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Friday’s Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway will advance three drivers to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The winner of each segment will earn a spot in Saturday’s night’s contest.
Below is the detailed format for the Sprint Showdown:
- Segment 1 (20 laps): Field set by practice speed, winner advances to NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and does not continue in Showdown;
- Segment 2 (20 laps): Field set by pit-road order after mandatory minimum two-tire pit stop, winner advances to NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and does not continue in Showdown;
- Segment 3 (ten laps): Field set by pit-road order after mandatory minimum two-tire pit stop, winner advances to NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and NASCAR Overtime rules apply.
Last year’s Sprint Showdown winners Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer will both compete in the event again.
Bowyer is the only driver in the Sprint Showdown field with multiple victories in the qualifying race (2014, 2015) and will go for his third in a row this year.
No driver has ever won the Sprint Showdown and advanced to win the Sprint All-Star Race. Michael Waltrip (1996) and Ryan Newman (2002) used transfer spots in the Showdown to win the All-Star Race.
Watch the Sprint Showdown on Friday, May 20th with the FOX Sports 1 broadcast starting at 7 pm ET. Radio coverage is also available on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.