Richard Petty Motorsports Sprint All-Star Race/Showdown Qualifying Report
05.17.13
Richard Petty Motorsports Sprint All-Star Race/Showdown Qualifying Report
Charlotte Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile oval
Qualifying for the exhibition NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the qualifying event, the Sprint Showdown, took place Friday at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. The Sprint Showdown will be held Saturday night before the headline Sprint All-Star Race. Both Richard Petty Motorsports will have opportunities to bring home a win. Their qualifying results were:
All-Star Race:
17 - Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 DEWALT Ford
Showdown:
12 - Aric Almirola, No. 43 Smithfield Ford
- Carl Edwards won the pole for Saturday night's All-Star Race. Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for the Sprint Showdown.
- Edwards led Ford Racing in All-Star qualifying and will start. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led Ford Racing in Showdown qualifying and will start fourth.
- The Showdown begins Saturday night, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The All-Star Race will be held after the Showdown at approximately 9 p.m. ET. Both will be broadcast live on SPEED, PRN Radio and SIRIUS/XM NASCAR Radio.
Almirola's Thoughts on Qualifying at Charlotte:
"We struggled with being loose. This is a lot different than normal. We had to qualify in race setup. Normally, we can run qualifying setups. I was pretty loose, but I think that is going to be really good for us in the race. I was really happy with our car in race trim, so our Smithfield Ford Fusion should be good tomorrow night."
Ambrose's Thoughts on Qualifying at Charlotte:
"It was the first laps I had in the backup car and we didn't get a chance to practice pit road at speed. It wasn't a good day, but we can only get better tomorrow night and take home the big prize for our team, RPM, DEWALT and Stanley."
About Richard Petty Motorsports:
A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneurs Andrew Murstein and Douglas Bergeron, is one of the most recognized brands in all of motorsports. With a history of over 200 wins and business partnerships with national and global leaders, today the race operation fields two teams in competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Aric Almirola pilots the famous No. 43 Ford Fusion with primary partners Smithfield Foods, U.S. Air Force and STP and Marcos Ambrose drives the No. 9 machine with primary partners Stanley and DEWALT. In addition, Michael Annett wheels the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The team is headquartered in Concord, N.C.
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