NASCAR All-Star Race

Once a year, NASCAR's biggest stars come together to put on an event unlike anything else in motorsports, the All Star Race. This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series ...

With this in conjunction with the stacked roster of talent competing for the coveted million dollars, this year’s All Star race is a can’t miss event. The winner of Stage One will start first, the Stage Two winner will start second, and the Stage Three winner will finish third, so long as they manage to finish 15th or better in the stages following their victory. With all the nuance to the format, it's fair to say NASCAR has carefully crafted a race that constantly excites and tests driver’s patience. During the stage, NASCAR has announced that if "no natural caution occurs between lap 15-25 of the final stage, NASCAR will call a competition caution." Behind each driver is a story of triumph and tribulations that have led them to the sport’s biggest stage. * One other name to watch for is Ross Chastain. This is his second All-Star Race start but the speed he’s shown this year has the entire Cup Series garage taking notice. * Fan favorite Bubba Wallace is no stranger to the All-Star Race, but this is the first year he enters the weekend locked in to the main event. A win like this could possibly propel him into full Cup Series stardom and he’s proven he has the speed to do it. * Kyle Larson is the defending winner of the event, and the only driver to win the All-Star race at Texas Motor Speedway. He dominated last years race, much like he dominated most of the season. He has made the race in the past via the fan vote and the All-Star Open, but his win at Talladega last fall secured him a place in the big show for the first time in his career. Although he is the betting favorite to win the race, the new car has brought far more parity at intermediate tracks than fans saw last year. The All Star Race is the one weekend during the season where drivers can forget about points and solely place their focus on winning.

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Now, Chastain has been fast on longer runs this season compared to short ones, so I really don’t expect him to win one of the first three stages. Chastain has not been a great qualifier this season, so starting so close to the front will be a huge benefit, especially for all the reasons I laid out above for Busch. Put it all together and we have a driver who has been fast on this track type all season, starting from the pole in a very short race where track position will not only be important to stay up front but also serve as a reward for stage winners. For example, the winner of Stage 1 will start first in Stage 4, the winner of Stage 2 will start second, and the winner of Stage 3 will start third. So even if Busch can’t find a way to earn a win in the first three stages, the No. 18 pit crew has been the best as of late, so they’ll have another chance to earn a top-four starting spot in the final stage by banging out a quick stop at end of Stage 2. Additionally, at the end of Stage 2, there will be a mandatory four-tire pit stop, and the team with the fastest stop will automatically start fourth in the final stage (assuming they finish 15th or better in Stage 3).

Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won ten All-Star Races, including the last two with Kyle Larson (2021) and Chase Elliott (2020). That's the most wins for any ...

- The only time a driver won the Open and then the All-Star Race was in 2019. Winning the All-Star Race doesn’t mean you’ll do well the rest of the season. Drivers who won the All-Star Race ended the season with anywhere from 0 to 11 wins. How do drivers who get into the All-Star Race by winning the NASCAR Open finish? If there were had 13 races prior to the All-Star Race, that means 13 races after the All-Star race. The All-Star Race didn’t happen until July 15th, but Elliott had still only won once coming into the race. But most years, the All-Star Race comes at the perfect point to evaluate which drivers are on track to meet their goals and which one are lagging behind. The pie chart below shows the percentage of drivers ending the season in each position. The format and the venue have changed over the years, but the NASCAR All-Star Race remains a welcome chance for drivers to cut loose. Larson fans concerned that he’s only won one race this season can relax. Chase Elliott’s win in 2020 kicked off a similar streak. The chart begins at 12 o’clock and goes counter clockwise.

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The second stage of NASCAR's All-Star Race was red-flagged after a massive accident on the frontstretch.

I thought our No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevy was surprisingly pretty good for me and Texas (Motor Speedway), so I was pretty excited about it; looking forward to getting going and seeing what we had here towards the end. I just kind of messed up and didn’t get the gap shot quick enough. I thought we were sitting in a really good spot with strategy and things like that. Saw Kyle (Busch) have an issue like a tire down and I guessed left when I should have guessed right. "I saw the No. 18 (Kyle Busch) had a problem; and then I saw the No. 1 (Ross Chastain) hit him really hard," said Elliott. "I just didn’t give him enough room. "Just got a flat tire out of Turn 4, right rear is flat," explained Busch. "Unfortunate for our guys, everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing. We had a really fast race car, a great race car.

Jones was the top vote-getter among drivers not already qualified for the main event. The fans' choice put his No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet into the ...

