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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Concord: Sprint All-Star Race at a glance

Denny Hamlin celebrates his win in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 16, 2015.
Denny Hamlin celebrates his win in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 16, 2015. dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

Distance: 113 laps (in segments of 50, 50 and 13), or 169.5 miles.

Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile banked, asphalt trioval in Concord.

When: 7 p.m., Saturday.

TV: Fox Sports 1.

Radio: Motor Racing Network.

Last year’s winner: Denny Hamlin.

Also this week: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Truck Series, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Friday, 8:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Worth mentioning: This is the first week of Charlotte’s race weeks, which will be capped by the Coca-Cola 600 on May 29.

David Scott’s Power 16

1. Kyle Busch (1st last week): Looking for first win at Charlotte

2. Kevin Harvick (2): Strong car early at Dover (Del.), then fell off.

3. Brad Keselowski (3): Good, but not good enough, at Dover.

4. Kurt Busch (4): All that’s missing is a win.

5. Carl Edwards (*): Contended at Dover until Kyle Larson took him out.

6. Jimmie Johnson (5): Gear shifting problems, hate when that happens.

7. Martin Truex Jr. (7): If not for bad luck …

8. Chase Elliott (9): Continuing with impressive rookie season.

9. Joey Logano (6): Something’s missing for the No. 22 so far.

10 Matt Kenseth (16): Finally grabs that first win.

11. Denny Hamlin (12); 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (9); 13. Austin Dillon (8); 14. Jamie McMurray (11); 15. Kyle Larson (NR); 16. Kasey Kahne (NR).

*–inadvertently omitted from last week’s rankings.

This story was originally published May 19, 2016 at 5:59 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Concord: Sprint All-Star Race at a glance."

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