2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race

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2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
2018 All Star race logo.jpg
DateMay 19, 2018 (2018-05-19)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
DistanceOpen:
50 laps, 75 mi (121 km)
All-Star Race:
93 laps, 139.5 mi (224.5 km)
Avg SpeedOpen: 98.720 mph (158.874 km/h)
All-Star Race: 84.688 mph (136.292 km/h)
Monster Energy Open
Pole Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing)
TimeN/A
Winner (segment 1) Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports)
Winner (segment 2) Daniel Suárez (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Winner (segment 3) A. J. Allmendinger (JTG Daugherty Racing)
Fan Vote winners Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports)
Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
Pole Matt Kenseth (Roush Fenway Racing)
Time127.644
Most laps led Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing)
Laps led36
Winner Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing)
Television
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen ratings 1.5 (Overnight) [10]
Radio
Network Motor Racing Network
AnnouncersJoe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2)
Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns)
The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race program cover.jpeg
The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.

The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXIV) was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race held on May 19, 2018 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 93 laps -- extended from 80 laps due to an overtime finish, it was the second exhibition race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Contents

Report

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg
Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The All-Star Race was open to race winners from last season through the 2018 KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway and all previous All-Star race winners and Monster Race NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2018 were eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.

Entry list

Monster Energy Open
No.DriverTeamManufacturer
00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota
24 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
43 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list
Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
No.DriverTeamManufacturer
1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota
95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Monster Energy Open/All-Star practice

Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the Open/All-Star practice session with a time of 31.689 seconds and a speed of 170.406 mph (274.242 km/h). [11]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
14 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 31.689170.406
241 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 31.858169.502
311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.872169.428
Official Monster Energy Open/All-Star practice results

Qualifying (Open)

Open qualifying for Friday was cancelled due to weather and Aric Almirola was awarded the pole as a result.

Starting Lineup (Open)

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturer
110 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
220 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
388 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
49 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
521 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
624 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
719 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
843 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
947 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
1038 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
1137 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
1234 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
1332 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford
1413 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
1572 Corey LaJoie Tri-Star Motorsports Chevrolet
1615 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
1700 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1823 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota
1951 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
2055 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
2166 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official Open starting lineup

Qualifying (All-Star Race)

Matt Kenseth scored the pole for the race with a time of 127.644 and a speed of 126.915 mph (204.250 km/h). [12]

All-Star Race qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTime
16 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford127.644
217 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford128.137
314 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford128.334
44 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford128.741
578 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota128.944
612 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford129.072
718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota129.159
82 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford129.639
93 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet129.872
1022 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford130.501
1148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet131.043
121 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet131.595
1331 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet133.850
1411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota135.866
1541 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford135.996
1642 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet137.776
1795 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet145.643
Official All-Star qualifying results

Monster Energy Open

Monster Energy Open results

PosGridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerLaps
1947A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet50
2220Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50
349Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50
4521Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord50
51137Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet50
6110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord50
7624William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50
81413Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet50
91038David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord50
101234Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord50
11843Bubba Wallace (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet50
121332Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord50
131700Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet50
141823Gray GauldingBK RacingToyota50
151572Corey LaJoieTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet50
161951B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet50
171615Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet50
182166Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota50
192055Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet50
20719Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40 a
21388Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20 b
^a Winner of the second segment.
^b Winner of the first segment.
Monster Energy Open race results

All-Star Race

All-Star Race results

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLaps
144Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord93
21919Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota93
31022Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord93
41411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota93
5219Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93
61148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93
71642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet93
82047A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet93
9718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota93
101795Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet93
11217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord93
1293Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet93
13121Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet93
1416Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord93
15612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord93
161331Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet93
17578Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota75
181541Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord74
19314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord74
2082Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord74
211888Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet68
Monster Energy 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, was accompanied on the broadcast by retired NASCAR drivers, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip. Jamie Little, Vince Welch, and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane.

FS1 Television
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

Motor Racing Network (MRN) continued their longstanding relationship with the track to broadcast the race on radio. The lead announcers for the race's broadcast were Mike Bagley, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace. The network also implemented two announcers on each side of the track: Dave Moody in turns 1 and 2 and Kyle Rickey in turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelly, Kim Coon, and Steve Post were the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Mike Bagley
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Dillon Welch
Alex Hayden
Winston Kelly
Kim Coon
Steve Post

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