Jones was the top vote-getter among drivers not already qualified for the main event. Kasey Kahne is the only previous Fan Vote winner to go on to win the main event. Erik Jones was announced Sunday night as the All-Star Race Fan Vote winner for the final spot in the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway (8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Following the All-Star Open, the full starting lineup is set for Sunday evening's NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway.

4th – Kyle Larson 1st – Kyle Busch The drivers who finished the single-car session outside of the top eight locked into their starting positions.

During Sunday's All-Star Race, disaster was barely avoided after a scary three-vehicle collision occurred. Kyle Busch's right rear tired appeared to blow ...

Both Elliott and Chastain slammed into the wall. He came out on top in the unique three-round qualifying competition. After landing, Chastain couldn’t maintain control and hit Chase Elliott as a result.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Texas native James Buescher and Daniel Suarez drove their way into the NASCAR All-Star race for a chance to ...

The final segment of the race was a 50-lap run to the $1 million prize. Austin Cindric was first at the end of the second segment. Texas is the fourth track to host the annual exhibition, but only the second where the All-Star race has been multiple times. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Texas native James Buescher and Daniel Suarez drove their way into the All-Star race earlier Sunday in an open qualifying. His No. 18 car wiggled coming out of the fourth turn because of a flat right rear tire, before slowing on the frontstretch. By clicking submit, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy. I just kind of messed up and didn’t get the gap shot quick enough." Larson hadn't changed tires, and had a right front tire go down. I just kind of misjudged it,” Elliott said. (AP Photo/Randy Holt) The Associated Press “I saw Kyle have an issue with a tire down. I knew he was going to go straight, I just didn’t realize he was going to go that far right that quick.

Kyle Busch was knocked out of NASCAR's All-Star race when his car was hit from behind by Ross Chastain when slowing down on the frontstretch at Texas.

Blaney was second, just like he was at the end of the first stage after starting the race there. Blaney said the net was latched and he had both hands on the wheel. Cindric was first at the end of the second segment. Busch, the polesitter and 2017 winner, was leading when he had a flat right rear tire coming out of the fourth turn on lap 48 late in the second stage. “It just let go in the center and took off," Larson said. His No. 18 car wiggled coming out of the fourth turn because of a flat right rear tire, before slowing on the frontstretch. I just kind of messed up and didn’t get the gap shot quick enough." Larson hadn't changed tires, and had a right front tire go down. They put Blaney in the situation he was in. He had to get his window net back in place and go two more laps. “That rule was never kind of relayed to us. But the All-Star race has to finish under green.

#12 - Ryan Blaney · #11 - Denny Hamlin · #2 - Austin Cindric (R) · #99 - Daniel Suarez · #22 - Joey Logano · #48 - Alex Bowman · #16 - A.J. Allmendinger · #17 - Chris ...

As Busch attempted to go low to get out of the way, Ross Chastain miscalculated where Busch's car was going to go and ran into the left rear of Busch's car at nearly full speed. With only one truly useable groove at Texas, passing was at a premium throughout the night and much of the race was run with the field spread out as green flag runs progressed. While leading the race, Kyle Busch had a right rear tire go down coming off of Turn 4, and slowed well off the pace on the front straightaway as he tried to get out of the narrow racing groove and out of harm's way. Because we wouldn't have allowed him to start if it was just laying down on the door." Belonging to the latter category was Denny Hamlin, who called out the window net situation for being patently unsafe and felt NASCAR should have black-flagged Blaney. Blaney attempted to put his window net back up, but fastening and securing the window net is not easily done from the driver's seat. As Ryan Blaney came off Turn 4 for the final time to take the checkered flag, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. slid up the track and hit the wall coming out of Turn 2. After the caution flag came out as he was coming to the checkered flag, Ryan Blaney had to hold off Denny Hamlin and teammate Austin Cindric on an overtime restart. Speaking to the media, NASCAR senior vice president of competition Scott Miller admitted fault on NASCAR's behalf, explaining that they prematurely called the final caution. The caution triggered a stipulation in the All-Star Race rules stating that the race must finish under green no matter what, necessitating the field be bunched back up for an Overtime restart. Not realizing the race was not yet over, Blaney began taking his window net down in celebration, only for his crew to inform him that there would be another restart. Just ask Ryan Blaney. For a moment, he thought he had taken the checkered flag and claimed his first All-Star million dollar victory.

Ryan Blaney needed two extra laps after thinking he had already won the All-Star race, staying in front through a green-white-checkered finish after a ...

