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| 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race | |
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| Header1: | Race details[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
| Label3: | Date |
| Label4: | Location |
| Data4: | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas |
| Label5: | Course |
| Data5: | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Label6: | Distance |
| Data6: | Open: 50 laps, 75miles Stage 1: 20 laps Stage 2: 20 laps Stage 3: 10 laps All-Star Race: 125 Laps, 187.5miles Stage 1: 25 laps Stage 2: 25 laps Stage 3: 25 laps Stage 4: 50 laps[11] |
| Label7: | Avg Speed |
| Data7: | Open: 82.518mph All-Star Race: 102.62mph |
| Label8: | Weather |
| Header9: | NASCAR All Star Open |
| Label10: | Pole |
| Data10: | Tyler Reddick (Richard Childress Racing) |
| Label11: | Time |
| Data11: | 28.880 |
| Label12: | Winner (segment 1) |
| Data12: | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (JTG Daugherty Racing) |
| Label13: | Winner (segment 2) |
| Data13: | Chris Buescher (RFK Racing) |
| Label14: | Winner (segment 3) |
| Data14: | Daniel Suárez (Trackhouse Racing Team) |
| Label15: | Fan Vote winner |
| Data15: | Erik Jones (Petty GMS Motorsports) |
| Header16: | NASCAR All-Star Race |
| Label17: | Pole |
| Data17: | Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) |
| Label18: | Time |
| Label19: | Most laps led |
| Data19: | Ryan Blaney (Team Penske) |
| Label20: | Laps |
| Data20: | 84 |
| Label21: | Winner |
| Data21: | Ryan Blaney (Team Penske) |
| Header22: | Television |
| Label23: | Network |
| Data23: | FS1 |
| Label24: | Announcers |
| Data24: | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Larry McReynolds, and Frankie Muniz (Open) |
| Label25: | Nielsen ratings |
| Header26: | Radio |
| Label27: | Network |
| Data27: | Motor Racing Network |
| Label28: | Announcers |
| Data28: | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2) Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) |
The 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXVIII) was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that was held on May 22, 2022, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 140 laps, extended from 125 laps due to overtime finishes in two stages, it was the second exhibition race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2022 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2022, the winner of each stage of the All-Star Open, and the winner of the All-Star fan vote are eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.
| Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chevrolet | |||
| 7 | Chevrolet | |||
| 8 | Chevrolet | |||
| 15 | Ford | |||
| 17 | Ford | |||
| 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Ford | ||
| 31 | Chevrolet | |||
| 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Ford | ||
| 41 | Ford | |||
| 42 | Chevrolet | |||
| 43 | Chevrolet | |||
| 47 | Chevrolet | |||
| 51 | Ford | |||
| 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevrolet | ||
| 78 | Ford | |||
| 99 | Chevrolet | |||
| Official entry list | ||||
| Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevrolet | |||
| 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Ford | ||
| 4 | Ford | |||
| 5 | Chevrolet | |||
| 6 | Ford | |||
| 9 | Chevrolet | |||
| 10 | Ford | |||
| 11 | Toyota | |||
| 12 | Ford | |||
| 14 | Ford | |||
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Chevrolet | ||
| 18 | Toyota | |||
| 19 | Toyota | |||
| 20 | Toyota | |||
| 22 | Ford | |||
| 23 | Toyota | |||
| 24 | Chevrolet | |||
| 34 | Ford | |||
| 45 | Toyota | |||
| 48 | Chevrolet | |||
| Official entry list | ||||
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.059 seconds and a speed of 185.829mph.[12]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 29.059 | 185.829 | ||||
| 2 | 43 | 29.073 | 185.739 | ||||
| 3 | 99 | 29.129 | 185.382 | ||||
| Official Open practice results | |||||||
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.838 seconds and a speed of 187.253mph.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 28.838 | 187.253 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 28.904 | 186.825 | ||||
| 3 | 18 | 28.909 | 186.793 | ||||
| Official All-Star practice results | |||||||
Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.880 seconds and a speed of 186.981mph.[13]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Chevrolet | 28.880 | |||
| 2 | 99 | Chevrolet | 28.892 | |||
| 3 | 47 | Chevrolet | 28.956 | |||
| 4 | 43 | Chevrolet | 28.982 | |||
| 5 | 17 | Ford | 29.003 | |||
| 6 | 31 | Chevrolet | 29.028 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Chevrolet | 29.110 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Chevrolet | 29.028 | |||
| 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Ford | 29.224 | ||
| 10 | 41 | Ford | 29.226 | |||
| 11 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevrolet | 29.287 | ||
| 12 | 42 | Chevrolet | 29.396 | |||
| 13 | 51 | Ford | 29.506 | |||
| 14 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Ford | 29.749 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Ford | 29.895 | |||
| 16 | 78 | Ford | 29.927 | |||
| Official NASCAR All Star Open qualifying results | ||||||
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race by beating Ryan Blaney in the final round of the Pit Crew Challenge.[14]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Toyota | 28.554 | 1st | |||
| 2 | 12 | Ford | 28.565 | 2nd | |||
| 3 | 24 | Chevrolet | 28.528 | 2nd Round | |||
| 4 | 5 | Chevrolet | 28.632 | 2nd Round | |||
| 5 | 45 | Toyota | 28.620 | 1st Round | |||
| 6 | 1 | Chevrolet | 28.723 | 1st Round | |||
| 7 | 19 | Toyota | 28.744 | 1st Round | |||
| 8 | 10 | Ford | 28.767 | 1st Round | |||
| 9 | 22 | Ford | 28.777 | — | |||
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Chevrolet | 28.807 | — | ||
| 11 | 14 | Ford | 28.822 | — | |||
| 12 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Ford | 28.830 | — | ||
| 13 | 9 | Chevrolet | 28.831 | — | |||
| 14 | 20 | Toyota | 28.834 | — | |||
| 15 | 4 | Ford | 28.864 | — | |||
| 16 | 11 | Toyota | 28.891 | — | |||
| 17 | 23 | Toyota | 28.904 | — | |||
| 18 | 6 | Ford | 28.908 | — | |||
| 19 | 34 | Ford | 28.935 | — | |||
| 20 | 48 | Chevrolet | 29.011 | — | |||
| 21 | 47 | Chevrolet | Open Stage 1 Winner | — | |||
| 22 | 17 | Ford | Open Stage 2 Winner | — | |||
| 23 | 99 | Chevrolet | Open Stage 3 Winner | — | |||
| 24 | 43 | Chevrolet | Fan Vote Winner | — | |||
| Official NASCAR All Star Race starting lineup | |||||||
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 50 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | |
| 3 | 6 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | |
| 5 | 4 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | |
| 6 | 12 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | |
| 7 | 10 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 50 | |
| 8 | 14 | 38 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 50 | |
| 9 | 13 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 50 | |
| 10 | 15 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 50 | |
| 11 | 16 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 50 | |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | |
| 13 | 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 42 | |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 40 | |
| 15 | 11 | 77 | Landon Cassill (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25 | |
| 16 | 3 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | |
| Winner of the second segment. Winner of the first segment. | |||||||
| Official NASCAR All Star Open race results | |||||||
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 140 | |
| 2 | 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 140 | |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | Austin Cindric (R) | Team Penske | Ford | 140 | |
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 140 | |
| 5 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 140 | |
| 6 | 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | |
| 7 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | |
| 8 | 22 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 140 | |
| 9 | 18 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 140 | |
| 10 | 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 140 | |
| 11 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | |
| 12 | 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 140 | |
| 13 | 5 | 45 | Kurt Busch | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 140 | |
| 14 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 140 | |
| 15 | 19 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 140 | |
| 16 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 140 | |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 140 | |
| 18 | 11 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 140 | |
| 19 | 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | |
| 20 | 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty GMS Motorsports | Chevrolet | 103 | |
| 21 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 47 | |
| 22 | 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 47 | |
| 23 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | |
| 24 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36 | |
| Official NASCAR All-Star Race results | |||||||
At the race's original final lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hit the wall coming out of turn two. NASCAR brought out a caution moments before race leader Ryan Blaney passed the finish line. This meant the race would go into overtime, as the NASCAR All-Star Race rules for that year required the race end under green. Blaney was unaware of the caution and lowered his window net shortly after crossing the finish line. Driving without a secured window net is considered a safety violation and would typically result in a black flag. Blaney attempted to secure the window net by himself, but was unable to do so properly. NASCAR did not allow Blaney to come to pit road in order for his team to securely install the window net. Instead, Blaney retained his lead for the overtime restart and drove with a half-secured net. He would claim afterwards that his window net was secured during the overtime laps. Denny Hamlin, as well as fans, later criticized NASCAR for the timing of the caution and allowing Blaney to drive and keep his first spot with a blatant safety violation. NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Scott Miller admitted the caution was called prematurely and they had "no way for [them] to know" if Blaney managed to securely install the window net after he originally lowered it.[15]
In response to the controversy, NASCAR pledged to increase the amount of communication between the race control, Race Director and Senior Vice President of Competition in calling cautions to prevent inconsistent calls from reoccurring.[16]
Fox Sports was the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer, Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth. Actor Frankie Muniz joined Joy, Bowyer, and McReynolds in the booth for the Open. Jamie Little and Vince Welch handled pit road for the television side.
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 and Jeff Striegle. The network also had two announcers on each side of the track: Dave Moody in turns 1 and 2 and Mike Bagley in turns 3 and 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon were the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.