All-star fan vote now open
Thursday, Apr. 16, 2009
MCT
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne does a burnout near the start/finish line after winning the Sprint All Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, Saturday, May 17, 2008. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)
JEFF SINER
5/17/08 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver (84) AJ Allmendinger races (77) Sam Hornish Jr. to the start/finish line to win the Sprint Showdown at Lowe's Motor Speedway Saturday evening. JEFF SINER -- jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
JEFF SINER
5/17/08 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch jumps ahead of the field in the Sprint All Star race going into Turn 1 at Lowe's Motor Speedway during second segment action Saturday evening. Driver Carl Edwards led the field at the end of the segment with Dale Earnhardt Jr. second. JEFF SINER -- jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
JEFF SINER
5/17/08 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch's crew push his car down pit road into the garage prior to the start of the third segment in the Sprint All Star race Saturday evening at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Driver Carl Edwards led the field at the end of the segment with Dale Earnhardt Jr. second. JEFF SINER -- jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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5/17/08 Fireworks explode around the stage area as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers are introduced to the crowd prior to the running of the Sprint All Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway Saturday evening. JEFF SINER -- jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
Kasey Kahne would be the first to tell you that fans might play a big role in who wins the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 16 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord.
Kahne was voted into the all-star race last year and went on to win it. He followed that by winning the Coca-Cola 600.
Fans can vote as often as they'd like until May16. Voting can be done at sprint.com/speed, at participating Sprint scores and at the Sprint Experience on Cup weekends.
Drivers in the top 50 of last year's driver's points or who tried to qualify for a race this year by March23 are eligible. The driver with the most votes who finishes on the lead lap of the Sprint Showdown will get the last spot.
Drivers eligible for this year's vote include:
A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, John Andretti, Dean Baxter, Norm Benning, Kelly Bires, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Geoffrey Bodine, Todd Bodine, Patrick Carpentier, Derrike Cope, Bill Elliott, Dario Franchitti, Mike Garvey, David Gilliland;
Robby Gordon, Sam Hornish Jr., Brad Keselowski, Travis Kvapil, Carl Long, Joey Logano, Sterling Marlin, Jeremy Mayfield, Michael McDowell, Jamie McMurray, Casey Mears, Paul Menard, Juan Pablo Montoya, Joe Nemechek, Max Papis;
Kyle Petty, David Ragan, Tony Raines, David Reutimann, Scott Riggs, Elliott Sadler, Boris Said, Ken Schrader, Kirk Shelmerdine, Mike Skinner, Regan Smith, Reed Sorenson, Scott Speed, David Starr, David Stremme, Martin Truex Jr., Brian Vickers, Mike Wallace, Michael Waltrip, J.J. Yeley.
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