Blaney was second, just like he was at the end of the first stage after starting the race there. "It just let go in the center and took off," Larson said. Busch, the polesitter and 2017 winner, was leading when he had a flat right rear tire coming out of the fourth turn on lap 48 late in the second stage. Blaney said the net was latched and he had both hands on the wheel. Cindric was first at the end of the second segment. I just kind of messed up and didn't get the gap shot quick enough." His No. 18 car wiggled coming out of the fourth turn because of a flat right rear tire, before slowing on the frontstretch. "This Mustang was a rocket ship," Blaney said. They put Blaney in the situation he was in. Pushed by his Penske teammate Austin Cindric on the restart, Blaney was able to stay in front and hold off Denny Hamlin, who finished 0.266 seconds behind. "That rule was never kind of relayed to us. He had to get his window net back in place and go two more laps.

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“Our car was tight all night and just managing the tightness and saw Kyle have an issue, like a tire down, and I guessed left, and I should have guessed right. Petty GMS Motorsports’ Erik Jones secured an All-Star berth through an online vote by fans; he crashed in the final stage and finished 20th. “Felt like the driver of the 1 car chose the wrong lane to go,” Chastain said, managing a smile as he left the infield care center. Ross Chastain, who was running second at the time guessed wrong on which lane Busch would slow into and hit him on the left side, slid up the track and into Chase Elliott‘s No.9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet before hitting the wall. His 84 laps led was most in the field, and he won Stage 3. Last year’s All-Star Race winner, Kyle Larson, was eliminated only 11 laps into the second stage when his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet blew a right-front tire, sending him hard into the wall. “It was about to be real bad for us, I thought the race was over,” Blaney said. As the cars made laps on the 1.5-mile track preparing for the overtime restart, Blaney could be seen trying to refasten the driver’s side safety net with one hand, steering the car under caution with the other. “Everyone thought the race was over. Moments after cruising across the finish line, Blaney unstrapped the driver’s side window netting preparing to celebrate the big win with his team, which was high-fiving one another and jumping onto pit road to applaud the apparent victory. FORT WORTH, Texas — Ryan Blaney won his first career NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race on Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway, earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan favorite non-points event. Blaney‘s No. 12 Team Penske Ford ultimately beat Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Toyota by 0.266 seconds in an overtime finish.

Blaney becomes the 26th different winner -- and fourth Team Penske driver -- in the All-Star Race's 38-year history.

And it was also Team Penske’s fourth win in the all-star event, all by different drivers. That was against the rules and Blaney found himself with a predicament: normally, it’s a crew member who locks the window net into place on pit road. “Everyone thought the race was over, I already had my window net down. “This is cool,” Blaney said with a big smile. If the yellow had come out in a points-paying race on the final lap, Blaney would have automatically won under caution. Blaney was roughly less than 200 feet from taking the checkered flag when Stenhouse's incident occurred -- but by the time the caution lights went on, it appeared Blaney was already across the finish line.

Team Penske's Ryan Blaney drove to his first victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race in overtime Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway.

“Our car was tight all night and just managing the tightness and saw Kyle have an issue, like a tire down, and I guessed left, and I should have guessed right. Petty GMS Motorsports’ Erik Jones secured an All-Star berth through an online vote by fans; he crashed in the final stage and finished 20th. His 84 laps led was most in the field, and he won Stage 3. “Felt like the driver of the 1 car chose the wrong lane to go,” Chastain said, managing a smile as he left the infield care center. Ross Chastain, who was running second at the time guessed wrong on which lane Busch would slow into and hit him on the left side, slid up the track and into Chase Elliott’s No.9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet before hitting the wall. Last year’s All-Star Race winner, Kyle Larson, was eliminated only 11 laps into the second stage when his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet blew a right-front tire, sending him hard into the wall. “It was about to be real bad for us, I thought the race was over,” Blaney said. As the cars made laps on the 1.5-mile track preparing for the overtime restart, Blaney could be seen trying to refasten the driver’s side safety net with one hand, steering the car under caution with the other. “My crew chief is taking four weeks off (a penalty from a pit-road infraction earlier in the season) because of safety. “Everyone thought the race was over. Moments after cruising across the finish line, Blaney unstrapped the driver’s side window netting preparing to celebrate the big win with his team, which was high-fiving one another and jumping onto pit road to applaud the apparent victory. FORT WORTH, Texas — Ryan Blaney won his first career NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race on Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway, earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan favorite non-points event.

