Kurt Busch was awarded the pole for Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Race without completing a lap, thanks to heavy rains at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
All-Star Race Qualifying Rained Out; Order Set By Draw
Busch was scheduled to go out first in qualifying, but the cancelation meant the qualifying order becomes the starting lineup.
“My boat had the fastest lap,” Busch joked.
Told he’ll get a pole trophy, Busch looked at the media and said, “Swwwweet.”
Joey Logano will start second and said he was disappointed to miss out on the unusual qualifying format, which involves a pit stop.
“I was kind of looking forward to being able to do that, but oh well,” he said.
The complete starting lineup:
- Kurt Busch
- Joey Logano
- Brad Keselowski
- Jamie McMurray
- Kyle Busch
- David Reutimann
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Casey Mears
- Ryan Newman
- Tony Stewart
- Denny Hamlin
- Kevin Harvick
- Matt Kenseth
- Mark Martin
- Kasey Kahne
- Bobby Labonte
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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