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.
Report Background
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.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
NASCAR All Star Open Driver Team Manufacturer 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
NASCAR All-Star Race Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK 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 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
Open Practice results Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.059 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.059 185.829 2 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.073 185.739 3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 29.129 185.382Official Open practice results
All-Star Race Practice results Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.838 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.838 187.253 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.904 186.825 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.909 186.793Official All-Star practice results
Qualifying (Open) Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.880 seconds and a speed of .
Open qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.880 2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 28.892 3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.956 4 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 28.982 5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.003 6 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.028 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.110 8 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.028 9 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.224 10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.226 11 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.287 12 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 29.396 13 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.506 14 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.749 15 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.895 16 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 29.927Official NASCAR All Star Open qualifying results
Qualifying (All-Star Race) Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race by beating Ryan Blaney in the final round of the Pit Crew Challenge.
All-Star Race qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.554 1st 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 28.565 2nd 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.528 2nd Round 4 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.632 2nd Round 5 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 28.620 1st Round 6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 28.723 1st Round 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.744 1st Round 8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.767 1st Round 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.777 — 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 28.807 — 11 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.822 — 12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 28.830 — 13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.831 — 14 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.834 — 15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.864 — 16 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.891 — 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 28.904 — 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.908 — 19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.935 — 20 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.011 — 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Open Stage 1 Winner — 22 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Open Stage 2 Winner — 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet Open Stage 3 Winner — 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet Fan Vote Winner —Official NASCAR All Star Race starting lineup
NASCAR All Star Open
NASCAR All Star Open results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer 1 2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 502 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 503 6 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 504 8 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 505 4 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 506 12 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 507 10 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 508 14 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 509 13 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 5010 15 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 5011 16 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 5012 1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4213 9 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 4214 5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 40 15 11 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2516 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
NASCAR All-Star Race
NASCAR All-Star Race results Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer 1 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1402 16 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1403 12 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1404 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1405 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 1406 20 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1407 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1408 22 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1409 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 14010 14 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14011 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14012 8 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14013 5 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 14014 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14015 19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 14016 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 14017 15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14018 11 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 14019 21 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 13920 24 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 10321 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4722 6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 4723 13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4724 4 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36Official NASCAR All-Star Race results
Overtime controversy 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.
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.
Media
Television 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.
FS1Booth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsGuest commentator: Frankie Muniz (Open) Jamie LittleVince Welch
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 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.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Steve PostKim Coon
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