Kyle Larson overcame a bottom-third beginning grid place and a pit highway dashing penalty to win his third profession NASCAR All-Star characteristic race.
The solely non-competition yellow flag got here out on lap 16 with Larson, Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, Bubba Wallace, Josh Berry, Noah Gragson, Tyler Reddick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. all pitting for contemporary tires. Larson was nabbed for dashing in the course of the cease however steadily made up floor, getting all the best way into the lead by lap 55 and by no means wanting again. Larson gained the race off pit highway cleanly on the halfway competitors yellow and made it stick.
NASCAR All-Star Race outcomes
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR All-Star Race TV/streaming schedule
All instances Eastern
Friday, May 19
4-5 p.m.: All-Star Open and Race observe (FS1)
5:30-7 p.m.: All-Star Open and Race qualifying – pit cease problem (FS1)
Saturday, May 20
7-9 p.m.: All-Star Open and Race heats (FS1)
Sunday, May 21
5-6 p.m.: All-Star Open (FS1, Fox Deportes)
8-10 p.m.: All-Star Race (FS1, Fox Deportes)
NASCAR All-Star Race format
Cup Series regulars who’ve (a) gained a race in 2022 or 2023, (b) gained a earlier All-Star Race, or (c) gained a Cup Series championship are mechanically entered into the 200-lap occasion. There are 21 drivers who meet that standards and the remaining three to finish the 24-car subject shall be decided by the highest two finishers of the 100-lap All-Star Open and a fan vote.
Prior to the Open, instances from a pit cease competitors Friday night time will decide the beginning grids for 2 60-lap warmth races to be run Saturday night time. Similar to the Daytona 500 twin qualifying races, one warmth will decide the within lane starters for the All-Star Race and the opposite will decide the surface lane.
Cars will begin the All-Star Race on brand-new sticker tires and can solely be capable to make the most of one set after the competitors warning. The winner takes house $1 million — the second-highest payout of the yr after the Daytona 500.
North Wilkesboro Speedway particulars
North Wilkesboro opened in 1947 — the identical yr as NASCAR’s oldest monitor in Richmond, Virginia — and from 1949 to 1996 yearly held no less than one Cup Series race. It is exclusive to different tracks which, save for banking, are roughly “degree.” North Wilkesboro includes a downhill entrance stretch and an uphill backstretch.
Built: 1947
First Cup Series race: Oct. 16, 1949 (gained by Bob Flock)
Last Cup Series race: Sept. 29, 1996 (gained by Jeff Gordon)
Profile: 0.625-mile oval
Banking: 3 levels on straightaways, 14 levels in turns
NASCAR final held a Cup Series occasion at North Wilkesboro in September 1996 with legends like Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace within the subject. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives by way of Getty Images)
NASCAR All-Star Race beginning grid
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
oq-Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
oq-Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
fv-Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
oq: Qualified by way of All-Star Open race | fv: Fan vote provisional
NASCAR All-Star Open outcomes
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR All-Star Open beginning grid
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
NASCAR Cup Series pit crew problem outcomes
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
Kevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
NASCAR All-Star Race entries
(2022-23 race winners until in any other case famous)
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
pc-Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
pw-Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
computer: Past Cup Series champion | pw: Past All-Star Race winner
NASCAR All-Star Open entries
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Top drivers and greatest bets for the All-Star Race
The two drivers with a number of All-Star wins enter the weekend with one of the best odds at victory in accordance with BetMGM. Kyle Larson, who has already gained on two brief tracks this season is +600 for the win, whereas the retiring Kevin Harvick is +800. Harvick is definitely hoping that driving with No. 29 on the automotive — his quantity for the primary 13 seasons of his profession — moderately than his Stewart-Haas No. 4 will deliver him luck in his closing All-Star Race.
Best odds to win
• Kyle Larson +600
• Kevin Harvick +800
• Christopher Bell +900
• William Byron +900
• Joey Logano +900
Looking slightly additional down the sphere, Chase Elliott (+1200) and Ryan Blaney (+1800) are good mid-tier bets. Elliott has completed within the high 10 in every of his final 5 brief monitor begins and gained the All-Star Race in its solely working on the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway in 2020. Blaney is the occasion’s defending champion and usually runs nicely within the tight confines of Martinsville and Bristol, which most carefully resemble North Wilkesboro.
NASCAR All-Star Race climate
The forecasts for Friday and Sunday are cool and clear with temperatures within the 70s, however thunderstorms may intervene with Saturday’s working. The Craftsman Truck Series is working in help at North Wilkesboro this weekend with qualifying and its race scheduled earlier than the All-Star Race heats, which may make scheduling dicey.
