NASCAR starting lineup for the All-Star Race and Open Race
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes on Texas Motor Speedway. The 1.5-mile track is set to pay $1,000,000 to win in the All-Star Race. Tonight, teams take to the track for a highly unique qualifying format.
View the Texas starting grid for the NASCAR All-Star Race and All-Star Open.
All-Star Race Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Open Race | All-Star Race
Practice: Ahead of qualifying, teams took to the track for a brief 20 minute practice. The session was split into two groups by cars in the Open and cars who are already locked into the All-Star race. Tyler Reddick was fastest in open practice with a 29.06. Denny Hamlin won the All-Star practice with a 28.84.
Open Qualifying: NASCAR qualifying for the open race saw the entire field take to the track for just a single lap. Tyler Reddick starts from the pole position in the Open race after turning a 28.880. Daniel Suarez complete the front row.
NASCAR All-Star Qualifying
All-Star Qualifying: NASCAR All-Star race qualifying featured two rounds. The field took to the track in the first round with a single lap run. The top 8 cars from round one advanced into round two.
Round 1 Results (Top 8): 1. William Byron (28.528; 2. Kyle Busch (28.554); 3. Ryan Blaney (28.565); 4. Kurt Busch (28.620); 5. Kyle Larson (28.632); 6. Ross Chastain (28.723); 7. Martin Truex Jr (28.744); 8. Aric Almirola (28.767)
Round 2 (All-Star Qualifying): Round two saw a brand new format. Cars lined up side by side at the end of the pit lane for a bracket style drag race. Crews then made a four tire stop, dropped the jack and the two cars drag raced around the track from a standing stop to the start/finish line.
Bracket Style Drag Racing Results
The following includes results from each bracket, in each round of qualifying:
Round 1: Bracket
A
William Byron
vs
Aric Almirola
Winner: Byron
B
Ryan Blaney
vs
Ross Chastain
Winner: Blaney
C
Kurt Busch
vs
Kyle Larson
Winner: Larson
D
Kyle Busch
vs
Martin Truex Jr
Winner: Busch
Round 2: Bracket
A
William Byron
vs
Ryan Blaney
Winner: Blaney
B
Kyle Larson
vs
Kyle Busch
Winner: Busch
Round 3: Bracket
Run for Pole
Ryan Blaney
vs
Kyle Busch
Winner: Busch
NASCAR Starting Lineup
(All-Star)
May 21, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
The following cars are locked into the All-Star Race:
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Busch
2. Ryan Blaney
3. Kyle Larson
4. William Byron
5. Kurt Busch
6. Ross Chastain
7. Martin Truex Jr
8. Aric Almirola
Failed to advance out of Round 1
9. Joey Logano
28.777
10. AJ Allmendinger
28.807
11. Chase Briscoe
28.822
12. Austin Cindric
28.830
13. Chase Elliott
28.831
14. Christopher Bell
28.834
15. Kevin Harvick
28.864
16. Denny Hamlin
28.891
17. Bubba Wallace
28.904
18. Brad Keselowski
28.908
19. Michael McDowell
28.935
20. Alex Bowman
29.011
Advanced via Sunday’s All-Star Open
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Stage 1 Winner
22. Chris Buescher
Stage 2 Winner
23. Daniel Suarez
All Star Open Winner
24. Erik Jones
Fan Vote Winner
Texas Motor Speedway
Practice Results (All-Star)
May 21, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
The following cars are locked into the All-Star Race:
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Denny Hamlin
28.84
2. Kyle Larson
28.90
3. Kyle Busch
28.91
4. Ryan Blaney
28.93
5. Martin Truex Jr
28.95
6. Ross Chastain
28.97
7. Chase Elliott
29.03
8. Bubba Wallace
29.05
9. Joey Logano
29.06
10. AJ Allmendinger
29.07
11. Kurt Busch
29.08
12. William Byron
29.09
13. Austin Cindric
29.10
14. Aric Almirola
29.15
15. Christopher Bell
29.17
16. Brad Keselowski
29.18
17. Michael McDowell
29.22
18. Chase Briscoe
29.24
19. Kevin Harvick
29.27
20. Alex Bowman
29.29
NASCAR Starting Lineup
(Open)
May 21, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
The following cars will race in the Open race an attempt to race their way into the All-Star Race:
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Tyler Reddick
28.880
2. Daniel Suarez
28.892
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
28.956
4. Erik Jones
28.982
5. Chris Buescher
29.003
6. Justin Haley
29.028
7. Austin Dillon
29.110
8. Corey LaJoie
29.195
9. Jeb Burton
29.224
10. Cole Custer
29.226
11. Landon Cassill
29.287
12. Ty Dillon
29.396
13. Cody Ware
29.506
14. Todd Gilliland
29.749
15. Garrett Smithley
29.895
16. BJ McLeod
29.927
Texas Motor Speedway
Practice Results (Open)
May 21, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
The following cars will run the Open race in an attempt to qualify for the All-Star race:
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Tyler Reddick
29.06
2. Erik Jones
29.07
3. Daniel Suarez
29.13
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29.19
5. Justin Haley
29.21
6. Chris Buescher
29.33
7. Cole Custer
29.46
8. Corey LaJoie
29.52
9. Austin Dillon
29.54
10. Ty Dillon
29.56
11. Jeb Burton
29.63
12. Cody Ware
29.69
13. Todd Gilliland
29.85
14. BJ McLeod
29.93
15. Garrett Smithley
29.97
16. Landon Cassill
30.13