CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The rules surrounding Saturday nights Sprint All-Star Race continue to change, and fans are concerned the latest tweak is meant to benefit Danica Patrick. Among a handful of changes announced Wednesday was a clarification that the winning driver of the Sprint Fan Vote must only have a car in raceable condition to advance into the All-Star Race. That counters earlier announcements that said the winner of the fan vote must finish on the lead lap of the Sprint Showdown preliminary race. NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp says the earlier reference to finishing on the lead lap was simply miscommunication on NASCARs part. But fans pounced on the tweak, believing it was to benefit Patrick, who has struggled on intermediate tracks this year but is currently among the top-five vote getters. Its unlikely that the change will affect the outcome. The last two years, all but one of the cars running at the conclusion of the Showdown was on the lead lap. And, barring an accident or a mishap, the format of two 20-lap segments means it would be difficult for Patrick to be lapped based on performance. Patrick, who won the fan vote last year as the most popular driver in the Nationwide Series, is inside the top-five headed into Saturday along with Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte, Martin Truex Jr. and Michael Waltrip. The top two finishers in the Showdown advance into the $1 million main event, as does the winner of the fan vote. Among other changes announced Wednesday, the qualifying order will be set by random draw because theres no pit crew competition this year to determine the order. Time trials will include a total time for three laps, including a four-tire pit stop. New is that there will be no pit-road speed, and the pit crew cannot go over the wall until the car has come to a complete stop. The no speed limit was intriguing to at least one driver. "Wow!! Qual for (at)sprint all star race is going to b exciting!!" tweeted Kyle Busch. "NO pit road speed coming in or going out. Not what I had in mind but ok... ?" The format for the All-Star race was previously announced and basically remains the same at four segments of 20 laps, with an optional pit stop between each segment. NASCAR calls for a mandatory four-tire pit stop before the final 10-lap sprint to the finish. Drivers will enter pit road for the final stop according to their average finish from the first four segments. Thats a change from last year, when drivers entered pit road with the winners of the first four segments at the front of field. The rest of the field entered based on the order of finish from the fourth segment. But the winning drivers from each segment sandbagged the rest of the segments and drove around at the back of the field. NASCAR is trying to eliminate that this year with the entry to pit road order on the final stop. Track owner Bruton Smith has also offered a $1 million bonus to any driver who wins all four segments and the race, making it possible for a driver to win a total of $2 million on Saturday night. Wholesale Marlins Jerseys . Miikka Kiprusoff had just announced his retirement after a decade-long run in Calgary and it would be up to Berra and Ramo to fill the void. Wei-Yin Chen Jersey . -- Patrick Reed got an early start in golf. http://www.cheapmarlinsjerseys.com/ .Y. -- Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations womens hockey tournament. Cheap MLB Jerseys . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox became the first team in the majors to turn three triple plays in a season since 1979, turning one in the third inning of an 11-8 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.With Chase dArnaud on second base and Gordon Beckham on first, Atlantas Freddie Freeman hit a soft liner off Chicagos Chris Sale that rookie shortstop Tim Anderson trapped.Anderson tagged dArnaud as he tried to retreat to secoond for the first out.dddddddddddd Anderson stepped on second to force out Beckham, then threw to first baseman Jose Abreu to get Freeman.Chicago turned triple plays on April 22 against Texas and May 18 against Houston.In 1979, both the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox turned three triple plays. Cheap NFL Womens Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale NFL Womens Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys NFL China Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping ' ' '