Nascar – Kyle Busch on pole for the All-Star Race

Qualifying for the All-Star Race seemed to benefit Kyle Busch as he took pole for the second time in a row. The format of this qualifying session is a bit unusual since the best time is established over three flying laps with a mandatory pit stop and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver had already confirmed that he had a good chance of starting at the front. -posts.

However, it was Jimmie Johnson who won last Thursday the "pit crew challenge" which rewards the team fastest to make the stops, but the Hendrick Motorsports driver will have to be content with sixth place while having been able to choose the first pit to be able to make quicker stops during the race. Ryan Newman (Stewart-Haas Racing) caused a sensation since he was the only driver to finish in the same second as the pole-sitter. Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) and Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) take the second row ahead of Kevin Harvick (Richard Childress Racing).

AJ Allmendinger (Penske Racing) and Martin Truex Jr (Michael Waltrip Racing) will start on the front row of the Sprint Showdown, a 40-speed race where the two best drivers will qualify for the All-Star Race. Juan-Pablo Montoya (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) will have to improve on his seventh place on the grid to hope to compete.