Can anyone explain to me how the segments work in the All-Star Race?

May be...

If a driver wins the first segment does he go to the back of the pack for the second segment? And where will he start for the 10 lap shoot out for a million big ones?
Hope some1 can clear this up for me....Thanks

I copied and pasted directly from nascar.com. I hope it clears things up for you. There is no field inversion this year.

The race includes:


• Race-winning drivers from the previous and current Cup Series seasons.

• Cup Series champions from the past 10 years who are active drivers and have competed in at least one series event during the previous or current season.

• Past winners of the All-Star Race.

• Two drivers who qualify for the premier event by finishing first and second, respectively, in the Showdown (formerly the Open).

• One driver who joins the All-Star Race field by winning the Fan Vote.

The All-Star Race's format:

• Segment 1 -- 50 laps with a mandatory green-flag pit stop on Lap 25 at which time teams must pit and take four tires. Following the end of Segment 1, the caution flag will be displayed for an optional pit stop.

• Segment 2 -- 20 laps with the caution flag displayed at the end of the segment for an optional pit stop.

• Segment 3 -- 20 laps with a 10-minute break at the end of the segment. Teams may make normal adjustments to their cars during this break. The finishing order after the third segment determines the final starting positions for the final segment.

• Segment 4 -- 10-lap shootout with only green-flag laps counting.

i think every1 who watches NASCAR including me wants to know this

Um I'm not sure how it exactly works. Great question but like you said I think If you win a segment you go to the back of the pack for the next segment.
But last year I think they drew names out of a hat to see where people started in the last 10 lap dash. They will explain it the night of the race but you know how DW is, you won't be able to understand how there explaining it...lol....And when you think you know how it all works next year they will totally change it up again...
I'm pretty sure they had made some big changes from the last All-Star race....

If Nascar tried a little harder, surely they could make the All-Star race a little more confusing..why not just have a dam- race, and let it go at that..wonder why NASCAR is not a word in Y/A answers..seems like spell checker would recognize it

Here you go:

http://www.cbssports.com/autoracing/stor...

That's the best I can do. I don't really understand it, because it seems like NASCAR changes it every year. It's too complicated for me; I just know when somebody takes the checkered flag. : )align screen pocket pc