second, followed by Harvick, Kahne and Edwards, who faded after starting on the pole.

The average finishing position from four 20-lap segments will be used to line up the cars before a mandatory four-tire pit stop heading into the final 10-lap shootout.

Busch, second among active drivers in All-Star laps led, is looking for his first win in the $1 million exhibition race.

Edwards wins pole

Speculation about Edwards' future certainly isn't slowing him down.

Edwards won the pole, mastering the unusual format to put his Roush Fenway Racing team in the top spot.

"It was fun," Edwards said. "I thought I was going to run out in the grass. Fortunately, we got it all slowed down. I think I'm still shaking a little bit. It's so intense."

Edwards, whose contract is up after thisseason, could leave Roush Fenway for another team. However, neither he nor RFR is commenting.

Either way, Edwards was focused on winning the $1 million prize at Saturday night's race, as he did in 2011. All-Star Race qualifying is different than every other NASCAR event. Drivers made three laps but were required to pit for a mandatory four-tire stop. The catch? There was no speed limit on pit road for qualifying, which created the unusual image of drivers screaming onto pit road at full speed and then trying to slow their cars down before arriving at their stall.

Several drivers had problems getting into their pit boxes.

Vickers and Tony Stewart, the first two drivers to attempt their qualifying runs, both overshot their targets. Stewart got the worst of it, breaking