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| Kyle Busch won the All-Star Race in 2017. |
Drivers get after a little more than the regular season and have no repercussions if they wreck themselves by making the daring move to pass.
“We have the chance to win a million dollars and it’s such a challenging race because the package is different and everyone is learning together,” Aric Almirola said. “The All-Star Race is such a cool event because we get to try new things and there’s no pressure on your point standings. But a million dollars is definitely incentive enough to race as hard as we can to bring it home.”
Last year's All-Star Race won by Kevin Harvick was a testing ground for the package we're seeing this season on the 1.5-mile tracks and Saturday night's race will also feature a new package with elements of the Gen-7 car expected to debut in 2021 added to the current package with engines producing 550 horsepower.
“I think change and attempts at improvement are always a good sign," said Almirola who is 20-to-1 to win Saturday. "That’s the fun thing about the All-Star Race, though. We get to go test out a package and the first person to figure it out has a better chance to win. Our No. 10 Smithfield Ford team has always been good at adapting under pressure, so I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do.”
I've been told that the new package should run similar to what we saw at Kansas last week with the cooler night air producing better racing because of more grip. But still, no one really knows what to expect and how these cars will perform.
“I have not seen the car," Harvick said. "I have seen the drawings."
The odd part about Harvick winning last season after having five wins in the first 12 races is that he's yet to win a race this season while using almost the same package. Harvick is a two-time All-Star Race winner and is one four drivers posted as the 7-to-1 second choice to win by the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.
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