NASCAR's All-Star Race isn't perfect; which sport's is? But it's an interesting spin on getting the best drivers of the moment into a fan-based competition.
Voting is under way for a favorite driver, the man or Danica Patrick who wins a popularity contest and gets a free pass into the May 21 competition.
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We're not picking on Danica; she just happens to be the only female driving in Sprint Cup competition. And since fan ballots are the only way she can enter the race — unless she wins at Kansas or Dover — Patrick will have to rely on the kindness of strangers.