NASCAR's annual All-Star event will take place this evening at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Online bookmaker Sportsbook.com has defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson listed as a +300 moneyline favorite in tonight's race. NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Odds
Jimmie Johnson, a two time winner of the NASCAR all-star race, will have the pole in tonight's 21 driver challenge. The three time champion should feel right at home at Lowe's Motor Speedway, not only because his Rick Hendrick Chevrolet is sponsored by the home improvement company, but also because of his track record at Charlotte.
Johnson has competed in 15 races at the historic speedway and has seven win, eight top five runs, and 12 top ten conclusions.
Despite his previous success in the Sprint All-Star Race, Johnson had never taken the pole for the event prior to this weekend. He indicated that his crew made it a priority to earn the top spot.
"I think with track position as important as it's going to be in the race, to be where we are is a great situation," Johnson said. "We focused on it hard [yesterday] and everybody did their jobs."
Tonight's race will consist of 100 laps on the 1.5 mile quad-oval. The event is divided up into four racing segments, the first segment consists of 50 laps, the second and third segments are 20 laps each, and the final segment is a 10 lap dash-for-the-cash free for all. There are no points at stake in this evening's race, but the winner of the last 10 laps walks away with $1 million.
There will be 21 driver's participating in tonight's all-star festivities, eight of them are previous all-star race winners. Three drivers making the run this evening are two time winners in the event (Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin).
The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race can be seen live tonight on the SPEED Channel starting at 8:30pm ET.
Sportsbook.com NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Odds:
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch +600
Kurt Busch +700
Jeff Gordon +800
Mark Martin +800
Carl Edwards +1000
Greg Biffle +1000
Dale Earnhardt Jr. +1200
Matt Kenseth +1200
Ryan Newman +1500
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