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Rain cancelled or postponed all on-track activity scheduled
for Friday.
When the race goes green, Chase Elliott will start on the pole.
Beside him the front row will be fellow Chevrolet driver Austin
Dillon.
The starting grid was set based on car owner points after rain
forced the cancellation of event practice and qualifying also
was scheduled for Friday.
"We'll have a few different opportunities in each of the
segments (of the Showdown) to try and race our way in (to the
All-Star Race), so that's our goal and what we're going to try
to do," Elliott said.
The rescheduling puts the Sprint Showdown on the same day as the
Sprint All-Star Race. Before 2015, both events were usually
scheduled for the same evening.
The Sprint All-Star Race is set for approximately 9 p.m.
Saturday.
NOTES: The Sprint Showdown is a 50-lap event divided into three
segments -- two at 20 laps followed by a 10-lap segment. The
leader at the end of each segment will receive a starting spot
in the All-Star Race. ... Of the Sprint Showdown participants
not advancing in the All-Star Race by virtue of winning a
segment, the top vote-getter in an online fan vote also will
advance to the Sprint All-Star Race.
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