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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
ALL-STAR: Showdown Qualifying Cancelled
The field for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Showdown was set using the qualifying draw order...
Mike Hembree  |  Posted May 21, 2010   Charlotte, NC
A NASCAR Official stands by the #99 Aflac Ford, as rain falls on the track and cancels qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Showdown Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Photo: Getty Images)
Wet track conditions forced cancellation of Friday’s qualifying round for Saturday’s Sprint Showdown race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR announced cancellation of the round at 9:05 p.m. Friday after a strong early-evening shower had drenched the track.

Twenty-five of 29 drivers had made qualifying runs before rain stopped the session, but, since the round was not completed, the field was set using the qualifying draw order, not the track speeds.

Thus, David Ragan will start on the pole for Saturday night’s race, which is the preliminary to the annual Sprint All-Star Race. Starting behind Ragan will be Max Papis and Sam Hornish Jr.

Juan Pablo Montoya had the fastest car in the abbreviated session. He turned a lap at 188.055 miles per hour. Following were Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Paul Menard and Marcos Ambrose.

Remaining to make qualifying runs when the rain started were Carl Edwards, Tony Raines, Derrike Cope and David Gilliland.

The first two finishers in the 40-lap Showdown will advance to the Sprint All-Star Race.

Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com and has been covering motorsports for 28 years. He has written several books on NASCAR, including "NASCAR: The Definitive History of America's Sport" and "Then Tony Said To Junior: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told". He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.

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