Sprint Fan Vote: Current top five revealed

With the Sprint Fan Vote well underway, the top-five vote-getters among the field have been released.

Fans are stilll able to cast their votes for any of the 30 drivers in the running, but the top five thus far are as follows, in alphabetical order: Ryan Blaney ^[2], Matt DiBenedetto ^[3], Chase Elliott ^[4], Kyle Larson ^[5] and Danica Patrick ^[6].

Patrick won the Sprint Fan Vote last year and in 2013, becoming the first two-time Sprint Fan Vote winner. Young drivers Elliott and Blaney currently lead the Sunoco Rookie of the Year competition, while DiBenedetto made a splash in the NASCAR scene with his emotional career-best sixth-place finish in April at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson is coming off a run at Kansas in which he showed plenty of speed, but was caught up in a late wreck not of his own doing.
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Even if your favorite driver isn't on the top-five list, don't worry -- there's still time to help him catch up. Fans can vote daily by downloading the NASCAR Mobile App or visiting www.nascar.com/SprintFanVote ^[8], with votes that are shared on Facebook or Twitter counting for double.

Fans have until 5 p.m. ET May 20 to cast their votes and NASCAR will announce the winner of the Sprint Fan Vote in Victory Lane post-Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway ^[9] on Friday, May 20 (7 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio). The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is scheduled for May 21.

If any of the Sprint Fan Vote candidates wins in the races leading up to the Sprint All-Star Race, he or she will automatically earn a spot in the race and their name will be removed from the Sprint Fan Vote ballot.

To purchase ticket packages for the Sprint All-Star Race weekend -- which includes the Sprint Showdown, NASCAR Camping World Truck ^[10] Series N.C. Education Lottery 200, Andy Grammer pre-race concert powered by Rayovac and the Sprint All-Star Race and qualifying -- call Charlotte Motor Speedway ^[11] at 1-800-455-FANS or visit CharlotteMotorSpeedway.com ^[12].

Fans wishing to engage in the #SprintAllStar Race conversation through the #SprintFanVote window are encouraged to follow @MissSprintCup, @CLTMotorSpdwy and @NASCAR on Twitter.