On Saturday night in Charlotte, the 2012 Sprint Cup Series took a break from points-earning races to run the Sprint NASCAR All-Star Race. The event is a chance for the NASCAR drivers to really let loose and give the fans plenty of reasons to cheer, but the top prize of a $1 million check is also pretty nice.
The check eventually went to Jimmie Johnson, who took the checkered flag easily in the five-segment, 90-lap All-Star Race.
A.J. Allmendinger placed second in the Sprint Showdown earlier in the evening, which allowed him to enter the All-Star Race, along with Showdown winner Dale Earnhardt, Jr.. Allmendinger actually ended up finishing higher in the All-Star Race than his fellow Bay Area driver, Jeff Gordon. Of course, the final standings don't have any bearing, but it's worth nothing.
Here are the full All-Star Race results:
- Jimmie Johnson
- Brad Keselowski
- Matt Kenseth
- Kyle Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kevin Harvick
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kurt Busch
- Kasey Kahne
- Ryan Newman
- AJ Allmendinger
- Regan Smith
- Jeff Gordon
- Clint Bowyer
- Trevor Bayne
- Paul Menard
- Tony Stewart
- David Ragan
- Bobby Labonte
- Denny Hamlin
- Mark Martin
- Greg Biffle
- Carl Edwards
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