Rain prevented NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers from getting any practice laps on Friday, but in a way that worked out fine for young drivers trying to break into the field for Saturday night's All-Star Race.
Three drivers will become All-Stars through the Sprint Showdown, which was postponed to 11 a.m. ET Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Winners of each of the three segments — two of 20 laps and one of 10 — will each advance to Saturday night's main event.
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Rookies Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney, as well as Austin Dillon, find themselves starting at the front of the field after rain canceled qualifying and the field was set based on the rulebook.
Drivers have a busy Saturday, with the Sprint Showdown at 11 a.m. ET, Sprint All-Star Race qualifying at 7:10 p.m. and the race scheduled for 9 p.m. All events will be televised on Fox Sports 1. No driver has ever won the Sprint Showdown and gone on to win the All-Star race.
Here is the starting lineup for the Sprint Showdown:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Brand | Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevy | 3M |
2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | Dow |
3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire + Auto Center |
4 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevy | Uwharrie Bank |
5 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Advocare Ford Fusion |
6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Ford EcoBoost Fusion |
7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target |
8 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | Knauf/ Menards |
9 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevy | Nature's Bakery |
10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Cheez-It Ford Fusion |
11 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield |
12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 5-Hour Energy |
13 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | MDS Transport |
14 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevy | GEICO Military |
15 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | Twisted Tea |
16 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | WRL General Contractors |
17 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Bubba Burger |
18 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | Hope for the Warriors/ Cosmo Motors |
19 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevy | Nikko RC/ Toy State |
20 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | CSX Play It Safe |
21 | 46 | Michael Annettt | Chevy | Pilot Flying J |
22 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevy | Vydox Plus |
23 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | NC Education Lottery |
24 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevy | World Record Striper Company |
25 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevy | Curtis Key Plumbing |