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SPRINT SHOWDOWN

Garage Opens: Friday, May 15 at 7 a.m.

Final Practice: Noon-1:40 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1

Qualifying: 4:15 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Two-round session.
The first round is 20 minutes, with the top 12 advancing to the second round. There will be a seven-minute break after the first round.
The second round is five minutes. The fastest single lap speed will determine starting positions 1-12 in descending order. Continue reading “Sprint Showdown & NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Format and Times”

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The Final Lap Weekly Podcast LogoSHOW #358 – Guest: Darrell Bubba Wallace – We recap the Kansas weekend, will Kyle Busch ever race again, how Tony Stewart became a rubber sushi roll, AJ Allmendinger is sitting pretty contract-wise, Dover testing, BONANZA, plus a full All Star Race preview. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

( Roughly 48:00 mins)

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #358 – Darrell Bubba Wallace / All Star Race Preview”

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Kyle Busch to Remain Eligible for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship
Driver Granted Waiver from Having to Compete in All Championship Events

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 13, 2015) – NASCAR announced today that Kyle Busch will remain eligible to compete for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Busch will qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup by meeting all requirements of eligibility excluding Rule 17.6.2.1.a, which requires a driver to start all Championship Events of the current season. Continue reading “Kyle Busch Can Make The Chase With a Win, Top 30 in points”

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These are the drivers already locked into the big show by one of the following methods. 2014-15 race winners, past All Star or Sprint Cup Champions.
Showdown Segment winners, and 1 fan vote still to be determined.

1 1 Jamie McMurray
2 2 Brad Keselowski
3 4 Kevin Harvick
4 5 Kasey Kahne
5 11 Denny Hamlin
6 14 Tony Stewart
7 18 Kyle Busch
8 19 Carl Edwards
9 20 Matt Kenseth
10 22 Joey Logano Continue reading “2015 NASCAR All Star Race Entry List”

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May 12, 2015

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

Returning to racing sooner than expected after an injury sustained at Daytona in February, Kyle Busch will see his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series action of the year in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (9 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1). Continue reading “Kyle Busch will return to NASCAR Sprint Cup competition in Sprint All-Star Race”