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QUALIFYING is scheduled to START
at approx 8:10pm/et
on Friday, March 25, 2011
February 2010 Pole Sitter: #1-Jamie McMurray, 183.744, finished 17th
October 2010 Pole Sitter: #1-Jamie McMurray, 185.285, finished 17th
Track Qualifying Record: #5-Kyle Busch, Feb 2005, 188.425mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Mike Skinner, 42 years, 10 months, 2 days, 4/30/2000
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 19 years, 9 months, 25 days, 2/27/2005
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #00-Reutimann, 186.143mph, scheduled to qualify 35th out of 43 drivers
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but usually correct or darn close
Montoya wins Auto Club pole: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light pole for the Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 184.653mph. It is his 1st pole of the season and the 6th of his career. #11-Hamlin starts 2nd followed by #20-Logano, #78-Smith, #14-Stewart, #6-Ragan, #31-Burton, #18-Busch, #39-Newman, and #5-Martin.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #13-Mears, #09-Cassill, #26-Blaney, #66-McDowell, #32-Schrader, #87-Nemechek, #60-Bodine, and #46-Yeley.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (0): none
(3-25-2011)Qualifying Fast Facts - Auto Club:
Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 15th Annual Auto Club 400 with a lap of 38.992 seconds, 184.653 mph.
This is his sixth pole in 150 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. His last pole was at Talladega Superspeedway in October 2010.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2011.
This is his first pole in nine races at Auto Club Speedway. He has four consecutive top-5 starts including second for last year's spring race.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2011 and his fifth in 11 races at Auto Club Speedway.
Joey Logano (third) posted his third top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his third in five races this season.
Andy Lally (38th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(3-25-2011)Coverage of Qualifying for the Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Friday, March 25, 2011 at 8:10pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 8:00pm/et
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 128, last season thru nascar.com only
Qualifying Re-Air: 10:30pm/et on SPEEDPole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#37-Raines, 1st out to qualify, 175.653mph, starts 42nd
#34-Gilliland, 2nd out to qualify, 179.699mph, starts 37th
#47-Labonte, 4th out to qualify, 180.338mph, starts 34th
#9-Ambrose, 6th out to qualify, 181.164mph, starts 13th
#78-Smith, 11th out to qualify, 184.030mph, starts 4th
#20-Logano, 25th out to qualify, 184.134mph, starts 3rd
#42-Montoya, 29th out to qualify, 183.653mph, 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
[43 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#13-Casey Mears, 181.855mph
#09-Landon Cassill, 181.694mph
#36-Dave Blaney, 180.936mph
#66-Michael McDowell, 180.605mph
#32-Ken Schrader, 177.940mph
#87-Joe Nemechek, 177.659mph
#60-Todd Bodine, 176.557mph
#46-J.J. Yeley, no time
will miss the race:
none, only 43 enteredRookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#71-Andy Lally, 178.958mph
#92-Brian Keselowski (X), DNR
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for raceSome Qualifying Notes:
#18-Busch was excused from his qualifying position since they had only gotten the backup car on the track for one lap during practice.
#46-J.J. Yeley was unable to get his car started and did not make a lap.Practice Results:
Practice Speeds PageFastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy: #42-Montoya, 184.653, starts 1st
Dodge: #2-Keselowski, 182.510, starts 21st
Ford: #6-Ragan, 183.692, starts 6th
Toyota: #11-Hamlin, 184.270, starts 2ndRace info at: Race Info Page
STARTING LINEUP
Auto Club Speedway
15th Annual Auto Club 400
NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 25, 2011 @ 09:45 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 184.653 | 38.992 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 184.270 | 39.073 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 184.134 | 39.102 |
| 4 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 184.030 | 39.124 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 183.988 | 39.133 |
| 6 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 183.692 | 39.196 |
| 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 183.622 | 39.211 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 183.482 | 39.241 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 183.463 | 39.245 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 183.449 | 39.248 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 183.407 | 39.257 |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 183.243 | 39.292 |
| 13 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 183.127 | 39.317 |
| 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's/HP Partner of the Year Toyota | 183.113 | 39.320 |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Chevy | 182.950 | 39.355 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 182.931 | 39.359 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Ronald Reagan Fndtn's Centennial Chevy | 182.899 | 39.366 |
| 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 182.797 | 39.388 |
| 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 182.658 | 39.418 |
| 20 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 182.519 | 39.448 |
| 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 182.510 | 39.450 |
| 22 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 182.366 | 39.481 |
| 23 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Southern California AAA Dodge | 182.039 | 39.552 |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 181.910 | 39.580 |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 181.855 | 39.592 |
| 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 181.809 | 39.602 |
| 27 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 181.804 | 39.603 |
| 28 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit Chevy | 181.694 | 39.627 |
| 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 181.671 | 39.632 |
| 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 181.534 | 39.662 |
| 31 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 180.936 | 39.793 |
