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CUP: Saturday Charlotte Notebook

document.write($AllStarArticleAdContent);[SATURDAY 11:59 am ET]RACE DAY IS HERE — It's a home game tonight for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, as they race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the annual Sprint All-Star Race. The on-track activity begins at 7 p.m. ET with the 40-lap Sprint Showdown last-chance race.The top two finishers in the Showdown, along with the winner of the Sprint Fan Vote, will advance to the Sprint All-Star Race, which should begin around 9 p.m.There are 23 drivers entered in the Showdown. A total of 19 drivers are locked into the All-Star Race already, and the final field will be 22 drivers. The race is five segments — four 20-lap preliminaries and one 10-lap finale. The winning driver receives $1 million and if he wins all five segments, that doubles to $2 million.Weather is an issue. The forecast right now calls for 50-60 percent chance of scattered showers throughout the evening.SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE LINEUP:ROW 1 —Carl Edwards, Kurt BuschROW 2 —Greg Biffle, ...

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