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2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race

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2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
DateMay 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)
LocationCharlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
DistanceOpen:
62 laps, 93 mi (150 km)
All-Star Race:
88 laps, 132 mi (212 km)
Avg SpeedOpen: 91.877 mph (147.862 km/h)
All-Star Race: 77.439 mph (124.626 km/h)
Monster Energy Open
PoleDaniel Hemric (Richard Childress Racing)
Time29.643
Winner (segment 1)William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports)
Winner (segment 2)Bubba Wallace (Richard Petty Motorsports)
Winner (segment 3)Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Fan Vote winnersAlex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports)
Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
PoleClint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing)
Time118.794
Most laps ledKevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing)
Laps led33
WinnerKyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Television
NetworkFS1
AnnouncersMike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen ratings1.206 million (Open)
2.441 million (All Star)[12]
Radio
NetworkMotor Racing Network
AnnouncersAlex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2)
Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns)

The 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXV) was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race held on May 18, 2019 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 88 laps—extended from 85 laps due to an overtime finish, it was the second exhibition race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.[13]

Report

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Background

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

The All-Star Race was open to race winners from last season through the 2019 Digital Ally 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 2019 were eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.

Entry list

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Monster Energy Open
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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
46 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota
Official entry list
Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Kurt Busch 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 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Monster Energy Open/All-Star first practice

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Aric Almirola was the fastest in the Open/All-Star first practice session with a time of 29.775 seconds and a speed of 181.360 mph (291.871 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.775 181.360
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.070 179.581
3 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.182 178.915
Official Monster Energy Open/All-Star first practice results

Monster Energy Open final practice

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Daniel Hemric was the fastest in the Monster Energy Open final practice session with a time of 29.961 seconds and a speed of 180.234 mph (290.059 km/h).[15]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.961 180.234
2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.077 179.539
3 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.168 178.998
Official Monster Energy Open final practice results

Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race final practice

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Austin Dillon was the fastest in the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race final practice session with a time of 30.092 seconds and a speed of 179.450 mph (288.797 km/h).[16]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.092 179.450
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.242 178.560
3 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.280 178.336
Official Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race final practice results

Qualifying (Open)

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Daniel Hemric scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.643 and a speed of 182.168 mph (293.171 km/h).[17]

Open qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.693 29.643
2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.847 29.797
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.820 29.819
4 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.941 29.827
5 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.940 29.890
6 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.951 29.918
7 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.965 29.918
8 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.963 30.132
9 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.046
10 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 30.073
11 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.105
12 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 30.106
13 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.136
14 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.152
15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.162
16 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 30.317
17 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 30.508
18 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.688
19 53 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 30.801
20 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.097
21 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.711
22 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.019
23 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.316
24 46 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 0.000
Official Open qualifying results

Qualifying (All-Star Race)

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Clint Bowyer scored the pole for the race with a time of 118.794 and a speed of 136.371 mph (219.468 km/h).[18]

All-Star Race qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 118.794
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 118.971
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 119.058
4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 119.314
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 120.334
6 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 120.383
7 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 120.405
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 120.660
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 120.892
10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 121.584
11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 121.978
12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 122.125
13 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 123.814
14 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 124.059
15 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 128.176
Official All-Star qualifying results

Monster Energy Open

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Monster Energy Open results

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Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 7 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 62
2 14 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 62
3 6 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62
4 12 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 62
5 15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62
6 11 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 62
7 5 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 62
8 9 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 62
9 16 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 62
10 2 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 62
11 13 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 62
12 4 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62
13 17 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 62
14 20 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 62
15 22 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 62
16 23 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 55
17 10 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 52 a
18 1 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46
19 21 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 38
20 18 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 35
21 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 b
22 24 46 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 21
23 8 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 16
24 19 53 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 15
^a Winner of the second segment.
^b Winner of the first segment.
Official Monster Energy Open race results

All-Star Race

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Race

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The pole-sitter was Clint Bowyer, although the person who dominated the race was Kevin Harvick, seeking his second win in the All-Star Race and his first All-Star win since 2007. Kyle Larson took the lead in the #42 Chevrolet with 13 laps to go and held it to the end, winning his first All-Star Race victory.

Post-race Scuffle

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On the final lap of the race, pole-sitter Clint Bowyer chopped into the front of Ryan Newman's #6 Acorns Ford Fusion, almost taking both cars out of the race. When the checkered flag waved and during the cool-down lap, Newman tapped Bowyer in the back, igniting a post-race scuffle that ended with Bowyer running up to Newman's car and punching him several times while Newman was strapped in his car. Both drivers were summoned to the NASCAR Hauler post-race, but no penalties were assessed to either driver.

All-Star Race results

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Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 18 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 88
2 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 88
3 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 88
4 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 88
5 17 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 88
6 13 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 88
7 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 88
8 19 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 88
9 16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 88
10 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 88
11 14 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 88
12 1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 88
13 11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 88
14 6 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 88
15 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 88
16 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 88
17 15 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 83
18 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 79
19 7 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 77
Official Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race results

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports was the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. The lap-by-lap announcer, Mike Joy, was accompanied on the broadcast by retired NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip. This was Waltrip's final planned All Star race in the booth, as he retired from NASCAR broadcasting after the June 23rd Toyota/Save Mart 350 (although he was a guest during the 2020 broadcast). Jamie Little, Vince Welch, and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane.

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

Radio

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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 Alex Hayden, 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. Winston Kelly, Kim Coon, Steve Post and Dillon Welch 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
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Winston Kelly
Kim Coon
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

References

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