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[/media-credit]HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – May 19, 2012 – Sprint (NTSE: S) announced this evening that Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 47 Kingsford Toyota, has won the 2012 Sprint Fan Vote and is now in the field for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race taking place at Charlotte Motor Speedway tonight.
More than 2.4 million votes were cast during this year’s voting window. Coverage of tonight’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is currently airing on SPEED. Sprint customers can watch the race live on Android-powered devices by downloading NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile for free on Google Play™.
This is the ninth consecutive NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race that NASCAR fans have voted for their favorite driver. The previous winners were Ken Schrader (2004), Martin Truex Jr. (2005), Kyle Petty (2006), Kenny Wallace (2007), Kasey Kahne (2008), Joey Logano (2009), Carl Edwards (2010) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2011).
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