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cup_points51613Big reality—The Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will go about 90 laps 135 miles in five segments on the 1.5-mile track this Saturday night in Concord, N.C. and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead will not change.

by Dwight Drum at Racetake.com

The popular fan friendly and fan-influenced All-Star race is not a NSCS point race at all. It’s a race for bragging rights and maybe $1 million dollars in prize money. This event is a prelude show for NASCAR’s longest race, the Coke 600 the following week.

As most of the NASCAR drivers have homes in the Charlotte area both races allow them the luxury of local travel distances and the comfort of sleeping in their own beds for two weeks.

The All-Star race also helps drivers and teams to gain data on CMS for the long Coke 600.

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2013 nascar all star race1 1 Jamie McMurray Felix Sabates Kevin Manion 13 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops-National Wild Turkey Federation
2 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Tommy Baldwin 13 Chevrolet Sany
3 10 Danica Patrick Gene Haas Tony Gibson 13 Chevrolet GoDaddy
4 13 Casey Mears Bob Germain Bootie Barker III 13 Ford No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion
5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr John Henry Scott Graves 13 Ford Best Buy

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2013 nascar all star race1 2 Brad Keselowski Roger Penske Kevin Buskirk 13 Ford Miller Lite
2 5 Kasey Kahne Linda Hendrick Kenny Francis 13 Chevrolet Farmers Insurnace
3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Drew Blickensderfer 13 Ford DeWalt
4 11 Denny Hamlin J D Gibbs Darian Grubb 13 Toyota FedEx Express
5 14 Tony Stewart Margaret Haas Steve Addington 13 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops
6 15 Clint Bowyer Rob Kauffman Brian Pattie 13 Toyota 5-Hour Energy

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2013 nascar all star race10th Annual Sprint Fan Vote Now Open

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookies Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. now eligible

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – March 20, 2013 – Race fans can now begin casting ballots for their favorite Sprint Fan Vote eligible driver in hopes of seeing him or her in the prestigious NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 18 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Voting begins today and ends at 5 p.m. (EDT) on the day of the race.

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2013_NASCAR_ALL_STAR_FORMATDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2013) – Reinforcing the need for speed and going all out for the win, NASCAR announced on Tuesday the format for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race that will put added emphasis on finishing well in each of the five segments. The sport’s annual classic is set for Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. (live on SPEED) at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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