The Sprint Cup Series heads home to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the next two weeks. The first of two races takes place this weekend with the Sprint All-Star Race.
There are 15 drivers eligible for the event and this field was decided based on 2015 race winners, past Sprint Cup Series champions and former All-Star Race winners.
The former event winners include Denny Hamlin in 2015, Jamie McMurray in 2014, Jimmie Johnson in 2003, 2006, 2012, and 2013, Carl Edwards in 2011, Kurt Busch in 2010, Tony Stewart in 2009, Kasey Kahne in 2008, Kevin Harvick in 2007, Matt Kenseth in 2004, Ryan Newman in 2002 and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in 2000.
Kyle Busch will search for his first All-Star Race win this weekend in a special No. 75 car, commemorating the 75th anniversary of M&M’s. This isn’t the first time a driver has competed with a different number for this event as Mark Martin raced the No. 25 Farmers Insurance Group Chevrolet rather than the No. 5 for Hendrick Motorsports in 2011.
A total of 20 cars will compete on Saturday night. The final five qualifiers will come from the Sprint Showdown through the three-segment winners and two drivers who receive the fan vote.
Action from Charlotte begins on Friday with practice at 3 p.m. (all times ET). A special edition of qualifying that features a pit stop and no pit road speed limits will take place ahead of the million dollar race on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. and will be followed by the race beginning at 9 p.m. on FS1.
| Car No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | Bass Pro Shop / National Turkey Federation | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | Busch Light | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | Drive Home a Winner | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | Bass Pro Shop | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | ARRIS Surfboard | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske |
| 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Caterpillar / Grainger | Richard Childress Racing |
| 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevy | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 75 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's 75th Anniversary | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Racing |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports |
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