
June 2010 Pole Sitter: #18-Kyle Busch, 169.485, finished 2nd
August 2009 Pole Sitter: none, due to inclement weather
Track Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, June 2004, 172.533mph
Pole Winners: 35
Fastest Last Practice Speed: #48-Johnson, 168.944mph, scheduled to qualify 25th out of 45 drivers
Stewart wins pole at Pocono: #14-Tony Stewart won the Coors Pole for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway speed of 171.393mph for his 2nd pole of 2010 and 12th of his career. #42-Montoya will start 2nd followed by #11-Hamlin, #24-Gordon, #38-Newman, #48-Johnson, #43-Allmendinger, #31-Burton, #1-McMurray & #5-Martin.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #46-Yeley, #38-Kvapil, #87-Nemechek, #09-Cassill, #55-McDowell, #66-Blaney, #36-Mears and #64-Bodine [all but the #38 are likely to start and park within 50 laps]
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (2): #26-Stremme & #13-Papis
See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Pocono Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(7-30-2010)
Qualifying Fast Facts - Pocono:
#14-Tony Stewart won the Coors Light Pole Award for the The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 (37th Running) with a lap of 52.511 seconds, 171.393 mph.
This is his 12th pole in 413 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and ninth top-10 start in 2010. His first pole of the season came at Texas Motor Speedway in April.
This is his second pole in 24 races at Pocono Raceway.
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2010 and his fourth in eight races at Pocono Raceway.
#11-Denny Hamlin (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his sixth in 21 races this season.
#34-Kevin Conway (41st) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(7-30-2010)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is scheduled for Friday, July 30, 2010 at 3:40pm/et.
TV: SPEED - 3:30pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio ONLY thru NASCAR.com
Qualifying Re-Air: on SPEED at 8:00pm/et & 3:00am/et
Pole Progression: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#1-McMurray, 1st out to qualify, 169.696 mph, starts 9th
#24-Gordon, 7th out, 170.222, starts 4th
#11-Hamlin, 19th out, 170.371, starts 3rd
#42-Montoya, 20th out, 171.096, starts 2nd
#14-Stewart, 23rd out, 171.393, starts 1st
How did the non Top-35 teams do in qualifying?
[45 entered for 43 spots]:
have qualified for the race:
#46-J.J. Yeley, 167.629
#38-Travis Kvapil, 167.330
#87-Joe Nemechek, 167.156
#09-Landon Cassill, 166.988
#55-Michael McDowell, 166.979
#66-Dave Blaney, 166.392
#36-Casey Mears, 166.322
#64-Todd Bodine, 166.276
will miss the race:
#26-David Stremme, 165.386
#13-Max Papis, 165.023
Rookie of the Year Candidates:
how fast were they and where do they start:
#34-Kevin Conway, 164.165mph, starts 41st
Terry Cook (X), DNR - no ride
(X) = needs to race their way in to the race
DNR = Did not race
DNQ = Did not qualify for race
Some Qualifying Notes:
#33-Bowyer was on a pole run, when he got loose thru trun 3 and slid a bit, but didn't hit anything and was able to complete his lap
#7-Jones went out to qualify and something went wrong and he went back to the garage with no speed taken
Practice Results:
Practice Speeds Page
Race info at: Race Info Page
Pocono Raceway
The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 (37th Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, July 30, 2010 @ 05:31 PM Eastern
| Starting Position | Car# | Driver | Manufactuer/Sponsor | Qualifying Speed (mph) | Qualifying Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice Chevy | 171.393 | 52.511 |
| 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 171.096 | 52.602 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 170.371 | 52.826 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 170.222 | 52.872 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S.Army Chevy | 169.936 | 52.961 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 169.901 | 52.972 |
| 7 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Insignia HDTV Ford | 169.879 | 52.979 |
| 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 169.770 | 53.013 |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | AXE Twist Chevy | 169.696 | 53.036 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrickcars.com / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 169.613 | 53.062 |
| 11 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Dodge | 169.543 | 53.084 |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 169.447 | 53.114 |
| 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite / Vortex Dodge | 169.440 | 53.116 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevy | 169.163 | 53.203 |
| 15 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | PPG / Olympic Dodge | 169.122 | 53.216 |
| 16 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 169.100 | 53.223 |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 169.024 | 53.247 |
| 18 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 168.995 | 53.256 |
| 19 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 168.700 | 53.349 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 168.672 | 53.358 |
| 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 168.669 | 53.359 |
| 22 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevy | 168.602 | 53.380 |
| 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed / Menards Ford | 168.413 | 53.440 |
| 24 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 168.366 | 53.455 |
