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THE SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE

Eligibility rules for Sprint All-Star Race:
1st criteria: Drivers who have won races in the current and preceding year. If a driver leaves a team with which he has won a race, he remains eligible (through the last race before The All-Star Race), the team does NOT
2nd criteria: Drivers who are past Sprint Cup champions
3rd criteria: Drivers who have won The All-Star Race
4th criteria: The winning driver of the Sprint Showdown
5th criteria: Driver who finishes 2nd in the Sprint Showdown
6th criteria: Driver voted in by the fans
The Current UNOFFICIAL Field
Driver Eligibility
Race winners (drivers) in the preceding and current season
1 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. February 2014 Daytona 500
won event 2000
2 #4-Kevin Harvick March 2014 Phoenix
won event 2007
3 #2-Brad Keselowski March 2014 Las Vegas
2012 champ
4 #19-Carl Edwards March 2014 Bristol
won event 2011
5 #18-Kyle Busch March 2014 Auto Club
6 #41-Kurt Busch March 2014 Martinsville
2004 champ
won event 2010
7 #22-Joey Logano April 2014 Texas
8 #11-Denny Hamlin May 2014 Talladega
9 #24-Jeff Gordon May 2014 Kansas
won event 1995,1997,2001
1995,1997,1998,2001 champ
10 #48-Jimmie Johnson May 2014 Charlotte
won event in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013
2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2013 champ
11 #43-Aric Almirola July 2014 Daytona
12 #47-AJ Allmendinger August 2014 Watkins Glen
13 #5-Kasey Kahne August 2014 Atlanta
won event in 2008
14 #20-Matt Kenseth April 2015 Bristol
won event 2004
2003 champ
Previous NASCAR Sprint Cup champions
(not a 2014/2015 winner)
15 #14-Tony Stewart won event 2009
2002, 2005, 2011 champ
Previous Winners of
The Sprint Cup All-Star Race
(not a 2014/2015 winner or past series champ)
16 #1-Jamie McMurray won event in 2014
17 #31-Ryan Newman won event in 2003
Showdown winner, Showdown 2nd place and Fan Vote Winner
18 Sprint Showdown Segment One Winner #16-Greg Biffle
19 Sprint Showdown Winner #15-Clint Bowyer
20 Fan Vote Winner #10-Danice Patrick

Active Sprint Cup past race winners not in the Sprint All-Star race(year of last win, notes):
#55-David Ragan (2013)
#16-Greg Biffle (2013)
#78-Martin Truex Jr. (2013)
Brian Vickers (2013)(out with illness)
#15-Clint Bowyer (2012)
#6-Trevor Bayne (2011)
Regan Smith (2011) - full time NXS
#27-Paul Menard (2011)
Juan Pablo Montoya (2010), Indycar / part time Cup
David Reutimann (2010)(unknown)
Joe Nemechek (2004)(part time)
Elliott Sadler (2004), full time NXS
#32-Bobby Labonte (2003, Champ in 2000) - part time
#55-Michael Waltrip (2003, won event in 1996) - part time
SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE RESULTS

Hamlin wins Sprint All-Star Race: #11-Denny Hamlin won the Sprint All-Star Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his first All-Star win, the first All-Star race win for Joe Gibbs Racing and first Toyota team to win the All-Star race. #11-Hamlin is the fourth driver to win from race from the pole and the fifth time it has happened. #11-Hamlin beat #2-Keselowski off pit road during the final pit stops between segment 4 & 5, but Keselowski sped off pit road and had to restart at the rear on the restart. Hamlin held off #40Harvick who put on a charge early in the final segment before fading and finishing 2nd.
#4-Harvick finished 2nd (for the 2nd year in a row) followed by #41-Busch, #24-Gordon, #20-Kenseth, #18-Busch, #5-Kahne, #22-Logano, #2-Keselowski and #88-Earnhardt Jr.
The three drivers who transferred into the race via the Sprint Showdown, #15-Bowyer (finished 12th), #16-Biffle (finished 13th) and #10-Patrick (finished 20th/last, had engine problems).(5-16-2015)

