2023 NASCAR All-Star Race

2023 NASCAR All-Star Race
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
DateMay 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)
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)[13]
Avg SpeedOpen: 80.128 mph (128.954 km/h)
All-Star Race: 92.612 mph (149.045 km/h)
NASCAR All Star Open
PoleTy Gibbs (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Time13.012
WinnerJosh Berry (Hendrick Motorsports)
Fan Vote winnerNoah Gragson (Legacy Motor Club)
NASCAR All-Star Race
PoleDaniel Suárez (Trackhouse Racing)
TimeHeat Race 1 winner
Most laps ledKyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)
Laps145
WinnerKyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)
Television
NetworkFS1
AnnouncersMike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Darrell Waltrip (All-Star Race), Larry McReynolds (All-Star & Heat Races), and Jamie McMurray (All-Star Open)
Radio
NetworkMotor Racing Network
AnnouncersAlex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (4) (Turns)

The 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXIX) was a non-championship NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that was held on May 21, 2023, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. This event marked the first NASCAR race taking place at North Wilkesboro Speedway since the 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400.

Report

Background

North Wilkesboro Speedway

The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2023 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2022, 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

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
NASCAR All Star Open
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Josh Bilicki Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list
NASCAR All-Star Race
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress 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
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
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
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
29 Kevin Harvick[14] Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Practice results

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.615 seconds and a speed of 109.144 mph (175.650 km/h).[15]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.615 109.144
2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 20.755 108.408
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.794 108.204
Official practice results


Qualifying (Pit Crew Challenge)

The 2023 Pit Crew Challenge set the starting lineup for both the NASCAR All-Star Open and the qualifying heat races. Ty Gibbs scored the pole for the Open with a time of 13.012 seconds. Daniel Suárez scored the pole for Heat Race 1 with a time of 13.297 seconds. Chris Buescher scored the pole for Heat Race 2 with a time of 13.381 seconds.[16]

Open qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13.012
2 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13.677
3 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 13.911
4 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 14.091
5 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 14.294
6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 14.509
7 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 14.707
8 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14.760
9 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14.776
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.796
11 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 18.281
12 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 18.447
13 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 19.004
14 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.300
15 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 20.886
16 15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 21.066
Official Open qualifying results

Heat Race 1 qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 13.297
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13.572
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 13.835
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.089
5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14.674
6 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 15.063
7 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 15.154
8 29 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.579
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 18.819
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.064
11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 21.359
Heat Race 1 qualifying results

Heat Race 2 qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 13.381
2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13.712
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13.867
4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 14.373
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14.697
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.115
7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15.167
8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 18.044
9 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.531
10 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 21.034
Heat Race 2 qualifying results

Qualifying heat races

For the first time in NASCAR Cup Series history, an oval race was conducted in the rain when the first heat race took place in inclement weather. Cars used rain tires for the first heat, and the second race started dry, but teams switched to rain tires during the race.

Race 1

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60
2 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 60
3 5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60
4 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60
5 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60
6 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 60
7 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60
8 8 29 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 60
9 7 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 60
10 6 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 60
11 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 60
Official race one results

Race 2

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 1 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 60
2 2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60
3 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60
4 8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 60
5 7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 60
6 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60
7 9 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60
8 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60
9 4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 60
10 10 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 60
Official race two results

NASCAR All-Star Race Starting Lineup

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Notes
1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Heat Race 1 Winner
2 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Heat Race 2 Winner
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Second in Heat Race 1
4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Second in Heat Race 2
5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Third in Heat Race 1
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Third in Heat Race 2
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fourth in Heat Race 1
8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Fourth in Heat Race 2
9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fifth in Heat Race 1
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Fifth in Heat Race 2
11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Sixth in Heat Race 1
12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sixth in Heart Race 2
13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Seventh in Heat Race 1
14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Seventh in Heat Race 2
15 29 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Eighth in Heat Race 1
16 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Eighth in Heat Race 2
17 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Ninth in Heat Race 1
18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Ninth in Heat Race 2
19 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Tenth in Heat Race 1
20 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota Tenth in Heat Race 2
21 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Eleventh in Heat Race 1
22 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet All-Star Open Winner
23 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota All-Star Open Runner-Up
24 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Fan Vote Winner
Official starting lineup

NASCAR All Star Open

NASCAR All Star Open results

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 2 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 100
2 1 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100
3 9 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100
4 8 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100
5 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100
6 16 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 100
7 15 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 100
8 12 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100
9 3 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100
10 11 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 100
11 4 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 100
12 14 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 97
13 6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 97
14 5 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 58
15 7 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 52
16 13 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49
Official NASCAR All Star Open race results

NASCAR All Star Race

NASCAR All Star Race results

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 16 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
2 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 200
3 20 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 200
4 5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200
5 13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200
6 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200
7 1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200
8 21 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 200
9 23 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
10 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200
11 18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 200
12 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200
13 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199
14 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199
15 22 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199
16 2 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 199
17 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199
18 15 29 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 198
19 8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 198
20 6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198
21 17 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 198
22 14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198
23 24 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 197
24 19 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 196
Official NASCAR All-Star Race results

Media

Television

Fox Sports was the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer, Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator (All-Star Race): Darrell Waltrip
Color-commentator (All-Star & Heat Races): Larry McReynolds
Color-commentator (All-Star Open): Jamie McMurray		 Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Josh Sims

Radio

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 had one announcer stationed in turn 4: Dave Moody. Steve Post and Kim Coon 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
Kim Coon

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