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THE RACE
The Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval, Concord, NC)
No. 2 Miller Lite Fan Mosaic Ford Fusion driven by Brad Keselowski
No. 22 Pennzoil Ford Fusion driven by Joey Logano
Saturday, May 18, 8:00 pm ET

BRAD KESELOWSKI

The No. 2 Miller Lite Fan Mosaic Ford Fusion
Primary Chassis PRS-845
Last Raced Bristol (finished third)
Backup Chassis: PRS-847
Last Raced: Backup at several races (not raced)

• GETTING IN: Keselowski locked himself into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race by winning the Quaker State 400 - his first victory after the 2012 All-Star event - at Kentucky Speedway last summer. 
• ALL-STAR REWIND - 2012: In the closest finish of the night, Keselowski edged Kasey Kahne by inches to win the third segment of the 2012 All-Star Race. He parlayed that into a second-place finish in the final segment, marking his best-ever result in the event. 
• TRANSERRING FROM SHOWDOWN: In 2011, Keselowski raced his way into the All-Star Race by finishing second in the All-Star Showdown qualifying race.
• A LOCK: Since his rookie season of 2009, Keselowski has not missed the All-Star Race. 
• FAN MOSAIC PAINT SCHEME: On Thursday afternoon, May 16, Keselowski will unveil his paint scheme for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race. The series champ will pilot a No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion featuring a fan mosaic paint scheme carrying thousands of photos uploaded to a special web site by fans of the "Blue Deuce."
• DOUBLE DUTY: Keselowski will also participate in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race on Friday night. He is attempting to pick up his first NCWTS victory to join his father, Bob, as the only father-son duo to win in that series.

WHY DO YOU ENJOY THE ALL-STAR RACE?
"I really feel like we are in the best stretch of races of the year. The Southern 500 at Darlington and the All-Star Race and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte are three of our premier races. I would put all three of them in the top five races of the year. The All-Star Race is definitely an event made for the fans. You won't see guys driving any harder than you will on Saturday night. There is a huge purse on the line and I know a lot of drivers that could use an extra $2 million. If someone who has never been to a race asked me which one to go to first, I would say the All-Star Race."

IS THERE ANY WAY A DRIVER WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE HOME THE $1 MILLION BONUS FOR WINNING EVERY SEGMENT?
"That's going to be tough, for sure. I don't know how much faith I have in someone being able to pull that off. There are so many different strategies that teams use. It's hard to always pick the one that will win you the segment while also setting you up for the final segment. You should see all of us going all out on each segment, which is what should happen in an all-star event."


JOEY LOGANO

The No. 22 Pennzoil Ford Fusion
Primary Chassis PRS-855
Last Raced: New chassis
Backup Chassis: PRS-844
Last Raced: Backup at several races (not raced 

 • WINNING A REQUIREMENT: Joey Logano will race in his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. Logano qualified for the event by winning his second-career Sprint Cup Series race last season at Pocono Raceway. Logano won the pole, led the most laps and passed his childhood idol, Mark Martin, to grab the victory. 
• A SERIES-BEST AVERAGE: Of all drivers entered and eligible for this weekend's All-Star race, Logano has the best career average finish in the event. In his two previous starts, Logano owns finishes of eighth (2009) and third (2010), giving him a 5.5 average finish in the special event.
• FAN VOTE WINNER: While Logano wasn't eligible to race in the All-Star race his freshman season on the circuit, he made the main event by winning the Sprint Fan Vote after finishing fifth in the Sprint Showdown race.
• SPECIAL PAINT SCHEME: As is a normal occurrence in the Sprint All-Star race, Logano will carry a special paint scheme for the event. His car will transform from the regular yellow and red to a primarily yellow car highlighting the Pennzoil sponsorship of the No. 22 machine. The same paint scheme will run on Logano's Ford Fusion next week as well in the Coca-Cola 600.

HOW MUCH FUN IN THE ALL-STAR RACE?
"It's great. I mean it is kind of like the Unlimited at the beginning of the year, but this just feels different. This does feel like an All-Star event for sure, like you see with the NFL or NBA. It's at night, right here at the home track for all of the teams, with a crazy format and a go-for-broke type of mentality. In a way, you can use it for a test session for the 600, but everyone comes out here thinking about one thing and that's winning the race." 

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE RACE FORMAT?
"They did a good job at coming up with a format this year that is going to be more conducive to better racing. I know they have been messing with it over the years to try and make it the best possible race they can. This year, the big question will be pit strategy and when to come in, when you take tires and such. I know we have already started talking about it. You always see some different stuff happen in the All-Star race and I'm sure this year will be no different."