NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Fast Facts

What: 25th Annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

When: Saturday, May 16, 9 p.m. (ET)

Where: Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

TV: SPEED, 7 p.m. (ET)

Track configuration: 1.5-mile oval

2008 winner: Kasey Kahne

Most All-Star victories among active drivers: Jeff Gordon, three (1995, ’97, 2001)

Eligible Drivers

Greg Biffle Carl Edwards Kasey Kahne Ryan Newman
Clint Bowyer Jeff Gordon Matt Kenseth Tony Stewart
Jeff Burton Denny Hamlin Brad Keselowski Winner Sprint Showdown
Kurt Busch Kevin Harvick* Bobby Labonte* 2nd Place Sprint Showdown
Kyle Busch Dale Jarrett* Terry Labonte* Fan Vote Sprint Showdown
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson Mark Martin

*These drivers will be eligible for competition as they are active drivers who have competed in at least 1 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event during the 2008 and/or 2009 seasons and their ‘Champion’ status is within the past 10 years.

Time trials will be three laps, including a four-tire pit stop. Total elapsed time of the three-lap qualifying run will determine starting positions for the race. The pit road speed limit will be in effect when cars enter pit road but will not be in effect when cars exit.

The 2009 edition of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will run a total of 100 laps on the 1.5-mile tri-oval .
There will be four segments – with a 50-lap first segment, two 20-lap segments and one 10-lap segment to end the night. (The first four-segment race was held in 2007 with four equal segments of 20 laps each. The 2008 race had four 25-lap segments.)

All restarts will be double-file and the “Beneficiary” rule will be in effect throughout the race.
Green and yellow-flag laps will count in the first three segments. In the final segment, only green-flag laps will be scored.