2011 Sprint All Star Challenge Odds
This year's 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' is the 27th running of the race. All-star spectacular features a unique four-part format that produces
the sport's most intense race. Only the top stars are eligible for this race and, with the winner guaranteed
at least $1 million to go home with.
The eligibility standards for this year's all-star race remain the same. Race winners from either the 2010
or 2011 season through May 15 or any past champions of the all-star event or NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
(over the previous 10 years) are eligible for the race.
The following drivers qualified for the race in these categories:
Past Series Champion drivers
The following five drivers fit into the Past Champions category:
- 48-Jimmie Johnson (Five-time series champion, most recently 2010)
- 14-Tony Stewart (Two-time series champion, most recently 2005)
- 22-Kurt Busch (2004 series champion; also defending race champion)
- 17-Matt Kenseth (2003 series champion)
- 24-Jeff Gordon (Four-time series champion, most recently 2001)
This tournament now days is called the Sprint Showdown. Previous to this name it was called the Nextel Open (from 2004 to 2007) and before that it was called the Winston Open (1997-2003). Here we have the winners from those competitions.
The top-two finishers in the Sprint Showdown, a 40-lap preliminary race, and the winner of the Sprint Fan
Vote all advance into the all-star race lineup.
2011 Nascar All Star Challenge Results
| FIN |
ST |
CAR |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
LAPS |
1 |
4 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Aflac "Now Hiring" |
100 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
M&M's |
100 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Aaron's Dream Machine |
100 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
Burger King |
100 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M |
100 |
6 |
13 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Crown Royal |
100 |
7 |
15 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Express |
100 |
8 |
19 |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
UPS "We Love Logistics" |
100 |
9 |
14 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser / Realtree |
100 |
10 |
10 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
Haas Automation |
100 |
Nascar All Star Past Winners
| Year |
Date |
Driver |
Car Maker |
Winner's Prize |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| Winston Open |
1997 |
17-May |
Vermont Ricky Craven |
Chevrolet |
$28,000 |
75 |
172.855 |
1998 |
16-May |
Kentucky Jeremy Mayfield |
Ford |
$59,096 |
75 |
140.552 |
1999 |
22-May |
Indiana Tony Stewart |
Pontiac |
$33,460 |
75 |
135.064 |
2000 |
20-May |
New York Steve Park |
Chevrolet |
-- |
45 |
172.916 |
2001 |
19-May |
Michigan Johnny Benson |
Pontiac |
--
| 45 |
-- |
2002 |
18-May |
Kentucky Jeremy Mayfield (2) |
Dodge |
$54,326 |
45 |
148.216 |
2003 |
17-May |
Virginia Jeff Burton |
Ford |
$52,388 |
45 |
83.381 |
| Nextel Open |
2004 |
22-May |
Tennessee Sterling Marlin (4) |
Dodge |
$55,999 |
45 |
-- |
2005 |
21-May |
California Brian Vickers |
Chevrolet |
$53,325 |
45 |
95.688 |
2006 |
20-May |
North Carolina Scott Riggs |
Dodge |
$53,534 |
45 |
95.801 |
2007 |
19-May |
New Jersey Martin Truex, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
$52,386 |
60 |
79.063 |
Sprint Showdown |
2008 |
17-May |
California A. J. Allmendinger |
Toyota |
$57,575 |
40 |
88.779 |
2009 |
16-May |
Ohio Sam Hornish, Jr. |
Dodge |
$51,525 |
40 |
83.205 |
2010 |
22-May |
Kurt Busch |
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The format of the race is expected to be the same as the 2010 event, broken down as follows:
- One fifty-lap segment with a mandatory four-tire green flag pit stop at or around Lap 25;
- Two twenty-lap segments with a ten-minute break following Segment Three;
- A ten-lap green flag segment.
Pits will be open following the end of the first two segments, where drivers can opt to have a pit stop, but could sacrifice their position on the track should the choose to do so.
The qualifying session for eligible drivers will consist of three laps instead of the standard two, including a pit stop after either of the first two laps, slowing to the speed limit of 45 mph entering pit road, but going full throttle as they exit.
Sprint All-Star Race
Stewart wins first race in own car in All-Star fashion
Tony Stewart passed Matt Kenseth through Turn 2 on Lap 99 of 100 to win the Sprint All-Star Race (watch video), his first victory in the annual non-points event and his first as an owner/driver.
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| Pos. |
Driver |
Make |
| 1. |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
| 2. |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
| 3. |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
| 4. |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
| 5. |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
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