Sprint All-Star Race Penalty Report (pdf)http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/allstar2015infractions.pdf

Sprint All-Star Race Fast Facts:
#11-Denny Hamlin won the 31st Annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, his first victory in the annual non-points race.
This was Hamlin¡¦s ninth start in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. His previous best finish was fourth, in 2009 and 2010.
This is the first win in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race for Joe Gibbs Racing. The organization¡¦s previous best finish was second, four times (1997, ¡¦98, ¡¦99, 2011).
This is Toyota¡¦s first victory in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-16-2015)

Sprint All-Star Race Segment 5 (of 5) Results (110 of 110 laps completed:
1) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), FedEx Express Toyota, led 26 laps
2) #4-Kevin Harvick (20), Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy
3) #41-Kurt Busch (16), Haas Automation Chevy, 24 lap led
4) #24-Jeff Gordon (9), Axalta Chevy
5) #20-Matt Kenseth (17), Dollar General Toyota
6) #18-Kyle Busch (19), M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota
7) #5-Kasey Kahne (5), Time Warner Cable Chevy, led 11 laps
8) #22-Joey Logano (11),Shell Pennzoil Ford
9) #2-Brad Keselowski (3), Miller Lite Ford, 49 laps led
10) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(7), Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevy
11) #47-AJ Allmendinger (13), Kingsford Chevy
12) #15-Clint Bowyer (4), Cherry 5-Hour Energy Toyota
13) #16-Greg Biffle (2), Ortho Ford
14) #43-Aric Almirola (8), Smithfield Ford
15) #48-Jimmie Johnson (12), Lowe’s Patriotic Chevy
16) #1-Jamie McMurray (14), Bass Pro Shops Chevy
17) #19-Carl Edwards (10), ARRIS Toyota
18) #31-Ryan Newman (18), Cat/Quicken Loans Chevy
19) #14-Tony Stewart (15), Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy
20) #10-Danica Patrick (6), Mobil1 / Aspen Dental Chevy, -32 laps
starting spot in parens.

Sprint All-Star Race Segment 4 (of 5) Results (100 of 110 laps completed:
1) #41-Kurt Busch (16), Haas Automation Chevy, 1 lap led
2) #4-Kevin Harvick (20), Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy,
3) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), FedEx Express Toyota, led 14 laps
4) #2-Brad Keselowski (3), Miller Lite Ford, 24 laps led
5) #5-Kasey Kahne (5), Time Warner Cable Chevy, led 11 laps
6) #19-Carl Edwards (10), ARRIS Toyota,
7) #24-Jeff Gordon (9), Axalta Chevy,
8) #47-AJ Allmendinger (13), Kingsford Chevy,
9) #18-Kyle Busch (19), M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota,
10) #20-Matt Kenseth (17), Dollar General Toyota
11) #31-Ryan Newman (18), Cat/Quicken Loans Chevy,
12) #48-Jimmie Johnson (12), Lowe’s Patriotic Chevy,
13) #14-Tony Stewart (15), Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy,
14) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(7), Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevy,
15) #1-Jamie McMurray (14), Bass Pro Shops Chevy,
16) #22-Joey Logano (11),Shell Pennzoil Ford,
17) #16-Greg Biffle (2), Ortho Ford,
18) #43-Aric Almirola (8), Smithfield Ford,
19) #15-Clint Bowyer (4), Cherry 5-Hour Energy Toyota, -1 (lucky dog back on lead lap segment 4)
20) #10-Danica Patrick (6), Mobil1 / Aspen Dental Chevy, -32 laps
starting spot in parens.

