#99 Ford køreren Carl Edwards formåede at slå de to Chevrolet'er #1 med Jamie McMurray og #42 med Juan Pablo Montoya i kampen om pole position i NASCAR Sprint Cup seriens andet løb på Watkins Glen banen.
PÅ fjerde og femte pladserne kom først Ford køreren A.J. Allmendinger og derefter Kurt Busch i sin Dodge. Bedst placerede Toyota kører blev Scoot Speed på ottende pladsen. Kvalifikationstiderne:
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| Pl. |
# |
Kører |
Mærke |
Tid |
Mph. |
 |
| 1 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
1:10,882 |
124,432 |
| 2 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevrolet |
1:11,236 |
123,814 |
| 3 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Chevrolet |
1:11,302 |
123,699 |
 |
| 4 |
43 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Ford |
1:11,348 |
123,619 |
| 5 |
2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
1:11,403 |
123,524 |
| 6 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
1:11,458 |
123,429 |
 |
| 7 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
1:11,469 |
123,410 |
| 8 |
82 |
Scott Speed |
Toyota |
1:11,493 |
123,369 |
| 9 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
1:11,518 |
123,326 |
 |
| 10 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
1:11,571 |
123,234 |
| 11 |
47 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Toyota |
1:11,611 |
123,165 |
| 12 |
77 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
Dodge |
1:11,648 |
123,102 |
 |
| 13 |
83 |
Boris Said |
Toyota |
1:11,662 |
123,078 |
| 14 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
1:11,744 |
122,937 |
| 15 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Toyota |
1:11,795 |
122,850 |
 |
| 16 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
1:11,834 |
122,783 |
| 17 |
26 |
Patrick Carpentier |
Ford |
1:11,921 |
122,635 |
| 18 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
1:11,952 |
122,582 |
 |
| 19 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
1:11,965 |
122,560 |
| 20 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
1:11,990 |
122,517 |
| 21 |
36 |
Ron Fellows |
Chevrolet |
1:12,095 |
122,339 |
 |
| 22 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
1:12,113 |
122,308 |
| 23 |
98 |
Paul Menard |
Ford |
1:12,126 |
122,286 |
| 24 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
1:12,171 |
122,210 |
 |
| 25 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
1:12,325 |
121,950 |
| 26 |
55 |
Michael McDowell |
Toyota |
1:12,413 |
121,801 |
| 27 |
78 |
Regan Smith |
Chevrolet |
1:12,419 |
121,791 |
 |
| 28 |
13 |
Max Papis |
Toyota |
1:12,461 |
121,721 |
| 29 |
09 |
Bobby Labonte |
Chevrolet |
1:12,525 |
121,613 |
| 30 |
00 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
1:12,576 |
121,528 |
 |
| 31 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
1:12,649 |
121,406 |
| 32 |
12 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
1:12,650 |
121,404 |
| 33 |
71 |
Andy Lally |
Chevrolet |
1:12,689 |
121,339 |
 |
| 34 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
1:12,728 |
121,274 |
| 35 |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
1:12,885 |
121,013 |
| 36 |
9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Ford |
1:13,135 |
120,599 |
 |
| 37 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Toyota |
1:13,171 |
120,540 |
| 38 |
19 |
Elliott Sadler |
Ford |
1:13,202 |
120,489 |
| 39 |
207 |
P.J. Jones |
Toyota |
1:13,341 |
120,260 |
 |
| 40 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
1:13,396 |
120,170 |
| 41 |
37 |
Travis Kvapil+ |
Ford |
1:14,126 |
|
| 42 |
34 |
Kevin Conway+* |
Ford |
1:14,561 |
|
 |
| 43 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
1:13,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DNQ |
46 |
J.J. Yeley |
Dodge |
1:13,876 |
|
 |
| DNQ |
66 |
Dave Blaney |
Toyota |
1:13,957 |
|
| DNQ |
235 |
Tony Ave |
Chevrolet |
1:14,062 |
|
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