Sprint Showdown starting lineup: Young drivers up front for Saturday race

Rea White

Sprint Showdown starting lineup: Young drivers up front for Saturday race image

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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Chase Elliott (Getty Images)

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

Rea White