The 2011 NASCAR Kobalt Tools 400 Lineup for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series continues its west coast run with the Kobalt Tools 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway this Sunday, March 6. Qualifying went back and forth as several cars held the top spot including Richard Petty Motor Sports driver Marcos Ambrose who is out to prove he can be as competitive on an oval as he is on a road course circuit.

Only a few cars were standing between Ambrose and a pole start after he blistered the field and took the provisional pole by a full tenth of a second. Carl Edwards came close, but couldn't get the job done, missing the mark Ambrose set by 1/100th of a second. He showed his admiration for Ambrose by playfully bumping the driver from down under with the front of his Ford as Ambrose gave a garage interview.

Matt Kenseth came out and set the track on fire by eclipsing Ambrose's time by another full tenth of a second to take the pole for Sunday's race. The only driver not to make the field was Brian Keselowski who, after a Cinderella story at Daytona has missed the field the last two races.

Check the lineup below to see where your favorite driver will start.

Row 1:

1_____17____Matt Kenseth_______28.589 188.884

2______9____Marcos Ambrose____ 28.698188.166

Row 2:

3_____99____Carl Edwards_______28.704 188.127

4_____16____Greg Biffle_________28.728 187.970

Row 3:

5_____18____Kyle Busch_________28.790 187.565

6_____20____Joey Logano________28.828 187.318

Row 4:

7_____43____A J Allmendinger____28.838 187.253

8_____39____Ryan Newman______28.843 187.220

Row 5:

9_____56____Martin Truex Jr._____28.846 187.201

10_____5____Mark Martin________28.847 187.195

Row 6:

11_____1____Jamie McMurray____28.864 187.084

12____78____Regan Smith________28.864 187.084

Row 7:

13____24____Jeff Gordon________28.892 186.903

14____48____Jimmie Johnson_____28.919 186.728

Row 8:

15____14____Tony Stewart_______28.950 186.528

16____21____Trevor Bayne(i)_____28.950 186.528

Row 9:

17____11____Denny Hamlin ______28.960 186.464

18____27____Paul Menard ______28.963 186.445

Row 10:

19____83____Brian Vickers_______28.980 186.335

20_____2____Brad Keselowski____29.020 186.079

Row 11:

21____31____Jeff Burton_________29.024 186.053

22____22____Kurt Busch_________29.032 186.002

Row 12:

23____42____Juan Pablo Montoya__29.037 185.970

24____47____Bobby Labonte______29.081 185.688

Row 13:

25____00____David Reutimann____29.100 185.567

26____29____Kevin Harvick ______29.114 185.478

Row 14:

27____13____Casey Mears________29.155 185.217

28____33____Clint Bowyer_______29.173 185.103

Row 15:

29____32____Mike Skinner(i)_____29.230 184.742

30_____4____Kasey Kahne_______29.273 184.470

Row 16:

31____87____Joe Nemechek(i)____29.274 184.464

32____46____J J Yeley__________29.316 184.200

Row 17:

33____88____Dale Earnhardt Jr.___29.356 183.949

34____36____Dave Blaney_______29.506 183.014

Row 18:

35____34____David Gilliland_____29.507 183.007

36____60____Landon Cassill(i)____29.659 182.070

Row 19:

37____09____Bill Elliott_________29.674 181.977

38_____7____Robby Gordon ____29.768 181.403

Row 20:

39____38____Travis Kvapil(i)_____29.790 181.269

40____71____Andy Lally #_______30.098 179.414

Row 21:

41____37____Tony Raines________Owner Points

42_____6____David Ragan________Owner Points

Row 22:

43____66____Michael McDowell___29.708_181.769

Did Not Qualify: # 92 Brian Keselowski #.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series