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Sprint Cup All-Star race format to change
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Friday, March 13, 2009
CONCORD, N.C. – The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will have a different format in 2009, Lowe’s Motor Speedway President Marcus Smith confirmed Friday, but he declined to elaborate.
Following a news conference to promote the second annual burnout contest and announce that retired wrestler Ric Flair would be the honorary all-star race director, Smith talked in vague terms about how this year’s format will be different. During the news conference, it was just referred to as a 100-lap event. Last year, the event was split into four 25-lap segments.
“We are working on some changes that will be forthcoming – some neat things that we’re going to be changing up,” Smith said. “They’ll be exciting for the fans.”
A NASCAR spokesman also declined to comment on potential changes to the non-points event.
“We’re talking about some different things that we’ll be able to announce in a few weeks,” Smith said. “The all-star race has a tradition of making changes. … We’ve had great conversations and experience with the folks at Sprint, and [television partner] Speed and NASCAR. We’ll be able to talk about that in a couple of weeks.”
This year’s event will be the 25th running of the all-star event, and it will include a Montgomery Gentry concert.
2009 Sprint Cup Race for the Chase Standings
Driver Standings after the AMP Energy 500
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6248 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | -184 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | -192 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | -239 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | -279 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | -312 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | -340 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | -402 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | -414 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | -437 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | -448 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | -556 |
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Rex Lee said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 3:14 PMThis could be real cool!!!! Hard to say though until Nascar says what they're going do. Rick Flair's cool! And riding in a car doing a burn-out I'm down with that!!!!! Wonder how you get to? Gotta' keep my eye on that deal forsure! I want to hear about the race format. I hope it involves pit stops!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportCathy Rooks said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 3:27 PMOh Lord here we go again! Hope this is for the better!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBernie said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 3:56 PMExactly. Here we go again. Good grief.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportmas chingon said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 4:32 PMYesterday it was "so-and-so got violating the drug policy but we are not disclosing the details"... then today "the 09 all-star race will have a different format, but we are not disclosing etc" Enough of the non-news. Either report it or don't. Stop with the teaser junk. I'm about ready to cancel this so-called news site.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMax Finkelberg said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 5:04 PMChanges can be good sometimes... The All-Star Race has experienced it several times.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportGladys Bedwell said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 6:30 PMThe only change I would like to see is NASCAR having one of the lower stations televising the race. Every year I get ticked off just knowing I won't get to watch the race. The same goes for the duels.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner Boehmert said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 7:58 PMlet's have all the cars in a cage match...or a Battle Royale...we'll have NASCAR Mania I on pay per view...excuse me...i don't feel so well...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWillie Fast said:
Mar 13, 2009 at 8:15 PMOkay you don't disclose the format so maybe I might be busy. We have seen to many surprises in nascar lately a few more won't shock us but I really doubt keeping secrets will make us anymore attentive. Could be Tony was right, WWE and Yota now how much better can it get? Not a lot. Later Bob you got us hooked now give us the ending.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJerry Stanton said:
Mar 14, 2009 at 10:44 AMi AGREE WITH YOU #4
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