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May 11, 2015

Weekly NASCAR.com preview: May 11-May 17


See what’s coming this week to NASCAR.com

Here’s what you’ll see on NASCAR.com this week:

MONDAY: During the rain delay at Kansas, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he was in “big trouble.” See how the No. 88 team rallied for a top-five finish. And with the race in the rearview mirror, @nascarcasm offers his race recap — in photos — as only he can.

TUESDAY: Expect Power Rankings presented by John Deere to get another shakeup this week — will Jimmie Johnson rise to No. 1? Plus, check out ‘Six-Time’s’ imaginary Facebook page created by @nascarcasm. NASCAR.com’s Jessica Ruffin will explore the plan for some of Hendrick Motorsports‘ pit crews for the first stand-alone event of the season, with the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Iowa Speedway.

WEDNESDAY: Check out which paint schemes will be on display at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Sprint All-Star Race. Plus, learn more about the history of CMS in our track photo gallery.

THURSDAY: Trucks are on track at Charlotte, and we’ll have live leaderboards for you to follow. In honor of Throwback Thursday, we’ll look back to Jeff Gordon‘s win in the 1992 All-Star race, plus take a historical look at the standings entering the All-Star Race during the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup era.

FRIDAY: Get all the on-track action slated for Charlotte throughout the day and evening, including the Sprint Showdown practice, qualifying and race; All-Star Race practice; and Truck Series qualifying, and the race itself.

Also coming this week: In Tech Talk, senior writer Kenny Bruce hits the high notes of a busy on-track week … RJ Kraft and George Winkler will debate the All-Star Race format … we’ll look back on same of the best paint schemes in the history of the All-Star Race.

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