Danica Patrick wins Sprint Fan Vote

SHR driver will be part of field for Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night

Danica Patrick was revealed to be the winner of the Sprint Fan Vote on Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway following the Sprint Showdown.

That put Patrick in the field for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, where engine trouble sent her to a 20th-place finish.

The Stewart-Haas Racing driver became the first person to win the Sprint Fan Vote twice, earning the honor in 2013.

Earlier in the week, Miss Sprint Cup revealed that Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing), Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates), Patrick (Stewart-Haas Racing), Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing) and Josh Wise (Phil Parsons Racing) were the top-five vote getters.

Since the Sprint Fan Vote was instituted in 2004, only one driver — Kasey Kahne in 2008 — has won the vote and gone on to win the race. The 12 fan vote winners have averaged a finish of 14.75 in the Sprint All-Star Race.

Previous Sprint Fan Vote winners and their results in the Sprint All-Star Race