CONCORD, n.c. - Kyle set A nearly flawless qualifying performance on Friday Bush in a good position of collecting the million dollar payday for NASCAR's all-star race for the first time.

Bush, who was fastest in practice earlier in the day, was the unique three round qualification, the a mandatory four tire pit stop in 1 minute, 59.19 seconds, added to the pole to earn position for the race on Saturday.

Kyle Busch is in a good location for the million dollar prize. (Getty Images) Busch won 96 race in NASCAR's top three divisions, but had little success in the not points all star event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He was in four of his five starts to end with a top-10 Finish.

"You either the steering wheel or the box back," said Bush. "Unfortunately very successfully in the steering wheel back I have."

But the No. 18 Toyota was the fastest of all day Friday. Add a friendly qualifying draw where he went last chilled as a track and Busch Clint Bowyer (1: 59.67) knocked to the outside of the front row for the 100-lap shootout.

"That Kyle Busch not is a pain in everyone's butt, he?" Bowyer said, smiling. "He is pretty good."

Greg Biffle qualified third, followed by Carl Edwards and Mark Martin.

"This is a fun, fun qualification effort," said Bowyer. "It is everyone's on the part of nerve-wracking."

After he had the fastest on the track, to Bush his brakes under the speed limit entering pit road getting block. His crew changed four tires without any time penalties for his second pole position in this case get.

It was a vindication of the crew, the top seed for Thursday's pit crew challenge was in ausgeschlagen in the second round.

"It is a huge morale booster for the team." They know they are number one, "Bush said of his crew.""I know they are no. 1."

Tony Stewart was celebrate his fortieth birthday, qualified sixth, followed by Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon.

Denny Hamlin, whose Team to secure the No. 1 pit crew competition won pit stall for the race, had a slow pit stop after he appeared briefly quit his pit box and 15 starts.

Qualifications consisted of 18 riders in the all star field thanks to victories in the last year or because an all star race has winners or series champion in the past 10 years.

The ausgelassen-- and there are some big names such as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton and Joey Logano--Sprint showdown will race in the preliminary 40 laps. The top two finishers get spots in the all-star race, elected by fans with a third driver.

David Ragan earned the pole for the Sprint showdown in the normal 2-round qualification. Ragan has completed the last two races outside the top 20 in the always in the all-star race called the "No. 1, what's on our TODO list."

'In addition to the Daytona 500, which we have already done, this is next most important races', Ragan said. "It's the sound for Coke 600 next week."

A. j. Allmendinger made it an all Ford row for the first race. Paul Menard qualified third, followed by Brad Keselowski and Burton.

Earnhardt, who is far ahead in the fan vote 27 cars qualified 13th.

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