With rain beginning to fall at Daytona mid-afternoon, NASCAR officials decided to cancel Friday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying session in order to complete the interrupted Nationwide Series qualifying.

Saturday night’s starting field for the Coke Zero 400 will be set according to the 2009 owner’s point standings, putting Tony Stewart on the pole with Jeff Gordon to his right in second.

Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards will wrap-up the top-5.

Hours before the Subway Jalapeno 250 is scheduled to begin, the NASCAR Nationwide Series have assembled the starting field for Friday night’s event at Daytona International Speedway.

With rain beginning to fall with two cars left to qualify, NASCAR decided to wait out the rain to resume the session. With a wait of about two hours, the final two drivers got their chance to earn a spot in the field and wrap up Friday's qualifying run.

The defending Nationwide Series champion Clint Bowyer posted the fastest time during the qualifying session. Only taking part in the opening practice session and earning the fifth fastest time seemed to be enough to set the No. 29 Chevrolet up correctly. With a lap of 49.81 seconds and a top speed of 180.701 miles per hour, Bowyer earned his first pole of the year in six starts.

Qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 was underway this afternoon at Daytona International Speedway, when rain began to fall forcing NASCAR officials to stop on track activities.

When the rain came there were only two cars left to qualify, those of Kerry Earnhardt and his younger sibling Dale Earnhardt Jr.

On Thursday NASCAR released the complete list of 25 nominees for the first class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class. From those 25, only five will actually earn their spot in the Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The 25 nominees were chosen by a 21-person group made up of NASCAR representatives, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and track owners from large and small venues.

The first induction class of the Hall of Fame will be elected by a panel of 50 members. The group consists of 14 members of the media, four manufacturer spokespersons, nine retired drivers (drivers, owners and crew chiefs – three of each) and two industry leaders. The 51st ballot will get the most important part of the sport involved. Hardcore Race Fans will have the opportunity to vote on NASCAR.com.