How the NASCAR All-Star field will be set for Sunday's big-money race in Texas.
Sean GardnerGetty ImagesBy now, most of the 24-car field is confirmed for Sunday night’s NASCAR All-Star race at Texas Motor Speedway. The non-points exhibition includes three 25-lap heats, followed by the $1 million-to-win main event for 50 laps.
Twenty drivers are locked into the grid. They include full-time drivers with previous All-Star victories, former Cup Series champions with full-time rides, and points race winners during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
The winners of the 20-, 20-, and 10-lap All-Star Open races will expand the grid to 23. (The Open races are for full-time Cup Series drivers not otherwise eligible). The 24th starter will be the driver selected by the NASCAR Fan Vote, which began several months ago and concludes Friday at noon.
Race officials will announce the Fan Vote choice on Sunday night, shortly before the 8 p.m. start of the main event. They have, however, said that going into this week Daniel Suarez, Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick, and Corey Lajoie were the leading vote-getters.
All-Star Open Race Lineup
(Winners of the 20-, 20- and 10-lap All-Star Open Races advance to the All-Star Race)
- Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing
- Corey Lajoie, Spire Motorsports
- Tyler Reddick, Richard Childress Racing
- Garrett Smithley, Rick Ware Racing
- Chris Buescher, RFK Racing
- Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing
- Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing
- Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports
- Cole Custer, Stewart Haas Racing
- Ty Dillon, Petty GMS Motorsports
- Erik Jones, Petty GMS Motorsports
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing
- Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing
- Landon Cassill, Spire Motorsports
- B.J. McLeod, Live Fast Motorsports
- Daniel Suarez, TrackHouse Racing
NASCAR All-Star Race Lineup
(The 20 automatic qualifiers for the 24-car field. Three others will come from the All-Star Open and one from a fan vote)
- Ross Chastain, TrackHouse Racing
- Austin Cindric, Team Penske
- Kevin Harvick, Stewart Haas Racing
- Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
- Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing
- Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
- Aric Almirola, Stewart Haas Racing
- Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
- Chase Briscoe, Stewart Haas Racing
- A.J. Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing
- Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing
- Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Joey Logano, Team Penske
- Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
- William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
- Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports
- Kurt Busch, 23XI Racing
- Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
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