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NASCAR SPECIAL AWARDS

Award Driver
Coors Light Pole Award Joey Logano
3M Lap Leader Dale Earnhardt Jr.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Duralast Brakes "Brake in the Race" Award Jeff Gordon
Freescale Wide Open Award Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Ingersoll Rand Power Mover Award Kurt Busch
Mahle Engine Builder of the Race Award Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award Sam Hornish Jr.
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race Award Paul Menard
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap Award Carl Edwards
Sunoco Rookie of the Race Award Matt DiBenedetto

RACE TIME

Event Time (ET)
Driver Introductions 6:40 p.m.
Pre-race prep: Tires, interior & remove generators 6:50 p.m.
Line up crews -- facing the flag 7:19 p.m.
Invocation 7:20 p.m.
National Anthem 7:21 p.m.
Command to start engines 7:37 p.m.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

Number of Laps 267 laps
Competition yellow Lap 25
Pit Road Speed
 45 mph
Caution Car Speed 55 mph
Pit Road Speed Begins 240 feet before the first pit box
Pit Road Speed Ends 100 feet past the last pit box
Minimum Speed 32.46 seconds
Exiting the Pits (Blend Line) Keep all four tires below the white line until the exit of Turn 2, past the grass on the drivers' left
Fuel Pit Stalls 1-22 Sunoco pumps in the NCWTS garage
Fuel Pit Stalls 23-43 Sunoco pumps in the NSCS garage
Enter Victory Lane From NSCS garage exit gate
Post-Race 2-6 stop in pit stalls 28-32
All Others Double file at 28, against the grass

NEXT WEEK

Event Track/Day/Time (ET)
Next week NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Hauler parking 7 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 14
Garage opens 7 a.m. ET, Friday, May 15
First practice Noon ET, Friday, May 15