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2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Expands To Showcase Top Talent

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2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Expands To Showcase Top Talent 

Million-Dollar Payday Awaits Winner of Annual Classic at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Showcasing the sport’s top talent, NASCAR announced changes for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race that will elevate the excitement of this annual classic. Race coverage is set for 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (FOX Sports 1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

The field will include race winners from the 2014 and 2015 seasons, as well as all former NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winners and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions who are full-time competitors – all of whom will compete for the $1 million prize awarded to the winner. Prior to this change, former NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winners and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions were eligible only if they accomplished the feat within the previous ten seasons. Continue reading →

Past, Present and Future Collide In Jam-Packed Two Weeks for NASCAR

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Engines will soon fire in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series garage at Charlotte Motor Speedway, signaling the start of an incredibly busy – and assuredly breathtaking – two weeks of NASCAR racing.
Dotted throughout the upcoming fortnight calendar are events that will tie NASCAR’s past, present and future into one thrilling package.

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Blockbuster Schedule for NASCAR Sprint All-Star Weekend in Charlotte

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Charlotte Motor Speedway officials have announced changes to the May 16-17 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race schedule that add even more entertainment value to fans attending the opening weekend of ten blockbuster days of racing at the legendary 1.5-mile-superspeedway. Continue reading →

A Time for Change is Still Needed for the Sprint All-Star Race

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet, races to the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013 Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet, races to the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013
Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Reflect back to the early to mid 2000’s. The All-Star Races during those years were action-packed and go for broke events. Team owners told their drivers to only bring back the steering wheel. Drivers would listen and by only bringing back the steering wheel, it showed they went all-out for the victory. The million dollar prize seemed to mean more back then, because drivers seemed to do everything it took to wind up in first place. Those were the good ‘ole days when the All-Star Race was one of the most spectacular events of the season. Now days, the race seems to have changed and the once incredible All-Star Race needs to regain its prestige as the most exciting night in motorsports. Continue reading →