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2024 NASCAR All-Star Race

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2024 NASCAR All-Star Race
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
DateMay 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)
LocationNorth Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
DistanceOpen: 100 laps, 62.5 mi (100.6 km)
All-Star Race: 200 Laps, 125 mi (201 km)[4]
Avg SpeedOpen: 98.728 mph (158.887 km/h)
All-Star Race: 93.809 mph (150.971 km/h)
NASCAR All Star Open
PoleTy Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)
TimeN/A
WinnerTy Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Fan Vote winnerNoah Gragson (Stewart-Haas Racing)
NASCAR All-Star Race
PoleJoey Logano (Team Penske)
Time1:29.754
Most laps ledJoey Logano (Team Penske)
Laps199
WinnerJoey Logano (Team Penske)
Television
NetworkFS1
AnnouncersMike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio
NetworkMotor Racing Network
AnnouncersAlex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (4) (Turns)

The 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race (XL) was a non-championship NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that was held on May 19, 2024, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

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Background

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North Wilkesboro Speedway

The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2024 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2023, the top two race finishers 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
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list
NASCAR All-Star Race
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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Practice results

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Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 18.145 seconds and a speed of 124.001 mph (199.560 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18.145 124.001
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 18.176 123.790
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18.210 123.558
Official practice results

All-Star Open Qualifying

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Qualifying for the All-Star Open was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup was set by owner points. Ty Gibbs will start on the pole for the Open. [13]

Open starting lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
5 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
7 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
8 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
9 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
10 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
12 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
13 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
14 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
16 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
17 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
18 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
19 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
20 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford
Official Open starting lineup

Qualifying (Pit Crew Challenge)

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The 2024 Pit Crew Challenge set the starting lineup for both the NASCAR All-Star qualifying heat races. Joey Logano scored the pole for Heat Race 1 as well as the main event with a time of 1:29.754. Brad Keselowski scored the pole for Heat Race 2 with a time of 1:30.140. Christopher Bell's pit crew won the Pit Crew Challenge with a pit time of 13.223 seconds.[14]

Heat Race 1 qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:29.754
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.169
3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:30.288
4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:30.766
5 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:30.994
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:31.846
7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.542
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:42.518
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:49.890
Heat Race 1 qualifying results

Heat Race 2 qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:30.140
2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:30.199
3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:30.666
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.946
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:31.674
6 5 Kevin Harvick[a] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:36.334
7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:39.788
8 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:43.314
Heat Race 2 qualifying results

Qualifying heat races

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The qualifying heat races were cancelled due to torrential rains and flooding at the speedway. As a result, NASCAR resorted to the morning qualifying session to set the starting lineup.

NASCAR All-Star Race Starting Lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Notes
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
18 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota All-Star Open Winner
19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota All-Star Open Runner-Up
20 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford All-Star Fan Vote Winner
Official 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 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100
2 4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 100
3 7 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100
4 16 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 100
5 5 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100
6 2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 100
7 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100
8 12 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100
9 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100
10 10 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100
11 18 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 100
12 13 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100
13 17 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 100
14 9 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 100
15 8 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 100
16 14 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100
17 19 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100
18 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 100
19 20 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 93
20 6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 82
Official NASCAR All Star Open race results

NASCAR All Star Race

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Post-race fight

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On the first lap of the race, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made it 3 wide in between Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch that had Busch hit the outside wall off of turn 2. Upset with that, Busch retaliated and wrecked Stenhouse on the very next lap in the same corner where he hit the wall taking Stenhouse out of the race. Stenhouse parked his car in Busch's pit stall where he had a conversation with Busch's crew chief Randall Burnett. In his interview, Stenhouse quoted "Maybe Richard [Childress] will hold my watch after the race", a reference to an altercation between Childress and Busch in 2011. After the race was over, Stenhouse waited outside of Busch's hauler to confront him and the two had a conversation that got more heated after both began to disagree with what happened on the track. After Stenhouse told Busch to "go back and watch it," he threw a punch at Busch that connected and the two got into a fistfight with Stenhouse's father Ricky Stenhouse Sr. trying to hold Busch back before Busch started attacking him too. The two got separated with both their crew members getting involved as well. The two had another heated conversation while both were getting held back to where Stenhouse said "I'll wreck you at Charlotte" to where Busch replied "Bring it! I don't give a fuck! I suck just as bad as you! Let's go!"[15] Stenhouse Jr. was fined $75,000, Stenhouse Sr. was suspended indefinitely, team mechanic Clint Myrick was suspended for 8 races, and turner Keith Matthews was suspended for 4 races for their involvement in the fight.[16]

NASCAR All Star Race results

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Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200
2 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
3 5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 200
4 12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
5 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200
6 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 200
7 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200
8 15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
9 9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 200
10 14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200
11 20 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200
12 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
13 17 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
14 6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 200
15 4 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200
16 2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 200
17 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
18 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 198
19 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186
20 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2
Official NASCAR All-Star Race results

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 two-time All-Star race winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

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, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 winner of the All-Star Race Rusty Wallace. The network also have one announcer stationed in turn 4: Dave Moody. Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner were the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turn 4: Dave Moody Steve Post
Brienne Pedigo
Chris Wilner

Notes

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  1. ^ Kevin Harvick practiced and qualified the car for Kyle Larson while Larson was in Indianapolis practicing & qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.

References

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  2. ^ Taranto, Steven (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "NASCAR, North Wilkesboro Speedway announce 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race format". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Open Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "All-Star Race Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Open Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "All-Star Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 All-Star Race Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "NASCAR All-Star Open Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (May 17, 2024). "NASCAR All Star Race: Ty Gibbs fastest in practice at North Wilkesboro". Motorsport.com. North Wilkesboro, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Utter, Jim (May 19, 2024). "NASCAR All Star Race: Qualifying and pit crew challenge postponed". Motorsport.com. North Wilkesboro, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Utter, Jim (May 18, 2024). "NASCAR All-Star Race: Logano earns pole, Bell wins pit crew challenge". Motorsport.com. North Wilkesboro, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch throw punches post All-Star Race". Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fined $75K for sparking All-Star brawl, two crew members suspended". NASCAR. May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.