Martin has led 66 laps and has never started on the pole. He ran in the Winston Open in 1988 &’89. His 24th All-Star Race will be the most of any driver.-Michael Waltrip Racing
Mark Martin All-Star race statistics
Mark Martin | 55
(May 14, 2013 11:13 PM EDT)
In 23 All-Star Races, Mark Martin owns two victories (1998 & 2005) and six top-five finishes.
Ambrose's WGI win earns spot in All-Star Race
Marcos Ambrose | 9
(May 14, 2013 8:11 PM EDT)
Marcos Ambrose earned a spot in this weekend's Sprint All-Star Race with his dramatic win at Watkins Glen International last season.
He passed Sprint Cup Champion Brad Keselowski in the final turns to capture his second consecutive win at the New York road course. In his eight starts at Charlotte, the Australian native has collected one top-five and two top-10 finishes, all with the No. 9 team. He posted his best start of second last spring and best finish of fifth in the fall of 2011.-Breaking Limits
Riggs back in RBR No. 92 Silverado at CMS
Scott Riggs | 892
(May 14, 2013 8:05 PM EDT)
After sitting out the last two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) events, Scott Riggs is excited about his return behind the wheel of the Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises No. 92 BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors/Goodyear fleetHQ/QMI Chevrolet at Charlotte in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200.
Engine woes at Daytona and Martinsville derailed good runs for Riggs in the truck. Clay Rogers filled in for Riggs at Rockingham and saw a good start to the race negated by an untimely caution. The team did not make the trip to Kansas Speedway for the NCWTS event last month.-Red Flag Communications
Aric Almirola aims to win Showdown
Aric Almirola | 43
(May 14, 2013 7:59 PM EDT)
To qualify for the All-Star Race, Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team will have to finish first or second in the Sprint Showdown 40-lap qualifier race.
He can also be voted in by the Sprint Fan Vote. Fans can go to www.nascar.com/SprintFanVote or NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile '13, where votes count twice, until May 18. Almirola has made two starts in his Sprint Cup career at Charlotte. He won the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 last May. In the fall event, he started 17th and finished 12th. Almirola also has seven Nationwide starts at the 1.5-mile track with an average finish of 13th and two truck starts with an average finish of eighth.-Breaking Limits
Crafton seeks to continue excellent string
Matt Crafton | 888
(May 14, 2013 7:53 PM EDT)
Matt Crafton won his first career Truck race at Charlotte in 2008, about a year before he took the series' lead for the first time in his career.
In 151 races since the start of the 2007 season, Crafton's been in the top 10 in the championship standings after 144 of them. He's currently riding a string of 21 consecutive races in the top 10 in the standings and Charlotte, considering it's a high-speed 1.5-mile oval similar to Kansas -- the series' most recent race where he won on April 20 -- has Crafton quivering with anticipation.-ThorSport Racing
Biffle brings race-winner to All-Star Race
Greg Biffle | 16
(May 14, 2013 7:47 PM EDT)
With the help of a fast pit stop by his 3M Pit Bulls, Greg Biffle started last year’s All-Star race in fourth place.
Unfortunately a mechanical issue ended his night early, resulting in a 22nd-place finish. This year's car: Chassis RK-817 last raced at Kansas and earned a 19th-place finish. RK-817 is the same car that Biffle won Michigan with in the fall of 2012.-Roush Fenway Racing
Ryan Blaney to make first truck start at CMS
Ryan Blaney | 829
(May 14, 2013 7:41 PM EDT)
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford F-Series, will make his 13th career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) on Friday night.
It will mark Blaney's first career NCWTS start, and second ever career start at CMS. His first start at CMS came last October during the Dollar General 300 in NNS. He started 22nd and finished 14th. Blaney and the No. 29 team sits 4th in the NCWTS driver point standings, only 21 points back from first after four races.-Brad Keselowski Racing
Ross Chastain makes third start in BKR No. 19
Ross Chastain | 819
(May 14, 2013 7:37 PM EDT)
Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 19 Melon 1 Ford F-Series, will make his third start for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) during the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 this Friday, May 17th.
This Friday will be Chastain's second career NCWTS start at Charlotte. His first start at Charlotte came last May in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, where he started 18th and finished 35th due to engine trouble. The No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing entry currently sits 13th in NCWTS Owner's points, 58 points behind the leader.-Brad Keselowski Racing
Charlotte double-duty for Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski | 2
(May 14, 2013 7:29 PM EDT)
Brad Keselowski will make his inaugural season start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) this Friday night.
The Penske Racing driver will pilot the No. 2 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford F-Series in only his third career NCWTS start at Charlotte. He had engine trouble in his 2010 NCWTS start at Charlotte. Last year, he started ninth in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 and finished 2nd after leading 32 laps. Keselowski will be pulling double duty, competing in the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion on Saturday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race.-Brad Keselowski Racing
Jeff Gordon to be aggressive in All-Star race
Jeff Gordon | 24
(May 14, 2013 7:25 PM EDT)
Jeff Gordon, a three-time All-Star race winner (1995, 1997 and 2001) of this annual event, believes aggression is key in the race split into four segments of 20 laps and one final 10-lap sprint to the checkered flag.
"The All-Star race is kind of a 'win-or-nothing' scenario, and that's not the case on other race weekends," said the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who captured his 300th top-five finish in his 700th career start last weekend. "I've always approached it being as aggressive as I possibly can. We push hard trying to win every race, and this weekend is no different. The only difference is there are no points on the line."-Performance PR Plus