It will be Martin Truex Jr. who will lead the field to the green flag for Saturday’s Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the preliminary event for the NASCAR All-Star Race.
NASCAR Sprint Showdown 2013 qualifying results: Truex Jr. nabs Showdown pole from McMurray
In the race to get into the All-Star Race, Martin Truex Jr. gained the advantage when he won the pole for the preliminary Sprint Showdown.
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The last driver to qualify, Truex snapped the pole away from Jamie McMurray with a lap of 193.424 mph and broke up what would have been an all Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing front row.
McMurray’s EGR teammate Juan Pablo Montoya will start third followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Casey Mears completing the top five. Jeff Burton qualified sixth and in her first All-Star Race, Danica Patrick posted the seventh-fastest time.
The top two finishers in the non-points event will advance to the All-Star Race. A third driver will gain entry via fan voting with the only condition that their car be in “raceable condition.”
Complete Sprint Showdown Starting Lineup:
1) Martin Truex Jr.
2) Jamie McMurray
3) Juan Pablo Montoya
4) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5) Casey Mears
6) Jeff Burton
7) Danica Patrick
8) Paul Menard
9) JJ Yeley
10) Landon Cassill
11) Bobby Labonte
12) Aric Almirola
13) Scott Riggs
14) David Gilliland
15) Michael McDowell
16) David Reutimann
17) Mike Bliss
18) Travis Kvapil
19) Dave Blaney
20) Timmy Hill
21) Joe Nemechek
22) David Stremme
23) Brian Keselowski
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