Charlotte Motor Speedway Data
Track Size: 1.5 miles
· Banking Turns: 24 degrees
· Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
· Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
· Frontstretch: 1,980 feet
· Backstretch: 1,500 feet
Top 10 All-Star Driver Ratings
Kyle Busch............................... 104.3
Jimmie Johnson........................ 100.1
Kurt Busch.................................. 87.6
Matt Kenseth.............................. 87.4
Kevin Harvick.............................. 84.9
Kasey Kahne.............................. 83.5
Carl Edwards.............................. 80.7
Joey Logano.............................. 78.6
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 77.2
Denny Hamlin............................. 74.2
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star races (11 total).
2015 Race Winner:
Denny Hamlin, Toyota
106.452 mph, (01:33:00), 05-15-15
2015 Showdown Winner:
Clint Bowyer, Toyota
102.370 mph, (00:35:10), 05-15-15
2015 Showdown Runner-Up:
Greg Biffle
2015 Sprint Fan Vote Winner:
Danica Patrick
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History
· There have been 31 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races.
· The first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was in 1985 and held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
· 30 have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1986, the event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and won by Bill Elliott. That season was also the first year for what is now known as the Sprint Showdown.
Starts
· 93 drivers have run in at least one NASCAR Sprint All-Star race, with 77 competing in more than one.
· Mark Martin has participated in 24 races, more than any other driver. Tony Stewart leads all active drivers in Sprint All-Star starts with 17, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 16.
Poles
· Terry Labonte won the first pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race in 1985.
· 17 different drivers have won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race; led by Bill Elliott with four. Kyle Busch (second most all-time) leads all active drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star race poles with three.
· Four drivers have won consecutive poles for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race: Davey Allison (1991, 1992)Bill Elliott (1997, 1998), Kyle Busch (2011, 2012) and Carl Edwards (2013, 2014).
· Kurt Busch does not have a pole, but started on the first starting position in 2010 due to Qualifying being cancelled due to weather.
Wins
· There have been 21 different winners of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race.
· Jimmie Johnson (2003, 2006, 2012 and 2013) leads the series with the most NASCAR Sprint All-Star race wins with four.
NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Wins List
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· Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990 and 1993) and Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997 and 2001) are the only three-time winners of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip won the inaugural NASCAR Sprint All-Star race in 1985 at an average speed of 161.184 mph.
· The race has featured a field that ranged from 10 drivers in 1986 to 27 in 2002. Last season’s field had 22 participants.
· Davey Allison (1991 and 1992), Terry Labonte (1988 and 1999) and Mark Martin (1998 and 2005) are the only other drivers to post multiple victories in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race.
· Davey Allison (1991, 1992) and Jimmie Johnson (2012, 2013) are the only drivers to ever win consecutive NASCAR Sprint All-Star races.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) and Ryan Newman (2002) are the only drivers to win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race in their rookie season.
· Jeff Gordon is the youngest winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at 23 years, 9 months and 18 days (1995).
· Mark Martin is the oldest NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winner at 46 years, 4 months and 12 days (2005).
· Matt Kenseth leads the series among active drivers in average finish in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race with a 6.133; followed by Jimmie Johnson with a 6.786.
· Seven active drivers have an average finish in the top 10 for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race: Matt Kenseth(6.1), Jimmie Johnson (6.8), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8.1), Joey Logano (8.6) Tony Stewart (9.1), Kevin Harvick (9.4) and Kurt Busch (9.9).
· The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race has been won from the pole position five times; the first three came in consecutive years: Dale Earnhardt (1990) and Davey Allison (1991 and 1992). Kurt Busch posted the fourth win from the pole in 2010 and Denny Hamlin won from the pole last season.
· The pole position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (five each) than any other starting position in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
· Nine of the 31 (29%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from the front row: five from the pole and four from second-place.
· 18 of the 31 (58%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 22 of the 31 (71%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 29 of the 31 (93.5%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a top-20 starting position.
· Two of the 31 (6.4%) NASCAR Sprint All-Star races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field a NASCAR Sprint All-Star race winner has started was 27th, by Ryan Newman in 2002.
· Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won eight NASCAR Sprint All-Star races (most all-time): Jimmie Johnson (four: 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013), Jeff Gordon (three: 1995, 1997, 2001) and Terry Labonte (one: 1999).
· Five drivers have won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in the same year: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990, 1993), Rusty Wallace (1989), Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997, 2001) and Jimmie Johnson (2006, 2013).
· Seven times from seven different drivers has the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race gone on to win the Coke Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway the following weekend: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Davey Allison (1991), Dale Earnhardt (1993), Jeff Gordon (1997), Jimmie Johnson (2003), Kasey Kahne (2008) and Kurt Busch (2010).
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the only driver in event history to win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (2000), Sprint Showdown (2012) and the Sprint Fan Vote (2011).
· Four drivers that are qualified for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race are looking for their first win in the event: Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr.
· Chevrolet (17) and Ford (10) have combined to win 27 or the 30 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race events – the remaining four belong to Dodge (two), Pontiac (one) and Toyota (one).
· Among those eligible for the 2016 event Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Jamie McMurray each have career wins in both the Sprint Showdown qualifier and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
· Clint Bowyer is the only driver in the Sprint Showdown field with multiple victories in the qualifying race (2014, 2015).
· No driver has ever won the Sprint Showdown and advanced to win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.Michael Waltrip (1996) and Ryan Newman (2002) used transfer spots in the Showdown to win the all-star race. Kasey Kahne (2008) is the only driver to win the Sprint Fan Vote and go on to win the all-star race.
Additional Finishing Positions
· Kevin Harvick, Sterling Marlin and Ken Schrader lead the series in All-Star runner-up finishes with three each.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the series in top-five finishes in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race with nine; followed by Tony Stewart (eight) and Jimmie Johnson (eight).
· Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. lead the series in top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race with 13 each; followed by Dale Earnhardt and Matt Kenseth with 12 each.
Track / Event Specific Stats
· The record for lead changes in a NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is 10 in 2004. Last season’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race had seven lead changes.
· The record for different leaders in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is nine in 2002.
· The record number of caution in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race is seven (three times: 2014, 2013 and 2009).
· The record number of caution laps in the NASCAR All-Star Race is 23 caution laps in 2002.
· The series best Driver Rating performance by a NASCAR Sprint All-Star race winner was Carl Edwardsposting a 141.7 in 2011.
Sprint Fan Vote
· In 2008, Kasey Kahne became the first driver to get into the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race by the Sprint Fan Vote and go on to win the event.
· Danica Patrick became the first driver to win back-to-back Sprint Fan Votes (2014, 2015).
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