Sadler tops Sprint showdown practice

Gillett Evernham Motorsports' Elliott Sadler led the Sprint Showdown practice Friday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The session involved the 28 teams that will be vying for a spot in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star race.

Sadler led with a lap of 183.256 mph. Robby Gordon Motorsports' Robby Gordon was second fastest with a lap of 181.745. Yates Racing's Travis Kvapil, Haas CNC Racing's Johnny Sauter and Penske Racing's Sam Hornish Jr. followed. Yates' David Gilliland, Gillett Evernham's Kasey Kahne, BAM Racing's Chad McCumbee, Red Bull Racing's AJ Allmendinger and Red Bull's Brian Vickers rounded out the top 10.

EM Motorsports' Tony Raines scrubbed the wall for the lone incident in the session.

The Showdown qualifying is scheduled for 5:10 p.m. EDT today, with the 40-lap race slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday.