Jamie McMurray surprised everyone and won the All-Star Race after a late-race duel with Carl Edwards.
Charlotte, N. C. – Jamie McMurray boldly surged to the front in the final segment of the NACAR Sprint All-Star race to score the victory in the 30th running of the 90-lap spectacular at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on a cool Saturday evening.
For McMurray, he earned a cool $1.035 million for the high-speed run, plus he earned glory for the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates team.
The victor drove the Bass Pro Chevrolet and became the 20th winner in 30 years of this race. In total, he led 31 laps.
Lining up second alongside Carl Edwards for the final 10 circuits, McMurray and Edwards waged a spirited dual with the former eventually blasting by on the outside and was not headed en route to the checkered flag, his third win on the 1.5-mile oval.
Said the winner, “This is an awesome moment. It is so much different from winning the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 because there are no points involved.
The mentality going into that last segment is just all or nothing. My thought process was I don’t care if I wreck. I don’t care if I wreck because we are racing for $1 million.
“I wanted to make the most out of it, and it was three or four of the hardest laps I have driven in my racing career. And it is one of those memories I hope I never forget.”
McMurray applauded crew chief Keith Rodden for making the right calls and directing the team to victory.
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