NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) drivers, Clint Bowyer and AJ Allmendinger, advance to Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, as Bowyer wins Friday night’s NASCAR Showdown and Allmendinger finishes second at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Failing to get the top-two transfering positions were Casey Mears finishing third, Marcos Ambrose fourth, Aric Almirola fifth, series Suonoco Rookie of the Year (ROTY) contender, Kyle Larson sixth, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. seventh, pole-sitter Austin Dillon eighth, Paul Menard ninth and Danica Patrick finishing tenth.
One more driver will join Bowyer and Allmendinger in making Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race when the votes by fans are counted in favor of whom they want to see transfer.
The 30th annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will follow the 7:10 p.m. (ET) Saturday qualifying session, with both being televised by FOX Sports 1.
| NASCAR Sprint Showdown Race Results | |||||
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Lap | Status | Laps Lead |
| 1 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 40 | Running | 19 |
| 2 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | 40 | Running | 18 |
| 3 | 13 | Casey Mears | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson # | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon # | 40 | Running | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Danica Patrick | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 11 | 38 | David Gilliland | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | Cole Whitt # | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Alex Bowman # | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 14 | 77 | Dave Blaney | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | Michael Annett # | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 66 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 17 | 40 | Landon Cassill | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 18 | 98 | Josh Wise | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 19 | 83 | Ryan Truex # | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 20 | 44 | J.J. Yeley | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | 40 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | David Stremme | 25 | Vibration | 0 |
# – Rookie; Tranferring to All-Star Race
