Carl Edwards captured the pole for Saturday’s Nationwide Series race Charlotte Motor Speedway with a lap of 186.922 mph (28.889 secs).
This is Edwards’ second NNS pole of the season. Despite eight top-10 finishes in 2010, Edwards is still winless. Trevor Bayne starts second, series points leader Brad Keselowski third, Ryan Newman fourth and Kasey Kahne starts fifth. Kyle Busch, second place in the series standings starts seventh. Starting Lineup Tech-Net Auto Service 300, Charlotte Motor Speedway May 29, 2010 – Race 12 of 35
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Make | Speed | Time |
| 1 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 186.922 | 28.889 |
| 2 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Toyota | 186.188 | 29.003 |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 185.797 | 29.064 |
| 4 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 185.421 | 29.123 |
| 5 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 185.363 | 29.132 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 185.281 | 29.145 |
| 7 | 7 | Steve Arpin | Chevrolet | 184.925 | 29.201 |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Scott* | Toyota | 184.678 | 29.24 |
| 9 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 184.571 | 29.257 |
| 10 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 184.112 | 29.33 |
| 11 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Dodge | 183.661 | 29.402 |
| 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 183.318 | 29.457 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 183.094 | 29.493 |
| 14 | 5 | Willie Allen | Chevrolet | 182.952 | 29.516 |
| 15 | 9 | Chad McCumbee | Ford | 182.927 | 29.52 |
| 16 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 182.896 | 29.525 |
| 17 | 15 | Michael Annett | Toyota | 182.84 | 29.534 |
| 18 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 182.692 | 29.558 |
| 19 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Ford | 182.624 | 29.569 |
| 20 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 182.408 | 29.604 |
| 21 | 16 | Brian Ickler | Ford | 182.131 | 29.649 |
| 22 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr.* | Ford | 181.861 | 29.693 |
| 23 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | Dodge | 181.739 | 29.713 |
| 24 | 90 | Danny O’Quinn Jr. | Chevrolet | 181.678 | 29.723 |
| 25 | 70 | Mark Green | Chevrolet | 181.671 | 29.724 |
| 26 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 181.659 | 29.726 |
| 27 | 107 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | 181.616 | 29.733 |
| 28 | 1 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 181.519 | 29.749 |
| 29 | 35 | Jason Keller | Chevrolet | 181.36 | 29.775 |
| 30 | 91 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | 181.232 | 29.796 |
| 31 | 104 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 181.19 | 29.803 |
| 32 | 156 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 181.184 | 29.804 |
| 33 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 181.026 | 29.83 |
| 34 | 24 | Eric McClure | Ford | 180.935 | 29.845 |
| 35 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | 180.753 | 29.875 |
| 36 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | 180.62 | 29.897 |
| 37 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 180.487 | 29.919 |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 180.24 | 29.96 |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 180.096 | 29.984 |
| 40 | 10 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | 180.048 | 29.992 |
| 41 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan+ | Toyota | 176.488 | 30.597 |
| 42 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr.+ | Chevrolet | 176.24 | 30.64 |
| 43 | 61 | Josh Wise | Ford | 180.078 | 29.987 |
