Format set for NASCAR Sprint Unlimited at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR announced this week that the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 14, will be split into two segments. A competition caution at lap 25 will separate the segments in the non-points event. <br /> <br /> New this year, select fans will be paired with each crew chief for a random drawing to determine starting and pit road positions.<br /> <br /> "Anticipation for the start of the NASCAR season is at an all-time high among fans and drivers," said NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell. "Fans have a unique opportunity to participate in key elements of the event, making this year's Sprint Unlimited even more exciting."<br /> <br /> The field of 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will include 2014 Coors Light Pole Award winners, former Sprint Unlimited race winners and Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full time in 2014, and all 16 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers from 2014. If an eligible driver does not enter the race, the open position will be filled based on 2014 Championship driver points. The first five provisional drivers, respectively, are Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, Marcos Ambrose, Casey Mears, and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. <br /> <br /> <i><b>WDUN will have live coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Sprint Unlimited from Daytona International Speedway beginning at 7 pm on Saturday, Feb. 14, on 102.9 FM.</i></b><br />

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