Ryan Blaney had to go two extra laps after thinking he had won the All-Star race. NASCAR said it “probably prematurely called” a final yellow flag.

Blaney was second, just like he was at the end of the first stage after starting the race there. Blaney said the net was latched and he had both hands on the wheel. Busch, the polesitter and 2017 winner, was leading when he had a flat right rear tire coming out of the fourth turn on lap 48 late in the second stage. Cindric was first at the end of the second segment. I just kind of messed up and didn’t get the gap shot quick enough.” His No. 18 car wiggled coming out of the fourth turn because of a flat right rear tire, before slowing on the frontstretch. It will be the 14th points race this season. Pushed by his Penske teammate Austin Cindric on the restart, Blaney was able to stay in front and hold off Denny Hamlin, who finished 0.266 seconds behind. They put Blaney in the situation he was in. He had to get his window net back in place and go two more laps. “That rule was never kind of relayed to us. But the All-Star race has to finish under green.

Despite being winless in points-paying races this season, Ryan Blaney edged out Denny Hamlin in overtime to win $1000000 in the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race.

However, the last two All-Star Races were won by the eventual champion, so if Blaney capitalizes this year, there might be an argument that a trend is forming in that regard. However, the All-Star Race may give teams an idea of what they have come playoff season. For the first time since 2013, the red flag was displayed during the All-Star Race to clean up the crash. For the teams, Charlotte presents an opportunity to compete in NASCAR’s backyard in front of everyone who stays back at the shop from week-to-week. An additional problem was that Blaney had removed his window net, thinking that the race was over. All Busch needed to do was finish inside the top 15 and on the lead lap in every subsequent stage. That opened the door for stage two winner Austin Cindric to claim the pole for the final stage. Defending All-Star Race winner Kyle Larson finished dead last after blowing a right front tire and sliding head on into the turn 4 wall on lap 37. Aside from Suarez, the other Open transfers produced mixed results in the All-Star Race. Segment two winner Chris Buescher had a quiet, consistent performance, running in the upper mid-pack for most of the event. Goodyear has continued to deflect the blame, but when will Goodyear themselves step in and say enough is enough after yet another race with tire issues? Other times, it might just be the track itself that proves it’s time to go back to the drawing board and find a new compound that works. Daniel Suarez put on a show from the start of the night, all the way up through the final lap.

Check out the full results after Ryan Blaney's All-Star Race victory Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, where he held off Denny Hamlin and Austin Cindric.

Ryan Blaney held off Denny Hamlin on an overtime restart - that shouldn't have happened - to win his first career NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas.

The gimmicks were kept lower than years past, the pit crew competition made a return – kind of – and in the end, there was indeed passing in the midfield. The All-Star race is meant to be the site of beating and banging as well as side-by-side, white knuckle racing. Each year the annual exhibition event was a sure thing to be an action-packed wild night of racing, tempers, and rivalries for the sake of winning a million dollars. All the way up the pace laps of the event, that anticipation was building again. Even further, the incident in question was not caution flag worthy, meaning the official that decided to push the caution light button jumped the gun because he or she was looking for any reason to have a late race restart. So, with that being said, what is the point of throwing the yellow if the race is about to end anyway? The idea of the caution flag is, and always has been, to slow the cars down to safe speed in the event of an on-track accident to prevent any further accidents. It certainly can’t be an easy position to take, and there is so much pressure to make the right call as any incorrect move will upset millions of race fans. Or would they black flag him and force him to come to pit road and restart him at the rear? A surprised Blaney was told that there would be an overtime attempt, and indeed the race was not yet over. Even more recently, the North Carolinian has been in somewhat of a slump, as he has not finished in the top 10 since the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. In the final stage that was 50 laps, Blaney cleared his Team Penske stablemate Cindric to take the lead and did not look back.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney is talking about framing the window net from his No. 12 Ford, the one he somehow got secured enough to run two extra ...

“I lined up behind him on that last restart and gave him the best push possible.” The No. 12 crew was already celebrating the victory in the pits and Blaney had lowered the window net on the backstretch. It wasn't until on the backstretch just before the restart, when he clearly had both hands on the wheel and the net was up, that NASCAR determined he was good to go. "But it’s just a product of running second compared to winning,” Blaney said. “Obviously Ryan Blaney thought he won the race,” said Scott Miller, NASCAR’s senior VP for competition. Even runner-up Denny Hamlin agreed to that, but was frustrated that Blaney wasn't black-flagged for dropping his window net when initially thinking that Sunday night's race was over.