#10-Danica Patrick won the Sprint Fan Vote to transfer into the Sprint All-Star Race.
See the results from both segments on Jayski.com's 2015 All-Star Race Page.(5-15-2015)
Biffle wins Sprint Showdown Segment 1: #16-Greg Biffle won segment 1 of the Sprint Showdown Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway to transfer to the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night. #15-Bowyer finished 2nd followed by #27-Menard, #3-Dillon and #55-Ragan.
See the results from segment 1 on Jayski.com's 2015 All-Star Race Page.(5-15-2015)
Sprint Showdown Fast Facts:
Segment Winners: Greg Biffle & Clint Bowyer
Sprint Fan Vote Winner: Danica Patrick
Greg Biffle won the first segment of the Sprint Showdown and will make his 12th start in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. His best finish in the all-star race is second in 2008.
Clint Bowyer won the second segment in the Sprint Showdown. He won the Sprint Showdown in 2014. This will be his seventh start in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. His best finish was seventh in 2014.
Danica Patrick won the Sprint Fan Vote with the closest margin in the vote¡¦s history. She is the first repeat winner of the Sprint Fan Vote. Her first fan vote win came in 2013.(NASCAR)(5-15-2015)
Top 10 All-Star Driver Ratings
#18-Kyle Busch............................... 108.1
#48-Jimmie Johnson........................ 104.2
#20-Matt Kenseth.............................. 88.3
#19-Carl Edwards.............................. 84.6
#41-Kurt Busch.................................. 83.5
#4-Kevin Harvick.............................. 82.4
#24-Jeff Gordon................................ 82.1
#5-Kasey Kahne.............................. 81.3
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 78.5
#22-Joey Logano.............................. 78.2
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014 NASCAR Sprint All-Star races (10 total).
Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position while on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.
See an explanation how the Driver Rating is calculated at NASCAR.com.(NASCAR)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Sprint All-Star Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled for Satruday, May 16, 2015 at 7:00pm/et.
Television (TV): FoxSports1 (FS1), 7:00pm/et;
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none.
Qualifying Order for the Sprint All-Star Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is posted. 20 cars/drivers are listed.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #35-Whitt.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #48-Johnson.
Qualifying order is set by a random draw, held about an hour before the first practice.
See the full qualifying order on Jayski.com's 2015 All-Star Race Page.(5-16-2015)
Race Coverage of the Sprint All-Star Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2015.
Television (TV): 9:00pm/et; Pre-race 8:30pm/et; approx green flag 9:16pm/et.
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 90
Scheduled Race Re-Airs:
Sunday, May 17 at 11:30am/et on FS1;
Sunday, May 17 at 9:30pm/et on FS2;
Monday, May 18 at 11:00am/et on FS1
NASCAR SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE:
Garage Opens: Friday, May 15 at 7 a.m.; Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m.
Final Practice: Friday, May 15 at 1:45-3:15 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Pit Road Practice: Friday, May 15 at 3:15 p.m.-3:25 p.m. on FOX Sports 1
Qualifying: Saturday, May 16 at 7:10 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Three timed laps, including one four-tire pit stop
There will be no pit road speeding penalty enforced for the four-tire pit stop. Aggregate total time will set the starting lineup for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
A five-second penalty will be enforced for the following violations: too many crew members in contact with the pit service area; crew members over the wall too soon; throwing equipment; removing equipment; uncontrolled tire; running over equipment.
Pitting outside the box will be a disqualification.
Race: Saturday, May 16 at 9 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Five segments.
Segments 1 through 4 will be 25 laps each.
Segment 5 will be 10 laps.
Teams may enter pit road during the yellow flag period between segments 1 through 4, but will not retain their running position.
All laps (green flag and yellow flag) will count during Segments 1 through 4.
Only green flag laps will count during segment 5.
The running order at the completion of the fourth segment will be repositioned based on the average finish for the first four segments. Ties in average finish will be broken by finishing position in the fourth segment.
All cars must then enter pit road for a mandatory four-tire pit stop.
The order of cars returning to the track will determine the starting order of the fifth segment.
Crews will be permitted to work on the cars if the race is stopped due to a red flag. However, all work must be performed on pit road or garage area only.
All-Star Race Pre-Race Schedule:(eastern time)
6:57:50: Invocation by Monty Self, Chaplain, Motor Racing Outreach
6:58:30: God Bless America by Rachel Travis, Speedway Superstar
6:59:30: Team FasTrax lands at end of God Bless America
7:00:00: FOX Sports 1 on air
7:10:00: NSCS Sprint All-Star Race Qualifying (3 laps w/ pit stop & a 4 tire change)
8:47:00: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All Star Race, Driver & Crew Intros
9:14:20: Invocation by Joe Gibbs
9:15:00: National Anthem by Cassadee Pope
9:21:30: "Drivers, Start Your Engines" by Grand Marshal & Honorary Pace Car Driver Guy Fieri
9:30:30 Start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race
(NASCAR.com)