Nationwide qualifying at Texas canceled due to rain

Mother Nature intervened with NASCAR again on Thursday, as the Nationwide Series' early start to the weekend was relegated to just one practice session.

Fast facts

What	O'Reilly 300
When	Green, 3:16 p.m. ET Saturday
TV	ESPN2, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio	PRN (Sirius Ch. 28), 3 p.m. ET

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Two practice sessions and qualifying was scheduled at Texas Motor Speedway, but rain prevented much of the on-track activity to take place. Drivers got in one practice session, but qualifying never got under way.

The lineup for the O'Reilly 300 will be set by 2008 owner points, putting Kevin Harvick on the pole in his own No. 33 Chevrolet. Clint Bowyer will start on the outside of the front row in Richard Childress Racing's No. 2 Chevrolet. RCR teammate Jeff Burton, driving the No. 29 Chevrolet that Scott Wimmer won in last time out at Nashville, will start directly behind Bowyer. Defending series champion Carl Edwards will roll off third in Roush Fenway Racing's No. 60 Ford.

The top 11 in the starting grid is Cup heavy with the likes of Tony Stewart (sixth) in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 20 Toyota, Dale Eanrhardt Jr. (10th) in the No. 5 Chevy of Hendrick Motorsports, and Kasey Kahne, who wrecked his No. 9 Dodge of Gillett Evernham Motorsports in practice, starting 11th. Brad Keselowski is the only Nationwide-only regular among the group, starting ninth in JR Motorsports' No. 88 Chevy.

David Reutimann, who will start fifth, led the practice session. His No. 99 Toyota of Michael Waltrip Racing was the only car to top 184 mph. Bowyer, Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch were the only drivers to reach 183 mph. Busch, this week driving JGR's No. 18 Toyota, will start 31st.