AJ wins first NASCAR race in Sprint Showdown

Allmendinger Wins His First in the All-Star Showdown
doyounascar.com 5/18/2008 — AJ Allmendinger wins the Sprint Cup Series' All-Star Showdown to earn himself a spot in the All-Star Race itself.

View From the Couch: All-Star Challenge
troubleinturn2.mikemaruska.com 5/19/2008 — Kasey Kahne won the All-Star race thanks in part to the fans. He finished 5th in the Sprint Showdown, but made the feature event from the fans voting him. I’m sure some people will say he didn’t deserve to make the race, but so what? ...

Allmendinger Wins Showdown, Hornish Also In All-Star — FastMachines.com

AJ wins first NASCAR race in Sprint Showdown (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NASCAR News 5/18/2008
AJ Allmendinger won for the first time in his NASCAR career Saturday night, winning the Sprint Showdown to earn a berth in the All-Star race.

Notes: All good for Allmendinger in All-Star prelim — USATODAY.com Motor Sports - Top Stories 5/18/2008
A.J. Allmendinger held off a fast-closing Sam Hornish Jr. to win Saturday night's Sprint Showdown at Lowe's Motor Speedway. By ...

Allmendinger's Showdown win makes him an All-Star — NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines 5/18/2008
Open-wheel stars A.J. Allmendinger and Sam Hornish Jr. raced their way into Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway by finishing 1-2 in the Sprint Showdown, which preceded the main event.

Numbers tell the story at the All-Star Race — FOXSports.com News for NASCAR 5/19/2008
What did we learn from All-Star weekend? Former open-wheelers like AJ Allmendinger may be the real deal, Jorge Mondaca says.