Rain cancels Sprint Showdown practice; Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon on front row

Whether it’s Friday night or Saturday afternoon, the Sprint Showdown will start with Chase Elliott and Austin Dillon on the front row.

Practice for the race that will send five drivers to the Sprint All-Star Race was canceled due to rain drenching Charlotte Motor Speedway. Practice speeds would have determined the field. The field has been set based on owner points.

The Showdown is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. ET, though rain persists in the area.

Here’s the complete starting grid for the Sprint Showdown.

Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race rules

With non-points races come unique rules and there are many for the Sprint Showdown and the Sprint All-Star Race.

Here’s a look at those rules:

SPRINT SHOWDOWN

* The 50-lap race will be divided into three segments.

*SEGMENT 1 (20 laps)

• Winner advances to the Sprint All-Star Race and does not continue in the Sprint Showdown
• All laps (green and yellow) count
• Pit road will be closed with three laps to go
• After the first segment ends, teams must pit and make at least a two-tire change.
• The starting lineup for the second segment will be based on how cars exit pit road after the mandatory pit stop
• After the lineup is set, the field will be brought down pit road again so NASCAR officials can check the lug nuts on each car. NASCAR states that “lug nuts must be up against the wheel. Missing or loose lug nuts must be corrected and the car will start at the tail of the field.”

*SEGMENT 2 (20 laps)

• Winner advances to the Sprint All-Star Race and does not continue in the Sprint Showdown.
• All laps (green and yellow) count.
• Pit road will be closed with three laps to go.
• After the second segment ends, teams must pit and make at least a two-tire change.
• The starting lineup for the third segment will be based on how cars exit pit road after the mandatory pit stop.
• After the lineup is set, the field will be brought down pit road again so NASCAR officials can check the lug nuts on each car. NASCAR states that “lug nuts must be up against the wheel. Missing or loose lug nuts must be corrected and the car will start at the tail of the field.”

*SEGMENT 3 (10 laps)

• Winner advances to the Sprint All-Star Race.
• Only green-flag laps count in this segment.
• Overtime rule is in effect.
• Fan vote winners to the Sprint All-Star Race will be announced after the event.

SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE

* The 113-lap race will be divided into three segments.

*SEGMENT 1 (50 laps)

• All laps (green and yellow) count.
• Teams must make a mandatory green-flag pit stop with a minimum two-tire change.
• After the first segment ends, teams must pit and make at least a two-tire change.
• The starting lineup for the second segment will be based on how cars exit pit road after the mandatory pit stop.
• After the lineup is set, the field will be brought down pit road again so NASCAR officials can check the lug nuts on each car. NASCAR states that “lug nuts must be up against the wheel. Missing or loose lug nuts must be corrected and the car will start at the tail of the field.”

*SEGMENT 2 (50 laps)

• All laps (green and yellow) count.
• Teams must make a mandatory green-flag pit stop with a minimum two-tire change before Lap 85 (Lap 35 of the segment).
• After the second segment, there will be a random draw to decide if the top nine, 10 or 11 cars must enter pit road for a mandatory four-tire pit stop. Pit road is closed for all other cars.
• The starting lineup for the third segment will be based on how cars exit pit road after the mandatory pit stop, lining up behind the cars that did not pit.
• After the lineup is set, the field will be brought down pit road again so NASCAR officials can check the lug nuts on each car. NASCAR states that “lug nuts must be up against the wheel. Missing or loose lug nuts must be corrected and the car will start at the tail of the field.”

*SEGMENT 3 (13 laps)

• Only green-flag laps count.
• Overtime rule is in effect.
• Winner gets $1 million.

chuva lava fora Sprint Showdown, corrida de NASCAR Truck

chuva persistente mantido quaisquer veículos NASCAR - outros do que os Titãs de ar - de entrar na pista sexta-feira em Charlotte Motor Speedway, a criação de uma agenda de sábado movimentada.

Programação de hoje é:

Todos os horários são Oriental

08:30 - Sprint Cup garagem abre

9:30 - 10 am - Sprint All-Star equipes prática (FS1)

10:05 - 10:15 am - Sprint All-Star equipes pit prática (FS1)

11:00 - Sprint Showdown (FS1, Motor Racing Network)

12:30 pm - corrida da NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (FS1, a MRN)

17:00 - Reunião Sprint All-Star motoristas

7:10 pm - qualificação Sprint All-Star (três voltas com um pit stop) (FS1, a MRN)

8:35 pm - All-Star introduções do excitador

21:00 - Corrida Sprint All-Star (113 voltas em três segmentos) (FS1, MRN, Rádio SiriusXM NASCAR)

O site tempo Wunderground.com chama para uma elevação de 77 graus sábado e uma baixa de 56 graus. A chance de chuva é de 24 por cento, às 9 horas da manhã e cai para 15 por cento 10:00-14:00 Há uma chance de 71 por cento de chuva em 19:00, caindo para 52 por cento às 8 horas e menos de 40 por cento do resto da noite .

Friday’s on-track schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway

It’ll be a busy day for drivers in both the Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

First, more than 20 drivers are entered in Friday’s Sprint Showdown, which will give the two highest-finishing drivers — as well as the winner of the fan vote — will advance into Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race and its $1 million check to the winners. Both the Showdown and All-Star Race are non-points paying exhibition races that do not count in the regular Sprint Cup season standings.

However, the Truck Series will engage in a regular points-paying, regular season contest in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 race, which is due to take the green flag at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Here’s the schedule for a busy Friday (all times listed are Eastern):

Friday, May 20

9:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. – Sprint Cup garage open

10:30 a.m. – Truck garage opens

1:30 – 2:55 p.m. Sprint Showdown practice (Fox Sports 1)

3 – 4:40 p.m. – Sprint All-Star practice (FS1, Motor Racing Network)

4:45 – 4:55 p.m. – Sprint Cup All-Star pit road speed practice

5:15 p.m. – Sprint Showdown driver/crew chief meeting

5:30 p.m. – Truck qualifying — single vehicle/two rounds (FS1)

6:45 p.m. – Truck driver/crew chief meeting

7 p.m. – Sprint Showdown driver introductions

7:15 p.m. – Sprint Showdown race (20 laps/20 laps/10 laps) (FS1/MRN/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio)

8 p.m. – Truck driver introductions

8:30 p.m. – North Carolina Education Lottery 200 race (134 laps, 201 miles) (FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)