. ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁practice ▁session , ▁a ▁ca ution ▁came ▁out ▁because ▁the ▁flo od ▁lights ▁( that ▁light ▁the ▁track ▁for ▁racing ) ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁turns ▁were ▁turned ▁off . ▁ ▁For ▁qual ifying , ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁drivers ▁that ▁appeared ▁to ▁race ▁chose ▁their ▁starting ▁positions ▁by ▁a ▁draw . ▁E arn hardt ▁chose ▁the ▁pole ▁position , ▁ahead ▁of ▁Tony ▁Stewart , ▁Edwards , ▁Ham lin , ▁and ▁K ah ne ▁who ▁rounded ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁positions . ▁Lab onte ▁chose ▁sixth ▁place , ▁while ▁Bow yer ▁chose ▁sevent h , ▁ahead ▁of ▁New man ▁and ▁Der rike ▁C ope ▁in ▁e ighth ▁and ▁nin th . ▁W alt rip , ▁B iff le , ▁Gordon , ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁Mon to ya , ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁Mc M ur ray ▁chose ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁positions . ▁Bur ton , ▁who ▁chose ▁fif teenth , ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Con way , ▁Kurt ▁Bus ch , ▁Har v ick , ▁K ens eth , ▁and ▁Martin ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 0 ▁positions . ▁K yle ▁Bus ch , ▁Log ano , ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁Reg an ▁Smith ▁chose ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Race ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Bud we iser ▁Sho ot out ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁exhibition ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁was ▁tele vised ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁Fox ▁which ▁began ▁at ▁ 8 : 1 0   p . m .