| 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 168.347 | 53.461 |
| 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 168.294 | 53.478 |
| 27 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 168.083 | 53.545 |
| 28 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 167.951 | 53.587 |
| 29 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Air Force Ford | 167.813 | 53.631 |
| 30 | 46 | J J Yeley | Cash America Dodge | 167.629 | 53.690 |
| 31 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Red Bull Toyota | 167.370 | 53.773 |
| 32 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 167.330 | 53.786 |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 167.156 | 53.842 |
| 34 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 166.988 | 53.896 |
| 35 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 166.988 | 53.896 |
| 36 | 55 | Michael McDowell | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 166.979 | 53.899 |
| 37 | 37 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 166.457 | 54.068 |
| 38 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 166.392 | 54.089 |
| 39 | 36 | Casey Mears | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy | 166.322 | 54.112 |
| 40 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | The Hartford Chevy | 165.511 | 54.377 |
| 41-OP | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 164.165 | 54.823 |
| 42-OP | 7 | P J Jones | SpeedFactory.TV Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | FRED's Hometown Discount Store Toyota | 166.276 | 54.127 |
| DNQ | 26 | David Stremme | Air Guard Ford | 165.386 | 54.418 |
| DNQ | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 165.026 | 54.537 |
# Raybestos 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
| 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 | 23 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 171.393 | 52.511 | 168.435 | 5 | 2.958 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | 20 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 171.096 | 52.602 | 168.039 | 8 | 3.057 | 22 |
| 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 170.371 | 52.826 | 168.602 | 2 | 1.769 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 170.222 | 52.872 | 168.092 | 7 | 2.130 | 2 |
| 5 | 11 | 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 169.936 | 52.961 | 168.577 | 3 | 1.359 | 15 |
| 6 | 25 | 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 169.901 | 52.972 | 168.944 | 1 | 0.957 | 4 |
| 7 | 32 | 32 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 169.879 | 52.979 | 168.278 | 6 | 1.601 | 21 |
| 8 | 35 | 35 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 169.770 | 53.013 | 167.019 | 20 | 2.751 | 7 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 169.696 | 53.036 | 167.289 | 14 | 2.407 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 169.613 | 53.062 | 167.196 | 17 | 2.417 | 13 |
| 11 | 31 | 31 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 169.543 | 53.084 | 165.945 | 31 | 3.598 | 26 |
| 12 | 33 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 169.447 | 53.114 | 167.776 | 10 | 1.671 | 11 |
| 13 | 30 | 30 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 169.440 | 53.116 | 166.565 | 24 | 2.875 | 5 |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 169.163 | 52.203 | 167.620 | 11 | 1.543 | 1 |
| 15 | 27 | 27 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 169.122 | 53.216 | 166.963 | 21 | 2.159 | 30 |
| 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 169.100 | 53.223 | 166.707 | 22 | 2.393 | 17 |
| 17 | 9 | 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 169.024 | 53.247 | 167.517 | 12 | 1.507 | 19 |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 168.995 | 53.256 | 166.009 | 30 | 2.986 | 25 |
| 19 | 22 | 22 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 168.700 | 53.349 | 167.177 | 18 | 1.523 | 28 |
| 20 | 6 | 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 168.672 | 53.358 | 166.101 | 28 | 2.571 | 14 |
| 21 | 28 | 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 168.669 | 53.359 | 168.486 | 4 | 0.183 | 6 |
| 22 | 29 | 29 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 168.602 | 53.380 | 166.402 | 25 | 2.200 | 35 |
| 23 | 16 | 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 168.412 | 53.440 | 166.098 | 29 | 2.314 | 23 |
| 24 | 18 | 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 168.366 | 53.455 | 167.252 | 16 | 1.114 | 18 |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 168.347 | 53.461 | 167.448 | 13 | 0.899 | 10 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 168.294 | 53.478 | 167.255 | 15 | 1.039 | 8 |
| 27 | 15 | 15 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 168.083 | 53.545 | 165.399 | 33 | 2.684 | 27 |
| 28 | 14 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 167.951 | 53.587 | 167.165 | 19 | 0.786 | 20 |
| 29 | 26 | 26 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 167.813 | 53.631 | 166.657 | 23 | 1.156 | 29 |
| 30 | 44 | 44 | 46 | J J Yeley | Dodge | 167.629 | 53.690 | 164.853 | 37 | 2.776 | 40-IN |
| 31 | 21 | 21 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 167.370 | 53.773 | 165.041 | 34 | 2.329 | 24 |
| 32 | 37 | 37 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 167.330 | 53.786 | 166.392 | 26 | 0.938 | 37-IN |
| 33 | 40 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 167.156 | 53.842 | 165.929 | 32 | 1.227 | 42-IN |
| 34 | 8 | 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 166.988 | 53.896 | 166.104 | 27 | 0.884 | 31 |
