NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race: Preview, Start Time, Hot Picks and More

Everything is on the line for a million-dollar payoff, where points don't matter, as some of the best drivers in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series race with the old adage "checkers or wreckers." The field is made up of drivers who have won races in 2011 and 2012, a driver voted in by the fans and the winner and runner-up from the preliminary Showdown Race. The race consists of four 20-lap segments and a final 10-lap race for the big check. The winners of each 20-lap race line up in positions one through four coming down pit road for the final mandatory pit stop. NASCAR is a team sport and the All-Star Race not only emphasizes winning, but the error-free performance of the pit crews. How they leave pit road is how they line up. The pit st...

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