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
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 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 ChevroletOfficial entry list
NASCAR All-Star Race 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 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 ChevroletOfficial 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 20.794 108.204Official 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.
Open qualifying results Pos 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 21.066Official Open qualifying results
Heat Race 1 qualifying results Pos 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 21.359Heat Race 1 qualifying results
Heat Race 2 qualifying results Pos 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 21.034Heat 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 Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 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 Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 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 Driver Team Manufacturer Notes1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Heat Race 1 Winner2 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Heat Race 2 Winner3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Second in Heat Race 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Second in Heat Race 25 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Third in Heat Race 16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Third in Heat Race 27 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fourth in Heat Race 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford Fourth in Heat Race 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fifth in Heat Race 110 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Fifth in Heat Race 211 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Sixth in Heat Race 112 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sixth in Heart Race 213 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Seventh in Heat Race 114 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Seventh in Heat Race 215 29 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Eighth in Heat Race 116 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Eighth in Heat Race 217 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Ninth in Heat Race 118 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Ninth in Heat Race 219 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Tenth in Heat Race 120 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota Tenth in Heat Race 221 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Eleventh in Heat Race 122 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet All-Star Open Winner23 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota All-Star Open Runner-Up24 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Fan Vote WinnerOfficial starting lineup
NASCAR All Star Open
NASCAR All Star Open results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 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 Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 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 2008 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 196Official 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, 1985 All-Star Race winner Darrell Waltrip (driver), and 1991 and 1992 All-Star Race winner Larry McReynolds (crew chief) called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator (All-Star Race): Darrell Waltrip Color-commentator (All-Star & Heat Races): Larry McReynoldsColor-commentator (All-Star Open): Jamie McMurray Jamie LittleRegan SmithJosh Sims
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