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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Starting from 8th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 32nd annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, his 1st win in the annual non-points race. This was Logano’s 6th start in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. His previous best finish was 2nd in 2013. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford, started from 6th place matched his career-best finish in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. He also finished 2nd in 2012. Team Penske finished 1-2 in the all-star event. This was the 1st time one team finished 1-2 in the annual non-points event. 3rd Place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Mountain Dew Chevrolet, started from 10th place, his best finish in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race since 2002.
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, crosses the finish-line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
4th Place Car 19 Carl Edwards ARRIS Surfboard Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 24 Chase Elliott 3M Chevrolet, started from 7th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 6 Trevor Bayne Advocare Ford, started from 15th place followed by 8th place Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford, started from 20th place. 9th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 75 Kyle Busch M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, in 10 place, started from 2nd place.
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Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, and Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, battle for the finish in the third segment of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 4 Cautions for 18 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 47 for Car 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/National Turkey Foundation Chevrolet spin turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 66 for Fluid on the track. 3rd Caution on lap 74 for Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Chevrolet, Car 5 Kasey Kahne Drive Home A Winner Chevrolet, Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet, Car 16 Greg Biffle
Cheez-It Ford, Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota, Car 24 Chase Elliott 3M Chevrolet crash on frontstretch.4th Caution on lap 100 for Segment break.
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(Top row L-R) The segment winners, Trevor Bayne, driver of the #6 AdvoCare Ford, Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Cheez-It Ford, and Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, pose with the fan vote winners Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, and Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet, in Victory Lane after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: Lap Leaders: K. Harvick 0; Kyle Busch 1-4; K. Harvick 5-25; Kyle Busch 26-34; J. Logano 35-44; C. Edwards 45; M. Kenseth 46-49; C. Edwards 50; B. Keselowski 51-80; Kyle Busch 81-82; C. Edwards 83-84; B. Keselowski 85-93; K. Larson 94-111; J. Logano 112-113. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): B. Keselowski 2 times for 39 laps; K. Harvick 1 time for 21 laps; K. Larson 1 time for 18 laps; Kyle Busch 3 times for 15 laps; J. Logano 2 times for 12 laps; C. Edwards 3 times for 4 laps; M. Kenseth 1 time for 4 laps.
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Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Chevrolet, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #75 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, lead the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford beat team-mate Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford with a Margin of Victory: 1.142 Seconds. The biggest fight Joey Logano had was with Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet for the million-dollar prize. Larson grabbed the lead on the last restart it, looked like he was about to finally win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series but then he hit the wall. This is the 2nd intense battle for the win in a row by Kyle Larson, who is due to win if he keeps racing like he does.
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Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, leads Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota,during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Unofficial Race Results for the Nascar Sprint All-Star Race – Saturday, May 21, 2016
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 113 Laps – 169.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 113 Running
2. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 113 Running
3. 10. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Mountain Dew Chevrolet 113 Running
4. 4. Car 19 Carl Edwards ARRIS Surfboard Toyota 113 Running
5. 3. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Chevrolet 113 Running
6. 7. Car 24 Chase Elliott # 3M Chevrolet 113 Running
7. 15. Car 6 Trevor Bayne Advocare Ford 113 Running
8. 20. Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 113 Running
9. 12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 113 Running
10. 2. Car 75 Kyle Busch M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota 113 Running
11. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Chevrolet 113 Running
12. 5. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 113 Running
13. 14. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar/Grainger Chevrolet 113 Running
14. 9. Car 78 Martin Truex, Jr. Furniture Row Toyota 113 Running
15. 19. Car 10 Danica Patrick Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet 113 Running
16. 18. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 111 Accident
17. 13. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/National Turkey Foundation Chevrolet 110 Running
18. 11. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 71 Accident
19. 16. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Drive Home A Winner Chevrolet 71 Accident
20. 17. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 70 Accident
Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 40 Secs. Average Speed: 98.103 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.142
Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 18. Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May. 29, 2016 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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