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2010 Kobalt Tools 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 4 of 36 Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA 325 laps* on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 3:59:59 Average speed: 131.294 mph Pole speed: 192.761 mph Cautions: 11 for 53 laps Margin of victory: .482 sec Attendance: 85000 Lead changes: 31 Green flag passes: 2,804 (9.7 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2010 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 28.761   192.761   2   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 28.833   192.280   3   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 28.859   192.106   4   Mark Martin 5 Chevrolet 28.903   191.814   5   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 28.909   191.774   6   Kasey Kahne 9 Ford 28.922   191.688   7   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 28.943   191.549   8   Elliott Sadler 19 Ford 28.960   191.436   9   David Reutimann 00 Toyota 28.998   191.186   10   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 29.013   191.087   11   Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 29.018   191.054   12   Marcos Ambrose 47 Toyota 29.036   190.935   13   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 29.049   190.850   14   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 29.058   190.791   15   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 29.073   190.692   16   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 29.081   190.640   17   David Ragan 6 Ford 29.091   190.574   18   Clint Bowyer 33 Chevrolet 29.093   190.561   19   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 29.095   190.548   20   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 29.114   190.424   21   Bobby Labonte 71 Chevrolet 29.138   190.267   * 22   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 29.145   190.221   23   Paul Menard 98 Ford 29.181   189.987   24   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 29.192   189.915   25   A.J. Allmendinger 43 Ford 29.201   189.857   26   Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 29.210   189.798   27   Dave Blaney 66 Toyota 29.242   189.590   * 28   Brad Keselowski 12 Dodge 29.245   189.571   29   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 29.304   189.189   30   Mike Bliss 36 Chevrolet 29.311   189.144   * 31   Max Papis 13 Toyota 29.316   189.112   * 32   Scott Speed 82 Toyota 29.321   189.079   * 33   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 29.324   189.060   * 34   Bill Elliott 21 Ford 29.330   189.021   * 35   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 29.331   189.015   36   Sam Hornish, Jr. 77 Dodge 29.338   188.970   37   Michael McDowell 55 Toyota 29.371   188.758   * 38   David Gilliland 38 Ford 29.436   188.341   39   Aric Almirola 09 Chevrolet 29.479   188.066   * 40   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 29.496   187.958   41   Casey Mears 90 Chevrolet 29.540   187.678   * 42   Robby Gordon 7 Toyota 29.742   186.403   43   Terry Cook 46 Dodge 29.787   186.121   * 44   Travis Kvapil 34 Ford 29.898   185.430   OP 45   Kevin Conway 37 Ford 29.998   184.812   OP 46   Boris Said 26 Ford 30.309   182.916   OP OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Aric Almirola (#09), Casey Mears (#90), Terry Cook (#46)