CLERMONT, Ind. -- Trevor Bayne became the second driver to win consecutive poles at O'Reilly Raceway Park when his fast lap of 110.117 mph topped the speeds in qualifying.
Steve Wallace will start second, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. third. The top three drivers are all 22 or younger.
Bayne also won the pole last week at Gateway International Raceway, where he claimed a career-best third-place finish.
Points leader Brad Keselowski will start eighth.
Randy LaJoie was the last driver to earn consecutive poles at ORP, doing so in 1996 and 1997.
Notes-n-Nuggets
| • Trevor Bayne earned his third Nationwide pole in his 35th start, including both times he's started at ORP. |
| • Trevor Bayne is only the second repeat pole winner at ORP (Randy LaJoie in 1996 and 1997). |
| • Trevor Bayne will start in the top five for the fifth time in 2010, all in the past nine races. |
| • The pole winner has gone on to win the race at ORP five times, and seven of the past eight race winners came from a top-10 starting position. |
| • Steve Wallace (second) earned his best start of 2010. |
| • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (third) will make his third top-five start in 2010. It is his first start at ORP. |
| • The top three drivers are age 22 or younger, and seven of the top 10 are 25 or younger. |
| • Paul Menard (fourth) will make only his second top-five start of 2010. |
| • Kyle Busch (fifth) earned his 11th top-five start of 2010; only one start has been outside the top 10. |
| • Aric Almirola (sixth) is making his first start for JR Motorsports. |
| • David Starr (14th) was the fastest of the go-or-go-home drivers. |
| • Derrick Griffin (33rd) is making his Nationwide debut. |
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