Allmendinger Locks Up Starting Spot in the 2013 Daytona Shootout

[media-credit name=”daytonainternationalspeedway.com” align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – AJ Allmendinger’s first career pole with Penske Racing last weekend at Kansas Speedway earned him his third career starting berth in next year’s Daytona Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.

Allmendinger becomes the 17th driver to lock up a spot in the star-studded field of top NASCAR drivers that will compete in the fan-favorite event that kicks off Budweiser Speedweeks 2013.

Allmendinger toured the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway in the No. 22 AAA Dodge at a speed of 175.993 mph to earn the pole.

“To get a pole like this and get in the Shootout and just keep building the momentum, it’s a big deal today,” said Allmendinger, who is in his first season at Penske Racing.

Eligibility requirements for next season’s Daytona Shootout return to its roots with the field consisting of pole winners and past Shootout winners who have attempted to qualify for at least one race during the 2012 season.

Allmendinger has made two previous Daytona Shootout starts, finishing fifth in 2009 and 12th earlier this year.

2012 Pole Winners:

Greg Biffle

Carl Edwards

Denny Hamlin

Kasey Kahne

Mark Martin

Martin Truex Jr.

AJ Allmendinger

Past Shootout champions:

Kyle Busch

Kurt Busch

Kevin Harvick

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Tony Stewart

Jimmie Johnson

Jeff Gordon

Bill Elliott

Terry Labonte

Ken Schrader

The stars of NASCAR return to Daytona International Speedway on July 6-7, 2012.  Tickets to the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, featuring a special hour-long pre-race concert by multiplatinum, Grammy-winning superstars Train, and the Subway Jalapeno 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race are available by calling 1-800-PITSHOP or online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.

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The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SpeedwayMedia.com

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