2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
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| Date | May 21, 2016 |
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Distance |
Showdown: 50 laps, 75 mi (121 km) All-Star Race: 113 laps, 169.5 mi (272.8 km) |
| Avg Speed |
Showdown: 82.924 mph (133.453 km/h) All-Star Race: 98.103 mph (157.881 km/h) |
| Weather | Temperatures up to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C) with wind speeds up to 13.81 miles per hour (22.23 km/h) |
| Sprint Showdown | |
| Pole | Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports) |
| Time | Time trials were canceled because of inclement weather. |
| Winner (segment 1) | Trevor Bayne (Roush Fenway Racing) |
| Winner (segment 2) | Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) |
| Winner (segment 3) | Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Fan Vote winners | Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports) Danica Patrick (Stewart-Haas Racing) |
| Sprint All-Star Race | |
| Pole | Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) |
| Time | Time trials were canceled because of inclement weather. |
| Most laps led | Brad Keselowski (Team Penske) |
| Laps led | 38 |
| Winner | Joey Logano (Team Penske) |
| Television | |
| Network | Fox Sports 1 |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip |
| Nielsen ratings | 1.7 (Overnight) 2.0 (Final) 3.3 million viewers |
| Radio | |
| Network | Motor Racing Network |
| Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2) Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) |
The 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (XXXII) was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car exhibition race held on May 21, 2016 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 113 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season.
The All-Star Race was open to race winners from last season through the 2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway and all previous All-Star race winners and Sprint Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2016 were eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.
The entry list for the Sprint Showdown was released on Monday, May 16 at 12:29 p.m. Eastern time. Twenty-five drivers were entered for the race.
The entry list for the All-Star Race was released that same day at 11:34 a.m. Fifteen cars were automatically entered for the race. Five other cars transferred from the Sprint Showdown to determine the final grid for the Sprint All-Star Race.
Sprint Showdown practice was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, May 20. However, the practice session was canceled because of wet track conditions caused by constant rain showers.
Chase Elliott led the field to the green flag at 11:32 a.m. The first caution of the race flew on lap 16 for a single-car spin on the frontstretch. Exiting turn 4, Michael McDowell got loose and spun through the grass.
The race restarted on lap 20. Coming to the line, Trevor Bayne edged out Elliott to win the first segment.Brian Scott was tagged for a lug nut violation and Cole Whitt was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon. Both restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.
The race restarted on lap 21. Austin Dillon passed Elliott going into turn 1 to take the lead on lap 22. Greg Biffle passed Dillon going into turn 3 to take the lead with 24 laps to go and drove onto win the segment.
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