Sprint Showdown, Sprint Fan Vote Last Chance To Make Big Show

Sprint Showdown, Sprint Fan Vote Last Chance To Make Big Show

Only three unclaimed spots remain for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. And 23 drivers will race hard to nab one of them in the Sprint Showdown (7:30 p.m. ET on SPEED), the precursor to the main event scheduled to start at approximately 9 p.m. ET.
Among that list of 23 are rookies, veterans, winners and former Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup contenders. Three rookies pepper the fields: Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Timmy Hill. Martin Truex Jr. had a career year last year, making the Chase and vying for a championship. He’ll join Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya as former Chasers who have yet to lock up a spot.
David Reutimann is a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner. Jamie McMurray has won on NASCAR’s biggest stage – the Daytona 500. Paul Menard has "Kissed the Bricks" at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte has won a championship. None of them have locked up a spot yet.
Though Aric Almirola has yet win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race, his 2013 story hints at a sooner-than-later victory. His string of four consecutive top-10 finishes snapped at Darlington, but he remains ninth in points. He has yet to claim an all-star nod.
The top-two finishers in the Sprint Showdown will earn a bid into the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. In addition, the top vote-getter in the Sprint Fan Vote will earn a spot in the ‘big show.’ Fans may vote for their favorite driver by using the NASCAR Mobile ’13 application or online at www.NASCAR.com/SprintFanVote. Votes cast from the NASCAR Mobile ’13 application count double.