Martin Truex Jr. won the Sprint Showdown while Greg Biffle finished second Saturday night. The top two finishers in the 29-car field will advance to the All-Star race at 9 p.m.
Fast-moving Juan Montoya and Regan Smith were involved in the evening's first caution when the two made contact heading into turn one. Montoya had moved up to fourth and looked as if he was threatening for the lead and a spot in the All-Star race.
After the Montoya-Smith caution just before the end of the first segment, leaders David Ragan and Biffle opted not to pit and take on tires, which looked like it might be costly.
"I thought we were a sitting duck," Biffle said.
After Ragan was involved in a brush-up with David Gilliland, Truex and Biffle moved to the front and never looked back. Biffle led the first 12 laps of the second segment while Truex led the final eight laps.
"It was a good run for us, we made some good adjustments on that pit stop that helped us a lot," Truex said. "We're excited to be in the field tonight. I think our car is pretty good, we've got some things we're going to work on. Excited to be in this race, its a lot of fun not racing for points."
The All-Star race is slated to start at 9:10 p.m.
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