The 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race (XL) was a non-championship NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that was held on May 19, 2024 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report Background
The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2024 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2023, 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 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports ChevroletOfficial entry list
NASCAR All-Star Race Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse 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 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 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 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 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 Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 18.145 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18.145 124.001 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 18.176 123.790 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18.210 123.558Official practice results
All-Star Open Qualifying Qualifying for the All-Star Open was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup was set by owner points. Ty Gibbs started on the pole for the Open.
Open starting lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 5 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 7 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 9 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 10 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 12 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 13 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 14 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 17 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 18 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 19 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford Official Open starting lineup
Qualifying (Pit Crew Challenge) The 2024 Pit Crew Challenge set the starting lineup for both the NASCAR All-Star qualifying heat races. Joey Logano scored the pole for Heat Race 1 as well as the main event with a time of 1:29.754. Brad Keselowski scored the pole for Heat Race 2 with a time of 1:30.140. Christopher Bell's pit crew won the Pit Crew Challenge with a pit time of 13.223 seconds.
Heat Race 1 qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:29.754 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.169 3 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:30.288 4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:30.766 5 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:30.994 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:31.846 7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.542 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:42.518 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:49.890 Heat Race 1 qualifying results
Heat Race 2 qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:30.140 2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:30.199 3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:30.666 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:30.946 5 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:31.674 6 5 Kevin Harvick Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:36.334 7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:39.788 8 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:43.314 Heat Race 2 qualifying results
Qualifying heat races The qualifying heat races were cancelled due to torrential rains and flooding at the speedway. As a result, NASCAR resorted to the morning qualifying session to set the starting lineup.
NASCAR All-Star Race Starting Lineup Driver Team Manufacturer Notes1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 18 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota All-Star Open Winner 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota All-Star Open Runner-Up20 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford All-Star Fan Vote WinnerOfficial starting lineup
NASCAR All Star Open
NASCAR All Star Open results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 2 4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1003 7 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100 4 16 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 100 5 5 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100 6 2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 100 7 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100 8 12 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 100 9 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 10 10 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100 11 18 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 100 12 13 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100 13 17 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 100 14 9 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 100 15 8 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 100 16 14 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 17 19 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100 18 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 100 19 20 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 93 20 6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 82 Official NASCAR All Star Open race results
NASCAR All Star Race Post-race fight On the first lap of the race, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. went 3-wide between Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch, causing Busch to hit the outside wall off of turn 2. Upset with that, Busch retaliated and wrecked Stenhouse on the very next lap, again in turn 2, taking Stenhouse out of the race. Stenhouse parked his car in Busch's pit stall where he had a conversation with Busch's crew chief Randall Burnett. In his interview, Stenhouse quoted "Maybe Richard [Childress] will hold my watch after the race", a reference to an altercation between Childress and Busch in 2011. After the race was over, Stenhouse waited outside of Busch's hauler to confront him and the two had a conversation that got more heated after both began to disagree with what happened on the track. After Stenhouse told Busch to "go back and watch it", he threw a punch at Busch that connected and the two got into a fistfight with Stenhouse's father Ricky Stenhouse Sr. trying to hold Busch back before Busch started attacking him too. The two got separated with both their crew members getting involved as well. The two had another heated conversation while both were getting held back to where Stenhouse said "I'll wreck you at Charlotte", to which Busch replied "Bring it! I don't give a fuck! I suck just as bad as you! Let's go!" Stenhouse Jr. was fined $75,000, Stenhouse Sr. was suspended indefinitely, team mechanic Clint Myrick was suspended for 8 races, and team member Keith Matthews was suspended for 4 races for their involvement in the fight.
NASCAR All Star Race results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2002 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2003 5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2004 12 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2005 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2006 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2007 7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2008 15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2009 9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 20010 14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20011 20 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20012 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20013 17 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20014 6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 20015 4 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20016 2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 20017 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20018 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 19819 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18620 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2 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, and two-time All-Star race winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analystLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
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 an announcer stationed in turn 4, Dave Moody. Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo and Chris Wilner were the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turn 4: Dave Moody Steve PostBrienne PedigoChris Wilner
Notes
References