| 32 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 180.786 | 39.826 |
| 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 180.605 | 39.866 |
| 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Little Debbie Toyota | 180.338 | 39.925 |
| 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Food 4 Less Dodge | 180.279 | 39.938 |
| 36 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 180.014 | 39.997 |
| 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 179.699 | 40.067 |
| 38 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 178.958 | 40.233 |
| 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | VA Mortgage Company Ford | 177.940 | 40.463 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 177.659 | 40.527 |
| 41 | 60 | Todd Bodine(i) | Big Red Toyota | 176.557 | 40.780 |
| 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Race Fuel Energy Ford | 175.653 | 40.990 |
| 43 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 0.000 | 0.000 |
# 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 43 of 43 drivers:
| Pos | Sched Qual Pos |
Actual Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Qual Speed (mph) |
Qual Time (seconds) |
Last Practice Speed | Practice Rank |
Difference Qual vs Prac (mph) |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 29 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 184.653 | 38.992 | 183.739 | 7 | 0.914 | 17 |
| 2 | 34 | 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 184.270 | 39.073 | 184.886 | 2 | -0.616 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 184.134 | 39.102 | 183.402 | 11 | 0.732 | 16 |
| 4 | 12 | 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 184.030 | 39.124 | 181.974 | 25 | 2.056 | 29 |
| 5 | 23 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 183.988 | 39.133 | 183.379 | 13 | 0.609 | 7 |
| 6 | 22 | 22 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 183.692 | 39.196 | 183.355 | 14 | 0.337 | 24 |
| 7 | 17 | 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 183.622 | 39.211 | 182.445 | 19 | 1.177 | 12 |
| 8 | 6 | 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 183.482 | 39.241 | 180.293 | 31 | 3.189 | 8 |
| 9 | 24 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 183.463 | 39.245 | 183.379 | 12 | 0.084 | 15 |
| 10 | 26 | 26 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 183.449 | 39.248 | 183.622 | 10 | -0.173 | 13 |
| 11 | 27 | 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 183.407 | 39.257 | 183.645 | 9 | -0.238 | 5 |
| 12 | 31 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 183.243 | 39.292 | 183.983 | 5 | -0.740 | 14 |
| 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 183.127 | 39.317 | 181.539 | 30 | 1.588 | 21 |
| 14 | 35 | 35 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 183.113 | 39.320 | 186.143 | 1 | -3.030 | 18 |
| 15 | 15 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 182.950 | 39.355 | 182.200 | 21 | 0.750 | 34 |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 182.931 | 39.359 | 182.237 | 20 | 0.694 | 1 |
| 17 | 21 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 182.899 | 39.366 | 183.011 | 15 | -0.112 | 10 |
| 18 | 19 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 182.797 | 39.388 | 182.597 | 17 | 0.200 | 4 |
| 19 | 28 | 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 182.658 | 39.418 | 183.702 | 8 | -1.044 | 25 |
| 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 182.519 | 39.448 | 182.172 | 22 | 0.347 | 19 |
| 21 | 32 | 32 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 182.510 | 39.450 | 184.625 | 4 | -2.115 | 26 |
| 22 | 30 | 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 182.366 | 39.481 | 183.824 | 6 | -1.458 | 30 |
| 23 | 8 | 7 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 182.039 | 39.552 | 181.644 | 29 | 0.395 | 11 |
| 24 | 9 | 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 181.910 | 39.580 | 181.827 | 28 | 0.083 | 3 |
| 25 | 40 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 181.855 | 39.592 | 178.864 | 37 | 2.991 | 35-IN |
| 26 | 13 | 12 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 181.809 | 39.602 | 181.997 | 24 | -0.188 | 22 |
| 27 | 10 | 9 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Ford | 181.804 | 39.603 | 181.850 | 27 | -0.046 | 28 |
| 28 | 43 | 42 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 181.694 | 39.627 | 182.053 | 23 | -0.359 | 26-IN |
| 29 | 11 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 181.671 | 39.632 | 181.887 | 26 | -0.216 | 9 |
| 30 | 20 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 181.534 | 39.662 | 182.825 | 16 | -1.291 | 20 |
| 31 | 42 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 180.936 | 39.793 | 180.126 | 33 | 0.810 | 36-IN |
| 32 | 33 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 180.786 | 39.826 | 184.658 | 3 | -3.872 | 6 |
| 33 | 37 | 37 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 180.605 | 39.866 | 177.000 | 42 | 3.605 | 45-IN |
| 34 | 4 | 4 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 180.338 | 39.925 | 179.735 | 35 | 0.603 | 27 |
| 35 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 180.279 | 39.938 | 182.588 | 18 | -2.309 | 31 |
| 36 | 5 | 5 | 38 | Travis Kvapil (i) | Ford | 180.014 | 39.997 | 180.135 | 32 | -0.121 | 35 |
| 37 | 2 | 2 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 179.699 | 40.067 | 177.910 | 39 | 1.789 | 33 |
| 38 | 3 | 3 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevy | 178.958 | 40.233 | 179.587 | 36 | -0.629 | 23 |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 177.940 | 40.463 | 178.470 | 38 | -0.530 | 33-IN |
| 40 | 38 | 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Toyota | 177.659 | 40.527 | 177.340 | 40 | 0.319 | 42-IN |
| 41 | 36 | 36 | 60 | Todd Bodine (I) | Toyota | 176.557 | 40.780 | 177.000 | 41 | -0.443 | 43-IN |
| 42 | 1 | 1 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | 175.653 | 40.990 | 175.743 | 43 | -0.090 | 32 |
| 43 | 41 | 43 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevy | 0.000 | 0.000 | 179.757 | 34 | -179.757 | 41-IN |
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
# Rookie of the Year Contender
In 2011, the qualifying order will be based on practice speeds, with each driver’s best lap in either practice determining qualifying spots, which will run from slowest to quickest among top-35 cars and then slowest to quickest for non-guaranteed cars [go-or-go homers].
