Saturday
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Starting Lineup
Timing & Scoring
This was Ragan’s second series pole of the 2011 season, his second series career pole and his first series pole at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sharing the front row with Ragan and starting second with a qualifying lap speed of 182.927 mph, will be Kasey Kahne, and they will be followed by Jimmie Johnson (182.801) starting in third, Kurt Busch (182.671) starting fourth and Brad Keselowski (182.556) will start from fifth.
Rounding out the top-ten starting positions will be A.J. Allmendinger (182.445) who will start sixth, Juan Pablo Montoya (182.367) seventh, Jeff Gordon (182.242) eighth, Matt Kenseth (182.216) ninth and Carl Edwards (182.050) will start from the tenth position.
Failing to make the starting lineup were the #30 driven by David Stremme, the #38 driven by Travis Kvapil, the #46 driven by Eric Darnell, the #55 driven by J.J. Yeley and the #77 driven by Scott Wimmer.
The Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com is scheduled to get underway approximately around 1:20 PM (EDT) on Sunday, with ESPN beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 12:00 PM (EDT).
2011 NSCS Brickyard 400 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS/Hall Of Fame/Ned Jarrett Ford | 49.182 | 182.994 |
| 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 49.2 | 182.927 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 49.234 | 182.801 |
| 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 49.269 | 182.671 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 49.3 | 182.556 |
| 6 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 49.33 | 182.445 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 49.351 | 182.367 |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet | 49.385 | 182.242 |
| 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 49.392 | 182.216 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 49.437 | 182.05 |
| 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 49.444 | 182.024 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 49.459 | 181.969 |
| 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 49.479 | 181.895 |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 49.48 | 181.892 |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Nibco/Menards Chevrolet | 49.486 | 181.87 |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 49.492 | 181.848 |
| 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Huggies Toyota | 49.528 | 181.715 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross Ford | 49.537 | 181.682 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 49.55 | 181.635 |
| 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 49.608 | 181.422 |
| 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 49.617 | 181.389 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 49.632 | 181.335 |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 49.636 | 181.32 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 49.655 | 181.251 |
| 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 49.687 | 181.134 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 49.729 | 180.981 |
| 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 49.744 | 180.926 |
| 28 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 49.748 | 180.912 |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 49.764 | 180.854 |
| 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Platinum Filter Toyota | 49.829 | 180.618 |
| 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 49.831 | 180.61 |
| 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | PhoenixConstruction/SecurityBenefit Chev | 49.963 | 180.133 |
| 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 50.021 | 179.924 |
| 34 | 37 | Scott Speed(i) | Max Q Motorsports Ford | 50.126 | 179.548 |
| 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 50.153 | 179.451 |
| 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 50.196 | 179.297 |
| 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 50.202 | 179.276 |
| 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 50.282 | 178.99 |
| 39 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 50.3 | 178.926 |
| 40 | 50 | T J Bell # | Green Smoke Chevrolet | 50.564 | 177.992 |
| 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 50.6 | 177.866 |
| 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | TMone Ford | Owner Points | |
| 43 | 23 | Terry Labonte | CRMone Ford | Past Champion |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
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