Fan voting online, on NASCAR mobile app will design 2013 Sprint Unlimited

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Fans will have a direct impact on several competition elements of the newly titled The Sprint Unlimited At Daytona, the 75-lap non-points race that opens the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Fans will play an integral part in how the fan-favorite exhibition race unfolds on Saturday, Feb. 16 (8 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX Deportes, Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio) at Daytona International Speedway. By casting their vote, fans are invited to design several competition aspects of the preseason event, including:

-The number of laps in each segment
-The type of pit stop a team makes after the first segment
-How many cars will be eliminated after the second segment

Votes can be cast on NASCAR’s new official mobile app – NASCAR Mobile ’13 – or at NASCAR.com/SprintUnlimited. All votes made through the NASCAR Mobile ’13 app will count twice.

“We are excited to provide our fan base this first-of-its-kind opportunity to directly be involved in determining the race’s format and in-race decisions,” said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. “By allowing our fans this type of interaction, it is our hope that more fans will be tuned in to the event than ever before.”

The voting window for the race format will close on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The voting windows for the pit stop and elimination will close at various times throughout the race broadcast. Vote results will be relayed to teams during each segment and announced live on the FOX race broadcast.

Fan voting categories, include:

•Length of each of the three race segments:
-Choice A: 40 laps, 20 laps, 15 laps
-Choice B: 35 laps, 30 laps, 10 laps
-Choice C: 30 laps, 25 laps, 20 laps
Race format voting ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, February 13.

•Team pit stop after the first segment:
-Choice A: No pit stop
-Choice B: Two-tire change
-Choice C: Four-tire change
Pit stop voting concludes at the green flag of the first segment.

•How many cars will be eliminated after the second segment:
-Choice A: None 
-Choice B: Two cars eliminated
-Choice C: Four cars eliminated
-Choice D: Six cars eliminated
Elimination voting concludes at the green flag of the first segment.

Fans are encouraged to follow @NASCAR and @MissSprintCup on Twitter to engage in the #SprintUnlimited conversation throughout the voting window.