Starting Lineup for NASCAR's 2011 Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway

Cousin Carl Edwards was fast enough to take the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City at Bristol Motor Speedway, but Ryan Newman's pole record of 14.90 remains intact. Edwards circled the half mile high banked bull ring at 128.014 miles per hour and a time of 14.989. Roush Fenway teammate Greg Biffle will start on the outside of row one.

The surprise for this round of qualifying at the most electrifying track on the Sprint Cup calendar was who ended up on row two. Regan Smith powered his Furniture Row Chevy around the track with a time of 15.040 to capture the third place starting position and Richard Childress Racing's Paul Menard continue to turn head with his best season to date. Menard managed a time of 15.045 to start fourth on the field. He continues to be the highlight driver from the RCR stable.

Points leader Tony Stewart will start in 13th on the inside of row seven while Kurt Busch will start on the outside of row 10 in 20th Kyle Busch, who has won three of the last four Bristol races will start in 12th and reigning Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson will start in sixth.

The only driver not to make the race was Kenny Schrader who was running the #32 owned by former crew chief Frank Stoddard. Daytona feel good story Brian Keselowski was hit with a bout of gallstones this week and will have surgery to remove his gallbladder. Former truck series star Dennis Setzer will fill in for the elder Keselowski brother for several races and put the #92 in the show on the outside of row 20.

The 51st Annual Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City pays $80,000 to start. See where your driver will start the race below.

Pos___Car____Driver ______Time___Speed
Row 1:
1_____99____Carl Edwards_______14.989 128.014
2_____16____Greg Biffle__________15.035 127.622

Row 2:
3_____78____Regan Smith________15.040 127.580
4_____27____Paul Menard________15.045 127.537

Row 3:
5______6____David Ragan________15.055 127.453
6_____48____Jimmie Johnson_____15.059127.419

Row 4:
7_____24____Jeff Gordon_________15.076 127.275
8_____56____Martin Truex Jr.______15.104 127.039

Row 5:
9_____5_____Mark Martin_________15.108 127.006
10____4_____Kasey Kahne_______15.115 126.947

Row 6:
11____17____Matt Kenseth_______15.121 126.896
12____18____Kyle Busch_________15.123 126.880

Row 7:
13____14____Tony Stewart_______15.129 126.829
14_____9____Marcos Ambrose____15.131 126.813

Row 8:
15____29____Kevin Harvick _______15.150 126.653
16____47____Bobby Labonte______15.152 126.637

Row 9:
17____31____Jeff Burton_________15.171 126.478
18____20____Joey Logano________15.171 126.478

Row 10:

19____21____Trevor Bayne(i)______15.174 126.453

20____22____Kurt Busch_________15.181 126.395

Row 11:

21____39____Ryan Newman______15.181 126.395

22____88____Dale Earnhardt Jr.___15.191 126.312

Row 12:
23_____2____Brad Keselowski____15.215 126.112
24_____1____Jamie McMurray____15.216 126.104

Row 13:
25____11____Denny Hamlin______15.219 126.079
26____00____David Reutimann____15.228 126.005

Row 14:
27____33____Clint Bowyer _______15.233 125.963
28____43____A J Allmendinger____15.257 125.765

Row 15:
29____34____David Gilliland______15.258 125.757
30____83____Brian Vickers_______15.276 125.609

Row 16:
31____09____Bill Elliott___________15.325 125.207
32____60____Landon Cassill(i)____15.336 125.117

Row 17:
33_____7____Robby Gordon______ 15.371 124.832
34____87____Joe Nemechek(i)____15.414 124.484

Row 18:
35____38____Travis Kvapil(i)______15.436 124.307
36____42____Juan Pablo Montoya__15.437 124.299

Row 19:
37____36____Dave Blaney________15.462 124.098
38____46____J J Yeley___________15.473 124.010

Row 20:
39____66____Michael McDowell____15.475 123.994
40____92____Dennis Setzer_______15.565 123.277

Row 21:
41____37____Tony Raines________15.616 122.874
42____71____Andy Lally #_________Owner Points

Row 22:
43____13____Casey Mears________15.610 122.921

Did Not Qualify: # 32 Ken Schrader.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series