Sprint All-Star Race Segment 3 (of 5) Results (75 of 110 laps completed:
1) #2-Brad Keselowski (3), Miller Lite Ford, 24 laps led
2) #4-Kevin Harvick (20), Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy,
3) #41-Kurt Busch (16), Haas Automation Chevy, 1 lap led
4) #22-Joey Logano (11),Shell Pennzoil Ford,
5) #5-Kasey Kahne (5), Time Warner Cable Chevy, led 11 laps
6) #24-Jeff Gordon (9), Axalta Chevy,
7) #20-Matt Kenseth (17), Dollar General Toyota
8) #19-Carl Edwards (10), ARRIS Toyota,
9) #48-Jimmie Johnson (12), Lowe’s Patriotic Chevy,
10) #15-Clint Bowyer (4), Cherry 5-Hour Energy Toyota,
11) #1-Jamie McMurray (14), Bass Pro Shops Chevy,
12) #47-AJ Allmendinger (13), Kingsford Chevy,
13) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), FedEx Express Toyota, led 14 laps
14) #14-Tony Stewart (15), Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy,
17) #31-Ryan Newman (18), Cat/Quicken Loans Chevy,
16) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(7), Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevy,
17) #16-Greg Biffle (2), Ortho Ford,
18) #43-Aric Almirola (8), Smithfield Ford,
19) #18-Kyle Busch (19), M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota, -1 (lucky dog back on lead lap segment 4)
20) #10-Danica Patrick (6), Mobil1 / Aspen Dental Chevy, off, 57 laps
starting spot in parens.

Sprint All-Star Race Segment 2 (of 5) Results (50 of 110 laps completed:
1) #2-Brad Keselowski (3), Miller Lite Ford, 24 laps led
2) #41-Kurt Busch (16), Haas Automation Chevy, 1 lap led
3) #24-Jeff Gordon (9), Axalta Chevy,
4) #22-Joey Logano (11),Shell Pennzoil Ford,
5) #5-Kasey Kahne (5), Time Warner Cable Chevy, led 11 laps
6) #4-Kevin Harvick (20), Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy,
7) #18-Kyle Busch (19), M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota,
8) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), FedEx Express Toyota, led 14 laps
9) #20-Matt Kenseth (17), Dollar General Toyota
10) #47-AJ Allmendinger (13), Kingsford Chevy,
11) #15-Clint Bowyer (4), Cherry 5-Hour Energy Toyota,
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(7), Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevy,
13) #48-Jimmie Johnson (12), Lowe’s Patriotic Chevy,
14) #1-Jamie McMurray (14), Bass Pro Shops Chevy,
15) #14-Tony Stewart (15), Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy,
16) #10-Danica Patrick (6), Mobil1 / Aspen Dental Chevy,
17) #19-Carl Edwards (10), ARRIS Toyota,
18) #31-Ryan Newman (18), Cat/Quicken Loans Chevy,
19) #43-Aric Almirola (8), Smithfield Ford,
20) #16-Greg Biffle (2), Ortho Ford,
starting spot in parens.

Sprint All-Star Race Segment 1 (of 5) Results (25 of 110 laps completed:
1) #5-Kasey Kahne (5), Time Warner Cable Chevy, led 11 laps
2) #11-Denny Hamlin (1), FedEx Express Toyota, led 14 laps
3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(7), Mountain Dew Baja Blast Chevy,
4) #2-Brad Keselowski (3), Miller Lite Ford,
5) #41-Kurt Busch (16), Haas Automation Chevy,
6) #24-Jeff Gordon (9), Axalta Chevy,
7) #22-Joey Logano (11),Shell Pennzoil Ford,
8) #16-Greg Biffle (2), Ortho Ford,
9) #48-Jimmie Johnson (12), Lowe’s Patriotic Chevy,
10) #4-Kevin Harvick (20), Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevy,
11) #15-Clint Bowyer (4), Cherry 5-Hour Energy Toyota,
12) #1-Jamie McMurray (14), Bass Pro Shops Chevy,
13) #20-Matt Kenseth (17), Dollar General Toyota
14) #18-Kyle Busch (19), M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota,
15) #19-Carl Edwards (10), ARRIS Toyota,
16) #47-AJ Allmendinger (13), Kingsford Chevy,
17) #10-Danica Patrick (6), Mobil1 / Aspen Dental Chevy,
18) #43-Aric Almirola (8), Smithfield Ford,
19) #31-Ryan Newman (18), Cat/Quicken Loans Chevy,
20) #14-Tony Stewart (15), Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy,
starting spot in parens