No Surprise: Carl Edwards On the Pole for Nashville Nationwide Race

Nationwide series driver Carl Edwards has more wins at Nashville Superspeedway than any other track in the circuit. So, it is no wonder that Cousin Carl, or Concrete Carl in this case, has secured the pole position for the Nashville 300.

In the last seven races at that track, Edwards has six top-five finishes. Included in that impressive record is the fact that he has won three of those races.

Edwards' average finish at Nashville is a remarkable fourth place. This is, however, Edwards' first pole at the Nashville Superspeedway, rounding out his many accomplishments at that track.

Edwards' fellow Cup and Nationwide competitor Joey Logano also had a good qualifying run at Nashville. He has secured the outside pole position for the race.

The top 10 qualifiers are as follows:

1.   Carl Edwards

2.   Joey Logano

3.   Michael McDowell

4.   Kyle Busch

5.   Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

6.   Steve Wallace

7.   Mike Bliss

8.   David Ragan

9.   Justin Allgaier

10.  Kelly Bires

Scott Wimmer, defending race winner, had to qualify his way into the race on time. He will start in the 15th row in the 29th position for the race.

The Nashville 300 Nationwide race is set to kick off at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN.