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The NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, NASCAR’S version of an all-star game, will take place on May 16th at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. Much like the All-Star games in other sports, this race is a lot more intense then the regular season races, but you can still bet the competitiveness in each and every racer will still be there, at least a little. The grand prize for this event is just a little links 1 million dollars, so you can imagine when it does come down to race time, they are ready.

More importantly it is also a time for the fans to get a chance to interact with the stars of NASCAR more than they could on a regular race day. NASCAR does already have a good reputation of letting their fans meet their racers, but this will be a more laid back environment that will allow the drivers to perhaps open up more than they usually do. Usually after a regular season race you can wait for the drivers to come out of their trailor and approach them for an autograph. But, for this race they will be walking around the infield conversing with the fans, and will be very approachable right up to the race.

This event, which was formally known as The Winston, has been around since 1985, with various formats. Some formats in the past including breaking up the race in segegments or having one long standard race. Also in the past the race featured “knockout” rounds, where if you weren’t in a certain place after so many laps you were eliminated from the race. This year the race will have four 20-lap segments. After the first 20 laps the race will feature a five-lap caution period. If the drivers choose, they can use this time to stay out on the course, if not they can hope to make up positions by staying out. After the next 20 laps, or when half the race has been completed, their will be a halftime. In this ten minute halftime the drivers are expected to use this time to make adjustments to their cars. Again, after the third segment of 20 laps, the drivers will have another five lap caution period that they can use if they choose. Finally, the final 20 laps, known as the “Dash for The Cash,” take place with the winner walking away with a cool million.

What makes this event so unique is that not every NASCAR driver is eligible for this event. What also makes it different is the large prize amount for such a short night of work. The way you qualify for this event is by winning a previous race in a NEXTEL Cup championship (Either this season, or previous seasons.), Or, if you have won this event previously. The final way you can get in, which has just been around since 2004, is if you are voting in by fans using their NEXTEL cell phones, or from NASCAR.com.

2008 Results / Winners

Kahne earned his berth in Saturday night's show not through accomplishment on the track, but in a popularity contest that permitted one driver voted on by the fans to compete in the main event.

It gave Kahne a chance to run in the 100-lap shootout, which was intermittently dominated by Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2008 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Results
	Driver	Start	No.	Mfg.	Led	Completed	Status	Money
1	Kasey Kahne	24	#9	Dodge	17	100	running	$1,012,975
2	Greg Biffle	5	#16	Ford	11	100	running	$455,950
3	Matt Kenseth	14	#17	Ford	0	100	running	$137,975
4	Jimmie Johnson	21	#48	Chevrolet	1	100	running	$97,950
5	Tony Stewart	12	#20	Toyota	0	100	running	$92,950
6	Ryan Newman	8	#12	Dodge	0	100	running	$87,950
7	Sam Hornish Jr.	23	#77	Dodge	0	100	running	$82,800
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	11	#88	Chevrolet	14	100	running	$101,800
9	Mark Martin	13	#8	Chevrolet	0	100	running	$80,800
10	Carl Edwards	19	#99	Ford	12	100	running	$154,800

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