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Carl Edwards, with a qualifying lap speed of 171.521 mph, captured the NNS Kansas Lottery 300 Coors Light Pole Award at Kansas Speedway.

This was Edwards 6th series pole of the 2011 season, his 27th series career pole (third on the all-time series pole list – one win away from Tommy Ellis for second) and his 1st series pole at Kansas Speedway.

Starting on the outside pole in second with a qualifying lap speed of 171.282 mph, will be Brad Keselowski, followed by Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Ryan Truex (171.070) who will start third, Paul Menard (170.697) starting fourth and Brian Scott (170.342) will start from fifth.

Rounding out the top-ten starting positions will be David Stremme (170.175) starting sixth, Aric Almirola (170.132) seventh, Joey Logano (169.593) eighth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (169.396) ninth and Jason Leffler (169.231) will start from the tenth starting position.

Failing to make the starting lineup were the #48 driven by Dennis Setzer; #42 driven by Tim Andrews; #04 driven by Danny O’Quinn; #13 driven by Jennifer Jo Cobb and the #49 driven by Mark Green.

The Kansas Lottery 300 is scheduled to get underway approximately at 3:50 PM (EDT) this afternoon, with ESPN2 beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 3:00 PM (EDT).

2011 NNS Kansas Lottery 300 Starting Lineup

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Speed
1	60	Carl Edwards(i)	Fastenal Ford	31.483	171.521
2	22	Brad Keselowski(i)	Discount Tire Dodge	31.527	171.282
3	20	Ryan Truex #	Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Toyota	31.566	171.07
4	33	Paul Menard(i)	Rheem / Menards Chevrolet	31.635	170.697
5	11	Brian Scott	Shore Lodge Toyota	31.701	170.342
6	70	David Stremme(i)	ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet	31.732	170.175
7	88	Aric Almirola	Degree MEN / HyVee Chevrolet	31.74	170.132
8	18	Joey Logano(i)	GameStop / Batman Arkham City Toyota	31.841	169.593
9	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	RickyvsTrevor.com Ford	31.878	169.396
10	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevrolet	31.909	169.231
11	9	Kenny Wallace	Family Farmers Toyota	31.926	169.141
12	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Chevrolet	31.949	169.019
13	87	Joe Nemechek	AM FM Energy / Southerlands Toyota	32.057	168.45
14	32	Brian Vickers(i)	Dollar General Chevrolet	32.074	168.361
15	7	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com Chevrolet	32.078	168.34
16	66	Steve Wallace	5-hour Energy Toyota	32.123	168.104
17	16	Trevor Bayne	RickyvsTrevor.com Ford	32.164	167.89
18	81	Blake Koch #	Daystar.com Dodge	32.165	167.884
19	4	Kevin Harvick(i)	Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet	32.167	167.874
20	44	Jeff Green	Tri Star Motorsports Chevrolet	32.183	167.79
21	31	Justin Allgaier	Brandt Chevrolet	32.216	167.619
22	3	Scott Riggs	North Texas Pipe Chevrolet	32.326	167.048
23	19	Mike Bliss	Spirit Halloween Chevrolet Chevrolet	32.331	167.022
24	82	Reed Sorenson	K Love Dodge	32.346	166.945
25	62	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Toyota	32.394	166.698
26	46	Chase Miller	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet	32.415	166.59
27	51	Jeremy Clements	RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet	32.421	166.559
28	30	James Buescher(i)	Sporting Kansas City Chevrolet	32.482	166.246
29	50	T J Bell(i)	LibertyTireRcyclrs/PinnacleRubberMulch Chev	32.516	166.072
30	47	Charles Lewandoski #	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet	32.535	165.975
31	15	Timmy Hill #	Poynt.com Ford	32.549	165.904
32	1	Mike Wallace	I Hate Steven Singer! Chevrolet	32.553	165.883
33	89	Morgan Shepherd	ABLE / Victory in Jesus Racing Chevrolet	32.564	165.827
34	41	Johnny Chapman	Lillly Trucking Chevrolet	32.617	165.558
35	71	Matt Carter	Lilly Trucking Ford	32.63	165.492
36	14	Eric McClure	Hefty / Reynolds / Sam's Club Chevrolet	32.655	165.365
37	52	Kevin Lepage	RepairableVehicles.com/CrownePlaza Chev	32.656	165.36
38	75	Carl Long	Lilly Trucking Ford	32.657	165.355
39	28	Derrike Cope	MAXelence.com Dodge	32.68	165.239
40	40	Josh Wise	Cajun Industries Chevrolet	32.8	164.634
41	39	Joey Gase	Go Green Racing / JoeyGase.com Ford	Owner Points
42	23	Angela Cope	blkbeverages.cm/MillenniumSpaSalon.cm Chv	Owner Points
43	27	J J Yeley(i)	31W Insulation Ford	32.737	164.951

(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie