Pole Report: Sprint Showdown

Saturday night the lights will shine bright as 22 cars line up to put it all on the line for a chance to race with the All-Stars. Leading the field to green in the Sprint Showdown will be Penske Racing's AJ Allmendinger in the No. 22 Pennzoil Dodge who called his lap a "perfect lap."

Qualifying with a time of 28.057 seconds (192.465 MPH), Allmendinger beat out Martin Truex Jr. for the pole. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was fastest in the only practice session, qualified third.

The top two finishers from the Showdown will transfer into the main event. Tune in to SPEED at 7 p.m. Saturday for the Showdown and All-Star Race.

Starting lineup:

1. AJ Allmendinger
2. Martin Truex Jr. 
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 
4. Jeff Burton
5. Aric Almirola 
6. Landon Cassill 
7. Jaun Pablo Montoya
8. Bobby Labonte
9. Travis Kvapil
10. David Stremme
11. Casey Mears
12. David Reutimann
13. Joey Logano
14. Stephen Leicht
15. Scott Speed
16. David Gilliland
17. Mike Bliss
18. JJ Yeley
19. Jamie McMurray
20. Joe Nemechek
21. Josh Wise
22. Tony Raines