The order teams qualified used to be set by a random draw. At the start of the season, NASCAR changed the rules, setting the qualifying order by practice speeds with the slowest cars going out first. The cars were split into two groups -- the cars that were locked into the race qualified before the go-or-go-homers. Now, in the Nationwide and Truck Series, starting this weekend at Chicagoland and Kansas respectively, the entire field will be sorted for qualifying based on practice speeds.
Update: NASCAR later announced that the Sprint Cup Series will also make the change, but it won't happen until next weekend at Pocono.
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