If qualifying is rained out, the order of the starting lineup would be determined by practice speed. Who actually gets in the field is based primarily on owners points and other criteria in the rule book. NASCAR holds a draw for teams without any owners points [not making a race this season].
Qualifying Order:
Qualifying Order
Auto Club Speedway
15th Annual Auto Club 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 25, 2011 @ 05:50 PM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed -Session |
Practice Speed Rank |
2010 Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 37 | Tony Raines | Race Fuel Energy Ford | 175.743 | 43 | 32 |
| 2 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 177.910 | 39 | 33 |
| 3 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 179.587 | 36 | 23 |
| 4 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Little Debbie Toyota | 179.735 | 35 | 27 |
| 5 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 180.135 | 32 | 35 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 180.293 | 31 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 181.539 | 30 | 21 |
| 8 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Southern California AAA Dodge | 181.644 | 29 | 11 |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 181.827 | 28 | 3 |
| 10 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 181.850 | 27 | 28 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 181.887 | 26 | 9 |
| 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 181.974 | 25 | 29 |
| 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 181.997 | 24 | 22 |
| 14 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 182.172 | 22 | 19 |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Chevy | 182.200 | 21 | 34 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 182.237 | 20 | 1 |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 182.445 | 19 | 12 |
| 18 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Food 4 Less Dodge | 182.588 | 18 | 31 |
| 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 182.597 | 17 | 4 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 182.825 | 16 | 20 |
| 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Ronald Reagan Foundation's Centennial Celebration Chevy | 183.011 | 15 | 10 |
| 22 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 183.355 | 14 | 24 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 183.379 | 13 | 7 |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 183.379 | 12 | 15 |
| 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 183.402 | 11 | 16 |
| 26 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 183.622 | 10 | 13 |
| 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 183.645 | 9 | 5 |
| 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 183.702 | 8 | 25 |
| 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 183.739 | 7 | 17 |
| 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 183.824 | 6 | 30 |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 183.983 | 5 | 14 |
| 32 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 184.625 | 4 | 26 |
| 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 184.658 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 184.886 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's/HP Partner of the Year Toyota | 186.143 | 1 | 18 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not in Top 35 2011 Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
2011 Owners Points Rank |
| 36 | 60 | Todd Bodine(i) | Big Red Toyota | 177.000 | 41 | 43 |
| 37 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 177.000 | 42 | 45 |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 177.340 | 40 | 42 |
| 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | VA Mortgage Company Ford | 178.470 | 38 | 33 |
| 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 178.864 | 37 | 35 |
| 41 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 179.757 | 34 | 41 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 180.126 | 33 | 36 |
| 43 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit Chevy | 182.053 | 23 | 26 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
Drivers in MAROON will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
BUT has a past champions provisional available if needed, only one is used, so if there are two or more past champs
the driver who has won the championship most recently, gets the spot.
# Rookie of the Year Contender
What happens if qualifying and practices get rained out?
If it is the first five races of the season, the previous season OWNERS points are used:
#1) - Previous season Owner Points [position 1-35][top 35 teams do NOT need to attempt ALL the races]
#2) - Race winners from the previous and current season not already in the field
#3) - ALL Past Cup Champions not in by 1 or 2
#4) - Current season Owner Points [Top 35][not in by rules 1-3]
#5) - Current season race attempts ties broken by current owners points standings [not in by rules 1-4]
#6) - NASCAR will hold a draw for teams with no owners points
(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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