NASCAR All-Star Race starting lineup, TV schedule and race format for Dover Motor Speedway
On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers will race for $1M to win at Dover Motor Speedway. After Saturday’s qualifying session, the starting grids are set.
View the starting lineup for the NASCAR All-Star Race below.
13 of 36 teams had issues or penalties during Saturday’s qualifying session. Denny Hamlin spun out on his warmup lap and still grabbed the pole position.
All-Star Race
Format
The lineup is set for the first segment of the race. After segment one, the top 26 cars will be inverted to start the second segment.
Segment 1&2: 75 Laps
Segment 3: 200 Laps
Only 26 drivers will start the final segment. 19 drivers are locked in with Cup championships and former All-Star winners. Fans will vote for another driver to advance. The remaining spots for the final segment are filled by lowest combined finish from segments one and two.
Dover Motor Speedway
TV Schedule
What channel is the NASCAR race on?
Sunday
May 17, 2026
1:00pm ET
FS1 | FOX One | HBO Max | MRN
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NASCAR All-Star Race
Starting Lineup
May 17, 2026
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Denny Hamlin
1:49.298
2. Brad Keselowski
1:49.442
3. Erik Jones
1:49.880
4. Ross Chastain
1:49.911
5. William Byron
1:49.986
6. Christopher Bell
1:50.110
7. Bubba Wallace
1:50.247
8. Joey Logano
1:50.353
9. Ty Gibbs
1:50.412
10. Austin Cindric
1:50.431
11. Kyle Busch
1:50.899
12. Alex Bowman
1:50.907
13. Noah Gragson
1:51.090
14. Tyler Reddick
1:51.244
15. Ty Dillon
1:51.341
16. Chase Briscoe
1:51.653
17. Austin Dillon
1:52.028
18. Shane van Gisbergen
1:52.437
19. Josh Berry
1:52.618
20. Todd Gilliland
1:54.354
21. Riley Herbst
1:54.469
22. Cole Custer
1:54.988
23. Cody Ware
1:55.898
24. Carson Hocevar
1:57.561
25. Zane Smith
1:59.295
26. Ryan Preece
2:01.433
27. Connor Zilisch
2:03.135
28. Ryan Blaney
2:07.145
29. Kyle Larson
2:09.216
30. Michael McDowell
2:09.463
31. Chase Elliott
2:13.365
32. Chris Buescher
2:19.950
33. AJ Allmendinger
No Time
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
No Time
35. John Hunter Nemechek
No Time
36. Daniel Suarez
DNF
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