Carl Edwards, carrying the memory of Dick Trickle on his car, has claimed the pole for the All-Star NASCAR race at Charlotte.
Edwards clocked the fastest time under the new qualifying system ahead of Kurt Busch.
Edwards’ Roush Fenway team-mate Greg Biffle was third fastest.
Aussie Marcos Ambrose will start from 17th in his Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.
Under the new rules for the non-championship All-Star race the drivers had to perform three flying laps including a mandatory four-tyre-change pitstop.
Three more drivers who progress through the Showdown qualifying race will join the 19 drivers who qualified for the All-Star race.
These will be comprised of the winner of the fan vote and the top two Showdown placegetters.
All-Star qualifying
| 1 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Ford | 1m11.297s |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 1m12.447s |
| 3 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Ford | 1m12.706s |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Toyota | 1m12.754s |
| 5 | Joey Logano | Penske Ford | 1m12.991s |
| 6 | Clint Bowyer | Waltrip Toyota | 1m13.595s |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Toyota | 1m13.719s |
| 8 | Mark Martin | Waltrip Toyota | 1m14.001s |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Chevrolet | 1m14.032s |
| 10 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Chevrolet | 1m14.336s |
| 11 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Chevrolet | 1m14.716s |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Ford | 1m14.989s |
| 13 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Chevrolet | 1m15.379s |
| 14 | David Ragan | Front Row Ford | 1m15.778s |
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Hendrick Chevrolet | 1m17.190s |
| 16 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Toyota | 1m20.051s |
| 17 | Marcos Ambrose | Petty Ford | 1m22.055s |
| 18 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Chevrolet | 1m24.462s |
| 19 | Kevin Harvick | Childress Chevrolet |
Showdown qualifying
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Waltrip Toyota | 27.918s |
| 2 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet | 28.023s |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet | 28.075s |
| 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Roush Fenway Ford | 28.084s |
| 5 | Casey Mears | Germain Ford | 28.290s |
| 6 | Jeff Burton | Childress Chevrolet | 28.398s |
| 7 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Chevrolet | 28.412s |
| 8 | Paul Menard | Childress Chevrolet | 28.442s |
| 9 | JJ Yeley | Baldwin Chevrolet | 28.504s |
| 10 | Landon Cassill | Circle Sport Chevrolet | 28.577s |
| 11 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Toyota | 28.599s |
| 12 | Aric Almirola | Petty Ford | 28.612s |
| 13 | Scott Riggs | Xxxtreme Ford | 28.635s |
| 14 | David Gilliland | Front Row Ford | 28.695s |
| 15 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Ford | 28.770s |
| 16 | David Reutimann | BK Toyota | 28.810s |
| 17 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Toyota | 28.830s |
| 18 | Travis Kvapil | BK Toyota | 28.875s |
| 19 | Dave Blaney | Baldwin Chevrolet | 28.924s |
| 20 | Timmy Hill | FAS Lane Ford | 29.054s |
| 21 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Toyota | 29.346s |
| 22 | David Stremme | Swan Toyota | 29.385s |
| 23 | Brian Keselowski | Keselowski Toyota | 29.759s |
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