2022 NASCAR All-Star Race

The 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXVIII) was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that was held on May 22, 2022, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 140 laps, extended from 125 laps due to overtime finishes in two stages, it was the second exhibition race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2022 NASCAR All-Star Race
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
DateMay 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)
LocationTexas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
DistanceOpen: 50 laps, 75 mi (121 km)
Stage 1: 20 laps
Stage 2: 20 laps
Stage 3: 10 laps
All-Star Race: 125 Laps, 187.5 mi (301.8 km)
Stage 1: 25 laps
Stage 2: 25 laps
Stage 3: 25 laps
Stage 4: 50 laps[11]
Avg SpeedOpen: 82.518 mph (132.800 km/h)
All-Star Race: 102.62 mph (165.15 km/h)
NASCAR All Star Open
PoleTyler Reddick (Richard Childress Racing)
Time28.880
Winner (segment 1)Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (JTG Daugherty Racing)
Winner (segment 2)Chris Buescher (RFK Racing)
Winner (segment 3)Daniel Suárez (Trackhouse Racing Team)
Fan Vote winnerErik Jones (Petty GMS Motorsports)
NASCAR All-Star Race
PoleKyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Most laps ledRyan Blaney (Team Penske)
Laps84
WinnerRyan Blaney (Team Penske)
Television
NetworkFS1
AnnouncersMike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Larry McReynolds, and Frankie Muniz (Open)
Radio
NetworkMotor Racing Network
AnnouncersAlex Hayden and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2)
Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns)

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Background

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Texas Motor Speedway

The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2022 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2022, the winner of each stage of the All-Star Open, and the winner of the All-Star fan vote are eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
NASCAR All Star Open
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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list
NASCAR All-Star Race
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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Open Practice results

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Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.059 seconds and a speed of 185.829 mph (299.063 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.059 185.829
2 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.073 185.739
3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.129 185.382
Official Open practice results

All-Star Race Practice results

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Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.838 seconds and a speed of 187.253 mph (301.354 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.838 187.253
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.904 186.825
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.909 186.793
Official All-Star practice results

Qualifying (Open)

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Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.880 seconds and a speed of 186.981 mph (300.917 km/h).[13]

Open qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.880
2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 28.892
3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.956
4 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 28.982
5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.003
6 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.028
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.110
8 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.028
9 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.224
10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.226
11 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.287
12 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.396
13 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.506
14 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.749
15 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.895
16 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 29.927
Official NASCAR All Star Open qualifying results

Qualifying (All-Star Race)

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Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race by beating Ryan Blaney in the final round of the Pit Crew Challenge.[14]

All-Star Race qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.554 1st
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 28.565 2nd
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.528 2nd Round
4 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.632 2nd Round
5 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 28.620 1st Round
6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 28.723 1st Round
7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.744 1st Round
8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.767 1st Round
9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.777
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 28.807
11 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.822
12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 28.830
13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.831
14 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.834
15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.864
16 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.891
17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 28.904
18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.908
19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.935
20 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.011
21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Open Stage 1 Winner
22 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Open Stage 2 Winner
23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Open Stage 3 Winner
24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet Fan Vote Winner
Official NASCAR All Star Race starting lineup

NASCAR All Star Open

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NASCAR All Star Open results

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Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 50
2 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50
3 6 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 50
4 8 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 50
5 4 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 50
6 12 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 50
7 10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 50
8 14 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 50
9 13 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 50
10 15 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 50
11 16 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 50
12 1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 42
13 9 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 42
14 5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 40 a
15 11 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 25
16 3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 20 b
^a Winner of the second segment.
^b Winner of the first segment.
Official NASCAR All Star Open race results

NASCAR All-Star Race

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NASCAR All-Star Race results

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Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 140
2 16 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 140
3 12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 140
4 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 140
5 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 140
6 20 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 140
7 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 140
8 22 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 140
9 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 140
10 14 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 140
11 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 140
12 8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 140
13 5 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 140
14 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 140
15 19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 140
16 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 140
17 15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 140
18 11 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 140
19 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 139
20 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 103
21 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47
22 6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 47
23 13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47
24 4 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36
Official NASCAR All-Star Race results

Overtime controversy

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At the race's original final lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hit the wall coming out of turn two. NASCAR brought out a caution moments before race leader Ryan Blaney passed the finish line. This meant the race would go into overtime, as the NASCAR All-Star Race rules for that year required the race end under green. Blaney was unaware of the caution and lowered his window net shortly after crossing the finish line. Driving without a secured window net is considered a safety violation and would typically result in a black flag. Blaney attempted to secure the window net by himself, but was unable to do so properly. NASCAR did not allow Blaney to come to pit road in order for his team to securely install the window net. Instead, Blaney retained his lead for the overtime restart and drove with a half-secured net. He would claim afterwards that his window net was secured during the overtime laps. Denny Hamlin, as well as fans, later criticized NASCAR for the timing of the caution and allowing Blaney to drive and keep his first spot with a blatant safety violation. NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Scott Miller admitted the caution was called prematurely and they had "no way for [them] to know" if Blaney managed to securely install the window net after he originally lowered it.[15]

In response to the controversy, NASCAR pledged to increase the amount of communication between the race control, Race Director and Senior Vice President of Competition in calling cautions to prevent inconsistent calls from reoccurring.[16]

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports was the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer, Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth. Actor Frankie Muniz joined Joy, Bowyer, and McReynolds in the booth for the Open. Jamie Little and Vince Welch handled pit road for the television side.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Guest commentator: Frankie Muniz (Open)
Jamie Little
Vince Welch

Radio

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Motor Racing Network (MRN) continued their longstanding relationship with Speedway Motorsports to broadcast the race on radio. The lead announcers for the race's broadcast were Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle. The network also had two announcers on each side of the track: Dave Moody in turns 1 and 2 and Mike Bagley in turns 3 and 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon were the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Steve Post
Kim Coon

References

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  4. ^ "All-Star Race Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Open Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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  7. ^ "Open Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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  15. ^ Rivera, Joe (2022-05-23). "Why Ryan Blaney's All-Star Race win was met with controversy, criticism of NASCAR by Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2022-05-24.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Long, Dustin (2022-06-24). "Friday 5: Crew chief Rodney Childers looks to faster start for Kevin Harvick team". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-30.