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Jamie McMurray had his way with the competition in the Sprint Showdown, and to no one's surprise, Danica Patrick got the fan vote to advance to the All-Star race.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers The NASCAR Sprint Cup series has completed qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway in preparation for the Sprint Showdown.

Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch will start on the front row for Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race after qualifying on Friday afternoon.

After some last minute rule changes, Danica Patrick will stand to benefit. Up until -- oh, say, a few hours ago -- people in the NASCAR community thought that only the lead-lap finishers in the Sprint Showdown were eligible to win the fan vote and advance into Saturday night's Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

It's one of the biggest weeks of the NASCAR season, and Martin Truex Jr. finds himself on the outside looking in.

Busch's lap of 181.918 mph Friday earned him his third career pole at Darlington and broke the two-year old mark of 181.254 mph held by Kasey Kahne.

Sherry Pollex, owner of Lavender boutique in Mooresville, came up with the idea several years ago to merge two of her passions: fashion and helping children through fundraising for the Martin Truex Jr.

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Southfield, Michigan, May 6, 2013.Chad Johnston, crew chief for driver Martin Truex Jr.

In fact he was relaxing in his motorhome when NASCAR announced his No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford will start first in Sunday's Sprint Cup Aaron's 499.

The weather forecast for Saturday is for day-long rain, meaning the 11:10 a.m. qualifying session for Sunday's Sprint Cup race is in jeopardy, as is the Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series event.

The phrase "NASCAR fashion show" conjures up images of large logos, loud colors and one-piece fire suits.

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr., and his car owner Michael Waltrip, were looking for a way to change the New Jersey native's luck.

Tempers flared at the end of Saturday night's Richmond race, leaving at least three drivers angry at ninth-place finisher Kurt Busch.

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Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-74; D.Stremme 75; M.Kenseth 76-111; M.Truex Jr. 112-146; J.Johnson 147-155; C.Edwards 156-159; D.Earnhardt Jr.

Kasey Kahne almost got him, but the smooth, calm demeanor of Matt Kenseth did not waver as he nabbed his second win of the year at the The race itself was an entertaining one with a fair share of accidents, close battles and amazing racing on restarts, a testament to the new Generation-6 car.