NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race
The format is lengthy and a tad bit convoluted (as you'll see below), but the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Texas for the All-Star Race.
It'll be a four-stage race with a pit-stop competition in between. The racing should improve from the last couple years at Texas, as the Next Gen car has done for all 1.5-mile tracks. That includes last week's Kansas race, where Kyle Larson and Kurt Busch dueled back and forth for the last 100 laps or so. Busch prevailed for his first win of the year.
Here's what you need to know about Sunday's All-Star Race:
NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas schedule
Green Flag Time: 4:30 p.m. CT Sunday for All-Star Open, 7 p.m. CT Sunday for All-Star Race
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5 mile oval) in Fort Worth, Texas
Format: All-Star Open is three segments (20, 20 and 10 laps); each segment winner advances to All-Star Race. Fans will vote another driver into All-Star Race.
All-Star Race is four stages (25, 25, 25 and 50 laps). The Stage 1 winner will start 1st in final stage (if the driver finishes in top 15 in the next two stages. The Stage 2 winner will start 2nd in final stage (if the driver finishes in top 15 in Stage 3). The Stage 3 winner will start 3rd in final stage. A pit stop competition winner in between Stages 2 and 3 will start 4th in the final stage.
In final stage, there will be a competition caution after Lap 25 if there is no caution in the preceding 10 laps. The winner earns $1 million.
TV coverage: FOX Sports 1
Radio: MRN (102.5-FM in Nashville)
Streaming: FOX Sports app (subscription required); MRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Practice and qualifying: 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday qualifying on FOX Sports 1; 6 p.m. CT Saturday practice
Qualifying format for All-Star Race: Two rounds; First round is single-car runs, and top eight move onto second round; Second round is single-elimination, bracket-style knockout qualifying where two matched-up cars start on pit road, take 4-tire pit stop and race off pit road for a lap.
Xfinity Series this week: SRS Distribution 250 (167 laps, 250.5 miles) at Texas Motor Speedway, 12:30 p.m. CT Saturday on FS1 and PRN
Truck Series this week: SpeedyCash.com 220 (147 laps, 220.5 miles) at Texas Motor Speedway, 7:30 p.m. CT Friday on FS1 and MRN
NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race starting lineup
Row 1
1. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Row 2
3. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 3
5. Kurt Busch, No. 45 23XI Racing Chevrolet
6. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 5
9. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
10. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 6
11. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
12. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 7
13. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 8
15. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
16. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 9
17. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
18. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 10
19. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
20. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet (All-Star Open Segment 1 winner
22. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford (All-Star Open Segment 2 winner)
Row 12
23. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota (All-Star Open Segment 3 winner)
24. Erik Jones, No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet (Fan vote winner)
All-Star Open starting lineup
Row 1
1. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Toyota
Row 2
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
4. Erik Jones, No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 3
5. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
6. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 5
9. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
10. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 6
11. Landon Cassill, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
12. Ty Dillon, No. 42 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 7
13. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
14. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 8
15. Garrett Smithley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
16. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race: Starting lineup, format, TV schedule for Texas
