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Qualifying Recap: Ford 300

By Brian Polking
November 21, 2009 4:15pm CST

After pacing the final practice session for the Nationwide race at Homestead, Carl Edwards backed it up by claiming the pole. Ryan Newman backed up his practice time as well and claimed a spot on the outside of the front row. Overall, Cup regulars claimed the first none spots in qualifying.

Former Homestead winner Jeff Burton qualified third, and three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers were next. Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin qualified fourth through sixth. Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski and Scott Speed qualified seventh through ninth. Brendan Gaughan carried the banner for the non-Cup regulars and rounded out the top 10.

David Reutimann and Paul Menard made sure all Cup regulars will start in the top 15. Jason Leffler, Mike Bliss and Justin Allgaier are some other notables starting inside the top 20. Two drivers that fantasy owners might be considering that will have some work to do are Kelly Bires and Erik Darnell. Bires qualified 24th, and Darnell will start 41st.

Nine guys failed to qualify, including Penske Racing prospect Parker Kligerman. Kligerman earned the pole in his series debut, but he was not as lucky in his follow up effort.

Starting Lineup

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 60 Carl Edwards Ford Ortho Mouse & Rat Control / Ortho Home Defense Max 168.366 32.073 Leader
2 33 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Copart 167.978 32.147 -0.074
3 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express 167.91 32.16 -0.087
4 20 Joey Logano Toyota GameStop 167.879 32.166 -0.093
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Z-Line Designs 167.785 32.184 -0.111
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota GodSpeaks.com 167.457 32.247 -0.174
7 16 Matt Kenseth Ford CitiFinancial 167.317 32.274 -0.201
8 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 167.24 32.289 -0.216
9 99 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 167.022 32.331 -0.258
10 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength 166.723 32.389 -0.316
11 32 David Reutimann Toyota Dollar General 166.703 32.393 -0.32
12 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 166.369 32.458 -0.385
13 198 Paul Menard Ford Richmond / Menards 166.359 32.46 -0.387
14 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Comcast 166.236 32.484 -0.411
15 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet US Fidelis 165.863 32.557 -0.484
16 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet NuTone Heating & Cooling Products 165.644 32.6 -0.527
17 91 Terry Cook Chevrolet Dukes Sweet Tea Vodka 165.522 32.624 -0.551
18 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 165.37 32.654 -0.581
19 26 Kevin Conway Chevrolet Extenze 165.36 32.656 -0.583
20 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge Verizon Wireless 165.309 32.666 -0.593
21 192 Dennis Setzer Dodge Dusty\'s Collision 165.294 32.669 -0.596
22 5 Mark Day Chevrolet 31-W Insulation / Middle Tennessee State University 164.896 32.748 -0.675
23 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet MSRP Motorsports 164.83 32.761 -0.688
24 5 Kelly Bires Chevrolet Ragu 164.82 32.763 -0.69
25 9 John Wes Townley Ford Zaxby\'s 164.644 32.798 -0.725
26 31 Tim Andrews Chevrolet Fuel-Doctor.com 164.459 32.835 -0.762
27 42 Todd Bodine Dodge Smith Iron Works 164.384 32.85 -0.777
28 23 Ken Butler III Chevrolet Aaron\'s Outdoors Mossy Oak 164.359 32.855 -0.782
29 27 Jason Keller Ford U.S. Postal Service 164.294 32.868 -0.795
30 7 Danny O\'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet Dynamic Technology 164.144 32.898 -0.825
31 49 Mark Green Chevrolet Juggle.com 163.845 32.958 -0.885
32 10 Justin Marks Toyota Borrell Electric Co. / Construct Corps 163.651 32.997 -0.924
33 24 Eric McClure Ford Hefty SteelSak 163.409 33.046 -0.973
34 81 Blake Koch Dodge Tire Kingdom 163.167 33.095 -1.022
35 40 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Westerman Companies 163.107 33.107 -1.034
36 47 Chase Miller Toyota Construction Jobs.com 162.499 33.231 -1.158
37 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports 162.377 33.256 -1.183
38 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet U.S. Border Patrol 162.357 33.26 -1.187
39 61 Kenny Hendrick Ford Specialty Racing 159.986 33.753 -1.68
40 234 Tony Raines Chevrolet Long John Silver\'s 159.433 33.87 -1.797
41 6 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment - - -
42 15 Michael Annett Toyota Pilot Travel Centers / Germain.com - - -
43 37 Kevin Hamlin Ford MC2 Energy Drink 163.83 32.961 -0.888

Failed to Qualify

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
44 0 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet Saxon Group 163.805 32.966 -0.893
45 58 Chase Austin Chevrolet Cavi Clothing / Macy\'s 163.423 33.043 -0.97
46 183 John Borneman III Ford Twisted X Boots / Red Line Oil 163.058 33.117 -1.044
47 122 Parker Kligerman Dodge Penske Truck Rental 162.935 33.142 -1.069
48 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Lagina Plumbing / Eldora Speedway 162.783 33.173 -1.1
49 239 Eddie MacDonald Ford Go Green Racing 162.352 33.261 -1.188
50 84 Jennifer Jo Cobb Dodge MC2 Energy Drink 161.247 33.489 -1.416
51 196 Brian Keselowski Dodge K-Automotive Motorsports 161.232 33.492 -1.419
52 172 Benny Gordon Ford Samuel Metals / VSI Racing 160.887 33.564 -1.491