| 35 | 43 | 43 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 166.988 | 53.896 | 164.225 | 39 | 2.763 | 39-IN |
| 36 | 39 | 39 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 166.979 | 53.899 | 164.883 | 36 | 2.096 | 44-IN |
| 37 | 34 | 34 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 166.457 | 54.068 | 164.739 | 38 | 1.718 | 33 |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 166.392 | 54.089 | 164.989 | 35 | 1.403 | 43-IN |
| 39 | 36 | 36 | 36 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 166.322 | 54.112 | 163.485 | 42 | 2.837 | 38-IN |
| 40 | 42 | 42 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 166.276 | 54.127 | 162.121 | 43 | 4.155 | 46-IN |
| 41 | 17 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 165.511 | 54.377 | 167.854 | 9 | -2.343 | 12 |
| 42 | 41 | 41 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 165.386 | 54.418 | 164.111 | 40 | 1.275 | 36-DNQ |
| 43 | 45 | 45 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 165.026 | 54.537 | 163.503 | 41 | 1.523 | 41-DNQ |
| 44 | 12 | 12 | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 164.165 | 54.823 | 160.726 | 44 | 3.439 | 34 |
| 45 | 24 | 25 | 7 | P J Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 159.323 | 45 | x | 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
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
Qualifying Order
Pocono Raceway
The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 (37th Running)
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Fri, July 30, 2010 @ 11:33 AM Eastern
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Final Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 167.289 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 167.448 | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 166.009 | 30 | 25 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevy | 167.196 | 17 | 13 |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 167.255 | 15 | 8 |
| 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | 166.101 | 28 | 14 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 168.092 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 166.104 | 27 | 31 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 167.517 | 12 | 19 |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 167.620 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 168.577 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | 34 | Kevin Conway # | Ford | 160.726 | 44 | 34 |
| 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 166.707 | 22 | 17 |
| 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 167.165 | 19 | 20 |
| 15 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 165.399 | 33 | 27 |
| 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 166.098 | 29 | 23 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 167.854 | 9 | 12 |
| 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 167.252 | 16 | 18 |
| 19 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 168.602 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 168.039 | 8 | 22 |
| 21 | 83 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 165.041 | 34 | 24 |
| 22 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 167.177 | 18 | 28 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 168.435 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 7 | P J Jones | Toyota | 159.323 | 45 | 32 |
| 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 168.944 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 166.657 | 23 | 29 |
| 27 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 166.963 | 21 | 30 |
| 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 168.486 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevy | 166.402 | 25 | 35 |
| 30 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 166.565 | 24 | 5 |
| 31 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 165.945 | 31 | 26 |
| 32 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Ford | 168.278 | 6 | 21 |
| 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 167.776 | 10 | 11 |
| 34 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | 164.739 | 38 | 33 |
| 35 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 167.019 | 20 | 7 |
| Go-or-Go Homers not currently in the Top 35 of Owners Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sched Qual Pos |
Car# | Driver | Manu | Practice Speed |
Practice Speed Rank |
Owners Points Rank |
| 36 | 36 | Casey Mears | Chevy | 163.485 | 42 | 38 |
| 37 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 166.392 | 26 | 37 |
| 38 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 164.989 | 35 | 43 |
| 39 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 164.883 | 36 | 44 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 165.929 | 32 | 42 |
| 41 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | 164.111 | 40 | 36 |
| 42 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 162.121 | 43 | 46 |
| 43 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevy | 164.225 | 39 | 39 |
| 44 | 46 | J J Yeley | Dodge | 164.853 | 37 | 40 |
| 45 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | 163.503 | 41 | 41 |
Drivers in RED will be required to qualify on time/speed, not in top 35
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender
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 Nextel Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4
#6) - Qualifying Attempts with Owners points as the tie breaker
#7) - Qualifying Order Position
(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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