 15 | 0.020 | 12 |
| 25 | 16 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 191.299 | 28.228 | 189.341 | 31 | 1.958 | 23 |
| 26 | 36 | 36 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Ford | 191.252 | 28.235 | 191.816 | 11 | -0.564 | 16 |
| 27 | 20 | 20 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 191.069 | 28.262 | 189.954 | 27 | 1.115 | 49-IN |
| 28 | 22 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 190.995 | 28.273 | 190.101 | 25 | 0.894 | 11 |
| 29 | 23 | 23 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevy | 190.638 | 28.326 | 190.261 | 24 | 0.377 | 30 |
| 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 190.436 | 28.356 | 189.208 | 32 | 1.228 | 20 |
| 31 | 12 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 190.389 | 28.363 | 188.495 | 35 | 1.894 | 22 |
| 32 | 18 | 18 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 190.221 | 28.388 | 189.807 | 29 | 0.414 | 29 |
| 33 | 21 | 21 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 190.221 | 28.388 | 190.074 | 26 | 0.147 | 33 |
| 34 | 11 | 11 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 190.020 | 28.418 | 188.482 | 36 | 1.538 | 31 |
| 35 | 13 | 13 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 189.740 | 28.460 | 188.640 | 34 | 1.100 | 41-IN |
| 36 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 189.640 | 28.475 | 188.403 | 38 | 1.237 | 47-IN |
| 37 | 6 | 6 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Ford | 188.904 | 28.586 | 187.298 | 41 | 1.606 | 34 |
| 38 | 8 | 8 | 37 | Mike Skinner(i) | Ford | 188.904 | 28.586 | 188.193 | 39 | 0.711 | 39-IN |
| 39 | 5 | 5 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Ford | 188.679 | 28.620 | 187.078 | 42 | 1.601 | 40-IN |
| 40 | 7 | 7 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | Toyota | 188.600 | 28.632 | 188.081 | 40 | 0.519 | 42-IN |
| 41 | 4 | 4 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Ford | 188.528 | 28.643 | 186.528 | 43 | 2.000 | 36-IN |
| 42 | 14 | 14 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevy | 188.357 | 28.669 | 189.076 | 33 | -0.719 | 43-DNQ |
| 43 | 3 | 3 | 95 | David Starr(i) | Ford | 188.344 | 28.671 | 186.258 | 44 | 2.086 | 46-DNQ |
| 44 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Ford | 188.081 | 28.711 | 188.475 | 37 | -0.394 | 35 |
| 45 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | Dodge | 187.182 | 28.849 | 185.733 | 45 | 1.449 | 37-DNQ |
| 46 | 1 | 1 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevy | 182.149 | 29.646 | 182.902 | 46 | -0.753 | 32 |
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
7th Annual AAA Texas 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, November 04, 2011 @ 02:39 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | First Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates, Inc. Chevy | 182.902 | 46 | 32 |
| 2 | 7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | SPEED Energy/MAPEI Dodge | 185.733 | 45 | 37 |
| 3 | 95 | David Starr(i) | AdvoCare Ford | 186.258 | 44 | 46 |
| 4 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 186.528 | 43 | 36 |
| 5 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 187.078 | 42 | 40 |
| 6 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 187.298 | 41 | 34 |
| 7 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota | 188.081 | 40 | 42 |
| 8 | 37 | Mike Skinner(i) | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 188.193 | 39 | 39 |
| 9 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 188.403 | 38 | 47 |
| 10 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 188.475 | 37 | 35 |
| 11 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 188.482 | 36 | 31 |
| 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 188.495 | 35 | 22 |
| 13 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 188.640 | 34 | 41 |
| 14 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 189.076 | 33 | 43 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 189.208 | 32 | 20 |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 189.341 | 31 | 23 |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy | 189.354 | 30 | 27 |
| 18 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project Toyota | 189.807 | 29 | 29 |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 189.813 | 28 | 10 |
| 20 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 189.954 | 27 | 49 |
| 21 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 190.074 | 26 | 33 |
| 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 190.101 | 25 | 11 |
| 23 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 190.261 | 24 | 30 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevy | 190.396 | 23 | 3 |
| 25 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevy | 190.570 | 22 | 21 |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | mylowes Chevy | 190.705 | 21 | 6 |
| 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 191.063 | 20 | 25 |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Trained by Tradition/AMP Energy Chevy | 191.096 | 19 | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 191.171 | 18 | 13 |
| 30 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 191.191 | 17 | 4 |
| 31 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 191.299 | 16 | 28 |
| 32 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans/Carrier Classic Chevy | 191.401 | 15 | 12 |
| 33 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 191.442 | 14 | 15 |
| 34 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 191.544 | 13 | 24 |
| 35 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 191.714 | 12 | 19 |
| 36 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Immortals/Best Buy Ford | 191.816 | 11 | 16 |
| 37 | 22 | Kurt Busch | AAA Dodge | 191.904 | 10 | 8 |
| 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 192.000 | 9 | 5 |
| 39 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 192.041 | 8 | 38 |
| 40 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 192.226 | 7 | 7 |
| 41 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 192.253 | 6 | 17 |
| 42 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 192.383 | 5 | 26 |
| 43 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 192.472 | 4 | 18 |
| 44 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 192.713 | 3 | 2 |
| 45 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 193.043 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Scotch Blue Ford | 193.327 | 1 | 14 |
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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