May 16th All - Star Race

Should we call it the All-star race or the 1 million dollar dash for cash? The final 10 lap segment is where will get to see everyone get up on the wheel and show us what they are made of. It should be a very exciting race to watch. I can't help but think it will be as exciting as a Saturday night dash for cash at you local dirt track. I can't wait for it to get here. Last year was awesome. Kasey Kahne definately showed us what he was made of last year. You can't put together a more exciting come from behind,underdog finish than he did last year. I thought it was awesome.

NASCAR announced the return of the 10-lap shootout to conclude the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 16.
Around the track
The 100-lap race's first segment will consist of 50 laps with a mandatory pit stop, followed by two 20-lap segments with optional stops and a 10-lap (green-flag only) finale.
Last year's format was four 25-lap segments.
For Ryan Newman, winning the 2002 All-Star event — then known as The Winston — was the most cherished moment in his career until he won last year's Daytona 500. During the first 18 years the romp was run, Newman was just the second rookie to win, following Dale Earnhardt Jr. two years earlier.
Although Newman "accidentally" knocked Elliott Sadler out of the race on the way to victory that night, he considered his victim hurling his helmet at the No. 12 car a badge of honor.
"I kind of relished it, because I thought it was cool," Newman said Wednesday. "I knew I didn't do it on purpose. The bottom line was there's that much emotion in this race. This is bragging rights for everybody in your backyard. That's what was cool."
To hear Newman's excitement about of the 25th running of the Sprint All-Star Race, it was hard to determine whether he was a competitor or a fan.
"It's an awesome race," Newman said. "The excitement is there. The 20-lap segments break up the action. You can watch the strategy unfold. You don't know what's going to happen. Just like last year, the guy (Kasey Kahne) wasn't even in the race, got the fan vote and won the race."
The Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, held on May 14, will determine the pit selection for the event. Friday night's qualifying format will consist of three laps including a four-tire pit stop. Newman, nicknamed "Rocket Man" for his qualifying prowess, called the exercise "true qualifying" because it takes the entire team to post the best time.
Saturday night's on-track activities will kick off with the Sprint Showdown, where the winner advances to the main event. Again, fans will vote for the second transfer driver — but there will be no field inversions.
In a new twist, Sprint will provide a one-time only audio broadcast of the event's drivers' meeting streamed to cell phones.
"The driver meeting is about as 'inside' as one can get," said Steve Gaffney, director of sports and entertainment marketing for Sprint, "and we take a great deal of pride in using our technology and position in the sport to deliver this unique experience to NASCAR fans."
And with the return of the 10-lap dash for the $1 million first prize, Newman believes drivers will be up on the wheel to extremes.
"Ten thousand a lap is pretty good money," said Newman, adding that the format will take drivers back to "when we started racing. It was 10-lap heat races. Twelve-lap semi-races. Last-chance races, whatever you want to call them. It's all about getting it done quick for a lot of money."