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Friday, 27 May 2011 17:00 |
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Page 1 of 6  Following a strong practice session and then backed up by an excellent performance in qualifying secured the driver of the #2 Penske Racing Dodge, Brad Keselowski, the pole position for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Keselowski circulated the 1.5 mile track in 28.112 seconds (192.089mph) Thursday to win the second Coors Light Pole Award of his career, the first coming this past September at New Hampshire.
Keselowski edged A.J. Allmendinger (191.693mph), who will start his second consecutive Sprint Cup points race from the outside of the front row.
Series points leader Carl Edwards and winner of last Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte, lines up third after at lap at 191.686mph, his lap was one thousandth of a second slower than Allmendinger's (28.170 seconds versus 28.171) while Denny Hamlin (191.367mph) will line up next to Edwards on the outside of the second row.
Jeff Burton (191.245mph) qualified fifth, Jimmie Johnson, David Reutimann, David Ragan, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Clint Bowyer will start from positions six through 10, respectively.
Stenhouse, driving the #21 Wood Brothers Ford in place of Trevor Bayne, is the first driver to make his Cup debut in the Coke 600 since Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1999.
Qualifying Fast Facts provided by NASCAR Statistics
Charlotte Motor Speedway - 52nd Annual COCA-COLA 600
Coors Light Pole Winner: Brad Keselowski
Age: 27
Team: #2 - Miller Lite Dodge
Owner: Roger Penske
Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
- Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 52nd Annual COCA-COLA 600 with a lap of 28.112 seconds, 192.089 mph.
- This is his second pole in 65 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2011.
- This is his first pole in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- A J Allmendinger (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2011 and his second in nine races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- Carl Edwards (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his seventh in 12 races this season.
- Andy Lally (44th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Charlotte Motor Speedway - Coca-Cola 600 race line-up:
| Pos. |
N° |
Driver |
Car |
Sponsor |
Speed |
Time |
Gap |
| 1 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
Miller Lite |
192.089 |
28.112 |
Leader |
| 2 |
43 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Ford |
U.S. Air Force |
191.693 |
28.17 |
-0.058 |
| 3 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Scotts EZ Seed |
191.686 |
28.171 |
-0.059 |
| 4 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Express |
191.367 |
28.218 |
-0.106 |
| 5 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
Caterpillar |
191.245 |
28.236 |
-0.124 |
| 6 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
Lowe's Summer Salute |
191.069 |
28.262 |
-0.15 |
| 7 |
0 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Aaron's Dream Machine / Armed Forces Foundation |
190.921 |
28.284 |
-0.172 |
| 8 |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
UPS "We Love Logistics" |
190.799 |
28.302 |
-0.19 |
| 9 |
21 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Ford |
Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
190.752 |
28.309 |
-0.197 |
| 10 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
Cheerios / Hamburger Helper |
190.705 |
28.316 |
-0.204 |
| 11 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Drive to End Hunger |
190.604 |
28.331 |
-0.219 |
| 12 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
U.S. Army |
190.564 |
28.337 |
-0.225 |
| 13 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
Carquest / GoDaddy |
190.409 |
28.36 |
-0.248 |
| 14 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
NAPA Auto Parts |
190.201 |
28.391 |
-0.279 |
| 15 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M |
190.161 |
28.397 |
-0.285 |
| 16 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
Moen / Menards |
190.067 |
28.411 |
-0.299 |
| 17 |
4 |
Kasey Kahne |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
189.893 |
28.437 |
-0.325 |
| 18 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
189.867 |
28.441 |
-0.329 |
| 19 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Jeremiah Weed Southern Style |
189.86 |
28.442 |
-0.33 |
| 20 |
78 |
Regan Smith |
Chevrolet |
Furniture Row Companies |
189.767 |
28.456 |
-0.344 |
| 21 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
M&M's |
189.44 |
28.505 |
-0.393 |
| 22 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
Office Depot / Mobil 1 |
189.414 |
28.509 |
-0.397 |
| 23 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
The Home Depot |
189.321 |
28.523 |
-0.411 |
| 24 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
Dewalt |
189.288 |
28.528 |
-0.416 |
| 25 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
National Guard / Amp Energy |
188.937 |
28.581 |
-0.469 |
| 26 |
22 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
Shell / Pennzoil |
188.844 |
28.595 |
-0.483 |
| 27 |
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Toyota |
Kingsford / Bush's Beans |
188.653 |
28.624 |
-0.512 |
| 28 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser Armed Forces Tribute |
188.416 |
28.66 |
-0.548 |
| 29 |
42 |
Juan Montoya |
Chevrolet |
Target |
188.16 |
28.699 |
-0.587 |
| 30 |
34 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
Taco Bell |
188.048 |
28.716 |
-0.604 |
| 31 |
38 |
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
Long John Silver's |
187.99 |
28.725 |
-0.613 |
| 32 |
195 |
David Starr |
Ford |
Jordan Truck Sales |
187.944 |
28.732 |
-0.62 |
| 33 |
66 |
Michael McDowell |
Toyota |
Keyper Systems |
187.682 |
28.772 |
-0.66 |
| 34 |
46 |
J.J. Yeley |
Chevrolet |
Red Line Oil |
187.513 |
28.798 |
-0.686 |
| 35 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevrolet |
Bass Pro Shops / Tracker |
187.201 |
28.846 |
-0.734 |
| 36 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Toyota |
NEMCO Motorsports |
187.169 |
28.851 |
-0.739 |
| 37 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
Toyota |
GEICO |
186.994 |
28.878 |
-0.766 |
| 38 |
30 |
David Stremme |
Chevrolet |
Inception Motorsports |
186.916 |
28.89 |
-0.778 |
| 39 |
32 |
Mike Bliss |
Ford |
Donnie Myers RV Service |
186.413 |
28.968 |
-0.856 |
| 40 |
9 |
Landon Cassill + |
Chevrolet |
Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit |
185.567 |
29.1 |
-0.988 |
| 41 |
7 |
Robby Gordon + |
Dodge |
Speed Energy |
184.78 |
29.224 |
-1.112 |
| 42 |
36 |
Dave Blaney + |
Chevrolet |
Disabled American Veterans / Golden Corral |
184.527 |
29.264 |
-1.152 |
| 43 |
60 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota |
Big Red |
186.774 |
28.912 |
-0.8 |
| Did not qualify |
| 44 |
71 |
Andy Lally * |
Ford |
TRG Motorsports |
186.651 |
28.931 |
-0.819 |
| 45 |
150 |
T.J. Bell |
Toyota |
Green Smoke |
186.567 |
28.944 |
-0.832 |
| 46 |
177 |
Scott Wimmer |
Dodge |
Speed Energy |
186.213 |
28.999 |
-0.887 |
| 47 |
37 |
Tony Raines |
Ford |
Black Cat Fireworks |
184.483 |
29.271 |
-1.159 |
| 48 |
181 |
Scott Riggs |
Chevrolet |
Whitney's Collision Centers |
183.73 |
29.391 |
-1.279 |
* Rookie
+ Set by Owner Points
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