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How to vote a driver into the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race

By Nick Tylwalk

CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 21: Cars pit during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 21: Cars pit during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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You can help one driver make it into the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race this weekend, but they will need your vote.

The best way to make it into the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race is to win a race, either the second half of the previous season or the first half of this regular season. The Monster Energy Open provides a last chance for someone to race their way in too.

But there’s a last, last chance as well, and that comes courtesy of the All-Star Fan Vote. Put simply, it’s a way for drivers who wouldn’t qualify for the race on Saturday night any other way to have a chance to participate, and it gives NASCAR fans a small portion of the voting power that other sports provide for their respective All-Star events.

For 2017, a total of 21 Cup Series regulars are eligible for the Fan Vote. Here’s a list of the candidates in alphabetical order:

  • A.J. Allmendinger
  • Aric Almirola
  • Trevor Bayne
  • Ryan Blaney
  • Clint Bowyer
  • Landon Cassill
  • Matt DiBenedetto
  • Austin Dillon
  • Ty Dillon
  • Jeffrey Earnhardt
  • Chase Elliott
  • Timmy Hill
  • Erik Jones
  • Corey LaJoie
  • Michael McDowell
  • Paul Menard
  • Danica Patrick
  • David Ragan
  • Reed Sorensen
  • Daniel Suarez
  • Cole Whitt

Don’t see your favorite driver’s name on this list? Good news, then, because that means he’s probably already in the NASCAR All-Star Race field.

To vote, simply head to nascar.com/fanvote and hit the designated button. You’ll have to either sign in with an email address or Facebook and prove you aren’t a bot using reCAPTCHA. There’s also an option to share your vote via social media (either Facebook or Twitter) so that it counts double.

Next: NASCAR All-Star Race weekend TV schedule

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time tonight, so you’ll want to make sure you vote right away if you’d like to help someone make the NASCAR All-Star Race. The results of the vote will only be revealed in Victory Lane at the Monster Energy Open, so make sure you’re tuned in at 6 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 Saturday night to see that race as well.

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