2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Date May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance Showdown:
40 laps, 60 mi (97 km)
All-Star Race:
110 laps, 165 mi (266 km)
Avg Speed Showdown:
Sprint Showdown
Sprint All-Star Race
Television
Network Fox Sports 1
Radio
Network Motor Racing Network

The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXXII (2016) will be a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 21, 2016 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 110 laps, it will be the second exhibition race of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race is held.

"These updates were made to ensure that our fans have every opportunity to see the best drivers in one of our crown jewel events and give them even more on-track action," said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. "Expanding this field and adding laps delivers that to our fans, raising the competition level and ensuring that this race continues to be the biggest all-star event in all of sports."

NASCAR executive vice-president Steve O'Donnell speaking on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.[1]

The All-Star Race is open to Race winners from last season through the 2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway and all previous All-Star race winners and Sprint Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2016 are eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.[1] The drivers who finished first in either of the Sprint Showdown 20-lap preliminary races, advanced to compete in the race, as well as the Sprint fan vote winner.[1] The All-Star Race is 110 laps long, separated into five segments: four segments of 25 laps and a final segment of ten laps.[1] A mandatory pit stop is between the final two segments, while pitting between the 25 lap segments is optional.[1] A minimum of 20 drivers take part of the All-Star Race.[1] Seventeen are automatically in the race while three get in via the Showdown. [2]

Entry list

Sprint Showdown

The entry list for the Sprint Showdown will be released on Tuesday, May 17 at 10:04 a.m. Eastern time. Thirty drivers are entered for the race.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
Key Meaning
(R) Rookie
Sprint All-Star Race

The entry list for the All-Star Race will be released that same day at 11:03 a.m. Seventeen cars are automatically entered for the race.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer

Practice

Sprint Showdown practice

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1
2
3

All-Star Race practice

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1
2
3

Qualifying (Showdown)

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 —
14 —
15 —
16 —
17 —
18 —
19 —
20 —
21 —
22 —
23 —
24 —
25 —
26 —
27 —
28 —
29 —
30 —

Sprint Showdown

Results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Segment Laps
1 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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24
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26
27
28
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30

Qualifying (All-Star Race)

All-Star Race qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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18
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All-Star Race

All-Star Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Segment Laps
1 2 3 4 5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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18
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Media

Television

Fox Sports will cover their 16th All-Star Race.

Fox Sports 1
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap:
Color-commentator:
Color commentator:

Radio

MRN has carried the All-Star Race since 1985.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer:
Announcer:
Announcer: 		Turns 1 & 2:
Turns 3 & 4:

Note

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pistone, Pete (April 8, 2015). "2015 All-Star Race Format Announced". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
    2. ↑ Knoblauch, Austin (May 12, 2015). "Kyle Busch to return at NASCAR All-Star race this weekend". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles Times). Retrieved May 13, 2015.
    Previous race:
    2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism    		 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
    2016 season    		 Next race:
    2016 Coca-Cola 600
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