Kyle Busch Takes No. 1 Spot for NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

By Bram • May 16th, 2008 • Category: Notes, Results, Sprint Cup Series

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Qualifying Fast Facts

Pole Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team: No. 18 M&Ms Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Steve Addington

Kyle Busch won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race with an aggregate three lap/pit stop of 121.956 seconds, 132.835 mph.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in three all-star races.
Jeff Gordon qualified second and will join Busch on the front-row for the 24th running of the all-star race.
This is his seventh top-10 start in 15 all-star races.
Elliott Sadler won the pole for Sprint Showdown earlier in the evening.

Starting Line Up by Row
Lowe’s Motor Speedway at Charlotte
NASCAR Sprint All Star Race

Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon 10/11/99 03:07:31 160.306
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 121.956 132.835
2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 122.494 132.251
Row 2: 3 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 123.157 131.539
4 1 Martin Truex, Jr Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 123.328 131.357
Row 3: 5 16 Greg Biffle Dish Network Ford 123.406 131.274
6 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 123.533 131.139
Row 4: 7 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 123.830 130.825
8 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 124.179 130.457
Row 5: 9 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 124.288 130.342
10 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 124.605 130.011
Row 6: 11 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr National Guard Citizen/Soldier/AMP Energy 124.674 129.939
12 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 124.816 129.791
Row 7: 13 8 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet 125.072 129.525
14 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Nano Ford 125.957 128.615
Row 8: 15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge 127.143 127.416
16 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Platinum Chevrolet 127.882 126.679
Row 9: 17 5 Casey Mears Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet 129.969 124.645
18 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota 131.539 123.157
Row 10: 19 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 145.539 111.310
20 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 157.594 102.796
Row 11: 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
Did Not Qualify: None.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 9 0 Ford 4 0
Dodge 4 0 Toyota 4 0

Starting Line Up by Row
Lowe’s Motor Speedway at Charlotte
Sprint Showdown

Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon 10/11/99 03:07:31 160.306
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Dodge 29.187 185.014
2 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 29.223 184.786
Row 2: 3 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 29.255 184.584
4 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 29.279 184.433
Row 3: 5 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 29.344 184.024
6 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 29.355 183.955
Row 4: 7 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.359 183.930
8 77 Sam Hornish, Jr # Mobil 1 Dodge 29.364 183.899
Row 5: 9 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 29.377 183.817
10 28 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford 29.396 183.698
Row 6: 11 70 Johnny Sauter Haas Automation Chevrolet 29.408 183.624
12 15 Paul Menard Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet 29.455 183.331
Row 7: 13 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 29.490 183.113
14 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 29.492 183.101
Row 8: 15 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 29.495 183.082
16 38 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 29.652 182.113
Row 9: 17 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 29.670 182.002
18 49 Chad McCumbee Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 29.710 181.757
Row 10: 19 50 Stanton Barrett NOS Energy Drink/Check ‘n Go Chevrolet 29.716 181.720
20 96 J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota 29.731 181.629
Row 11: 21 21 Bill Elliott Air Force Ford 29.778 181.342
22 45 Kyle Petty Coca-Cola classic Dodge 29.821 181.080
Row 12: 23 01 Regan Smith # Principal Financial Group/DEI Chevrolet 29.836 180.989
24 08 Tony Raines getFUBAR.com Dodge 30.356 177.889
Row 13: 25 34 Jeff Green Chevrolet 30.363 177.848
26 46 Carl Long Romeo Guest Construction Dodge 31.809 169.763
Row 14: 27 10 Patrick Carpentier # Charter Dodge 36.531 147.820
Did Not Qualify: None.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 7 0 Ford 4 0
Dodge 10 0 Toyota 6 0

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