All-Star Race Weekend: The Scoop
NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge
The NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge is set for
Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m. at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena and will be aired
at 9 p.m. that evening on SPEED. Now in its fourth year, the competition is a
signature lead-in event to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Saturday, May 17
at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Representing Team 29 are: Brian Englehart (gas man), Scott Naset (catch can),
Jason Pulver (front tire changer), Josh Mick (front tire carrier), Dustin
Necaise (rear tire changer), Matt Kreuter (rear tire carrier), Nick Terry
(jackman), Todd Berrier (crew chief) and Matt Clark (pit crew coach).
Good luck guys!!
 "Pennzoil
Victory Challenge"
The first-ever
"Pennzoil Victory Challenge" is a timed competition that pits driver against
driver to prove who can execute the best 'celebration'. Kevin is
scheduled to participate in this event.
The "Pennzoil
Victory Challenge"
will take place on
the frontstretch of the 1.5-mile superspeedway at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May
17, just prior to the start of the Sprint Showdown. It
will be televised
live during SPEED Channel's pre-race coverage of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star
Race on May 17.
Pennzoil Victory
Challenge Breakdown:
* The drivers will begin from a standing-start, triggering the
electronic-timing system as they breakout of the "Start Box."
* A full drag racing-style, tire-smoking burnout must be maintained from the
"Start Box" to a designated transition point.
* Upon reaching the transition point, the driver will throw the car into full
360-degree spins without crossing onto the apron of the frontstretch or they
will receive a time penalty.
* The driver then must maneuver out of the donut and sprint into a "Victory
Lane" marked on either side with traffic cones and into the "Finish Box,"
stopping the clock. A time penalty will be accessed for hitting lane marking
cones or the end cone.
* The winner will be determined by the fastest time after penalties (if any)
are accessed.
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A $10,000 donation will be made to the winner's designated charity.
 NASCAR
Sprint All-Star Race Fast Facts
What: 24th Annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
When: Saturday, May 17, 9 p.m. (ET)
Where: Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
TV: SPEED, 7 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN/Sirius
Track configuration: 1.5-mile oval
2007 winner: Kevin Harvick
Most All-Star victories among active drivers: Jeff Gordon, three (1995, ’97,
2001)
Eligibility
* Race winners from the previous and current NASCAR Sprint Cup seasons.
* Top-two finishers of the Sprint Showdown, a preliminary event for teams not
qualified for the all-star event.
* Top Sprint Fan Vote driver, who also finishes on the lead lap of the Sprint
Showdown.
* Past event champions.
* NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions from the previous 10 seasons (1998-2007)
who are active drivers and have competed in at least one series event during
the 2007 or 2008 seasons.
Format
* Time trials will be three laps, including a four-tire pit stop. Total
elapsed time of the three-lap qualifying run will determine starting
positions for the race. The pit road speed limit will be in effect when cars
enter pit road but will not be in effect when cars exit.
* The 2008 edition of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will run a total of 100
laps on the 1.5-mile tri-oval – making it the longest in the event’s 24-year
history.
* There will be four segments – with each being 25 laps. (The first
four-segment race was held in 2007 with four equal segments of 20 laps each.)
* All restarts will be double-file and the “Beneficiary” rule will be in
effect throughout the race.
* Green and yellow-flag laps will count in the first three segments. In the
final segment, only green-flag laps will be scored. |
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