Kesolowski wins Nationwide pole, Danica slow again
Brad Keselowski scored his first pole with Penske Racing when he took the top spot for today's NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
It's Keselowski's fourth career NNS pole and it came after he posted a lap of 185.427 mph in the No. 22 Dodge. His last pole came at Bristol Motor Speedway in August 2009.
Kevin Harvick qualified second for his third top-10 start of 2010 and his sixth in ten races at LVMS.
Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.
NASCAR's biggest star, Danica Patrick was too slow to make the field but got in on owners points.
Results
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POS |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 185.427 | 29.122 | Leader |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 185.027 | 29.185 | -0.063 |
| 3 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Copart | 184.495 | 29.269 | -0.147 |
| 4 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 184.250 | 29.308 | -0.186 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Z-Line Designs | 184.168 | 29.321 | -0.199 |
| 6 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Richmond Water Heaters / Menards | 183.306 | 29.459 | -0.337 |
| 7 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr.* | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 183.100 | 29.492 | -0.370 |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Scott* | Toyota | Stop Repair Bills.com | 182.852 | 29.532 | -0.410 |
| 9 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Red Man Moist Snuff | 182.747 | 29.549 | -0.427 |
| 10 | 32 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Dollar General | 182.673 | 29.561 | -0.439 |
| 11 | 16 | Colin Braun* | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 182.359 | 29.612 | -0.490 |
| 12 | 88 | Kelly Bires | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 182.309 | 29.620 | -0.498 |
| 13 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Dodge | Verizon Wireless | 182.125 | 29.650 | -0.528 |
| 14 | 21 | John Wes Townley | Chevrolet | Zaxby's | 181.843 | 29.696 | -0.574 |
| 15 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 181.830 | 29.698 | -0.576 |
| 16 | 1 | James Buescher* | Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 181.720 | 29.716 | -0.594 |
| 17 | 96 | Dennis Setzer | Dodge | Stratosphere | 181.531 | 29.747 | -0.625 |
| 18 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 181.525 | 29.748 | -0.626 |
| 19 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 181.080 | 29.821 | -0.699 |
| 20 | 09 | Scott Riggs | Ford | RAB Racing | 180.620 | 29.897 | -0.775 |
| 21 | 42 | Parker Kligerman* | Dodge | Smith Iron Works | 180.620 | 29.897 | -0.775 |
| 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | FrontRowJoe.com | 180.114 | 29.981 | -0.859 |
| 23 | 15 | Michael Annett | Toyota | Pilot Travel Centers | 180.084 | 29.986 | -0.864 |
| 24 | 156 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Start Energy Drink | 180.000 | 30.000 | -0.878 |
| 25 | 05 | Willie Allen | Chevrolet | 31-W Insulation / CertainTeed | 179.922 | 30.013 | -0.891 |
| 26 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Toyota | South Point Hotel & Casino | 179.892 | 30.018 | -0.896 |
| 27 | 107 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Shred 360 / M&W Towing / Stratosphere | 179.862 | 30.023 | -0.901 |
| 28 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Bad Boy Buggies / Buck Commander | 179.360 | 30.107 | -0.985 |
| 29 | 31 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Fuel-Doctor.com | 179.217 | 30.131 | -1.009 |
| 30 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Chevrolet | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports | 179.069 | 30.156 | -1.034 |
| 31 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Great Clips | 178.926 | 30.180 | -1.058 |
| 32 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Ford | Dr. Gadget / EverybodyGets1.com | 178.212 | 30.301 | -1.179 |
| 33 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | Monte Carlo Resort & Casino | 177.772 | 30.376 | -1.254 |
| 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Monster Diesel | 177.317 | 30.454 | -1.332 |
| 35 | 10 | Chad Blount | Toyota | Braun Racing | 177.078 | 30.495 | -1.373 |
| 36 | 24 | Eric McClure | Ford | Hefty | 176.869 | 30.531 | -1.409 |
| 37 | 7 | Danica Patrick+ | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 176.638 | 30.571 | -1.449 |
| 38 | 28 | Kenny Wallace+ | Chevrolet | Federated Auto Parts | 176.303 | 30.629 | -1.507 |
| 39 | 61 | Josh Wise+ | Ford | Stratosphere | 174.848 | 30.884 | -1.762 |
| 40 | 34 | Tony Raines+ | Chevrolet | Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino | 173.572 | 31.111 | -1.989 |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr.+ | Chevrolet | Southern Pride Trucking / Stratosphere Hotel | 171.816 | 31.429 | -2.307 |
| 42 | 26 | Brian Keselowski+ | Dodge | Stratosphere | 170.315 | 31.706 | -2.584 |
| 43 | 49 | Mark Green | Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Inc. | 178.690 | 30.220 | -1.098 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 35 | Jason Keller | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | 178.165 | 30.309 | -1.187 |
| 45 | 92 | Johnny Chapman | Dodge | K-Automotive Motorsports | 178.018 | 30.334 | -1.212 |
| 46 | 73 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | AssetProtect | 177.673 | 30.393 | -1.271 |
| 47 | 104 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Boudreaux's Butt Paste | 177.357 | 30.447 | -1.325 |
| 48 | 91 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports | 176.823 | 30.539 | -1.417 |
| 49 | 183 | John Borneman III | Ford | Super Seal Construction Products | 175.222 | 30.818 | -1.696 |
| 50 | 102 | Andy Ponstein | Chevrolet | CarLocate.com | 174.588 | 30.930 | -1.808 |
| 51 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Lagina Plumbing | 173.449 | 31.133 | -2.011 |
+ Too slow, made field on owners points