Activities at Atlanta Motor Speedway today, including Georgia-Pacific Qualifying and the Papa John’s Pizza Shooutout ASA Southern Modified race, have been cancelled due to inclement weather.

In accordance with NASCAR procedure, the starting field for Sunday’s Bass Pro Shops 500 will be set by owner’s points, placing Nextel Cup championship leader Matt Kenseth on the pole. The other nine Chase for the Nextel Cup contenders will round out the top-10 starting positions.

Activities at AMS will resume Saturday morning, with two Nextel Cup Series practice sessions taking place and the Crown Royal IROC season finale scheduled to take the green flag at 3:10pm/et. Following the IROC race, the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 Craftsman Truck Series race will start at 5:05pm/et.

STARTING LINEUP

Pos # Driver Sponsor Car

1 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford
2 29 Kevin Harvick Reese’s Chevrolet
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Chevrolet
5 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet
6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet
7 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford
8 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
9 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
10 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet
11 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet
12 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford
13 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford
14 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge
15 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet
16 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
17 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1 Dodge
18 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet
19 10 Scott Riggs Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge
20 43 Bobby Labonte Cascadain Farms Dodge
21 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
22 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford
23 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford
24 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge
25 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford
26 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge
27 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevrolet
28 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet
29 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevrolet
30 18 J.J. Yeley VESICare Chevrolet
31 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet
32 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford
33 40 David Stremme Coors Light Dodge
34 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
35 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet
36 37 Bill Elliott Melling Dodge
37 45 Kyle Petty Marathon MtrOil Dodge
38 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet
39 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge
40 4 Todd Bodine Lucas Oil Chevrolet
41 49 Mike Bliss whatsonline.com Dodge
42 61 Kevin Lepage Oak Gloves Chevrolet
43 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet