# 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race

The 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXIX) was a non-championship NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that was held on May 21, 2023, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. This event marked the first NASCAR race taking place at North Wilkesboro Speedway since the 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400.

## Report
### Background

The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2023 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2022, the top two race finishers 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

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 13 | Chandler Smith (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | J. J. Yeley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Josh Bilicki | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

##### NASCAR All-Star Race

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 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 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice
### Practice results

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.615 seconds and a speed of 109.144 mph (175.650 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.615 | 109.144 |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 20.755 | 108.408 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.794 | 108.204 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying (Pit Crew Challenge)

The 2023 Pit Crew Challenge set the starting lineup for both the NASCAR All-Star Open and the qualifying heat races. Ty Gibbs scored the pole for the Open with a time of 13.012 seconds. Daniel Suárez scored the pole for Heat Race 1 with a time of 13.297 seconds. Chris Buescher scored the pole for Heat Race 2 with a time of 13.381 seconds.

### Open qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 13.012 |
| 2 | 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13.677 |
| 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13.911 |
| 4 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 14.091 |
| 5 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 14.294 |
| 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 14.509 |
| 7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 14.707 |
| 8 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.760 |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.776 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 15.796 |
| 11 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18.281 |
| 12 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18.447 |
| 13 | 13 | Chandler Smith (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 19.004 |
| 14 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 20.300 |
| 15 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 20.886 |
| 16 | 15 | J. J. Yeley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 21.066 |
| Official Open qualifying results ||||||

### Heat Race 1 qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 13.297 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13.572 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 13.835 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.089 |
| 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.674 |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 15.063 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 15.154 |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.579 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 18.819 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.064 |
| 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 21.359 |
| Heat Race 1 qualifying results ||||||

### Heat Race 2 qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 13.381 |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 13.712 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13.867 |
| 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 14.373 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.697 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.115 |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 15.167 |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 18.044 |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.531 |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 21.034 |
| Heat Race 2 qualifying results ||||||

## Qualifying heat races

For the first time in NASCAR Cup Series history, an oval race was conducted in the rain when the first heat race took place in inclement weather. Cars used rain tires for the first heat, and the second race started dry, but teams switched to rain tires during the race.

### Race 1

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 2 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 |
| 3 | 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 |
| 4 | 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 |
| 6 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 60 |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 8 | 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 60 |
| 10 | 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 11 | 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 60 |
| Official race one results |||||||

### Race 2

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 3 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 60 |
| 5 | 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 60 |
| 10 | 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 60 |
| Official race two results |||||||

### NASCAR All-Star Race Starting Lineup

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Notes |
| 1 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | Heat Race 1 Winner |
| 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | Heat Race 2 Winner |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | Second in Heat Race 1 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Second in Heat Race 2 |
| 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Third in Heat Race 1 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Third in Heat Race 2 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Fourth in Heat Race 1 |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | Fourth in Heat Race 2 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Fifth in Heat Race 1 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | Fifth in Heat Race 2 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | Sixth in Heat Race 1 |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Sixth in Heart Race 2 |
| 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Seventh in Heat Race 1 |
| 14 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Seventh in Heat Race 2 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Eighth in Heat Race 1 |
| 16 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Eighth in Heat Race 2 |
| 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | Ninth in Heat Race 1 |
| 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | Ninth in Heat Race 2 |
| 19 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | Tenth in Heat Race 1 |
| 20 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | Tenth in Heat Race 2 |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | Eleventh in Heat Race 1 |
| 22 | 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | All-Star Open Winner |
| 23 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | All-Star Open Runner-Up |
| 24 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | Fan Vote Winner |
| Official starting lineup ||||||

## NASCAR All Star Open
### NASCAR All Star Open results

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps |
| 1 | 2 | 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 |
| 2 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 100 |
| 4 | 8 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 100 |
| 5 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 100 |
| 6 | 16 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 100 |
| 7 | 15 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 100 |
| 8 | 12 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 |
| 10 | 11 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 |
| 11 | 4 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 100 |
| 12 | 14 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 97 |
| 13 | 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 97 |
| 14 | 5 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 58 |
| 15 | 7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 52 |
| 16 | 13 | 13 | Chandler Smith (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49 |
| Official NASCAR All Star Open race results |||||||

## NASCAR All Star Race
### NASCAR All Star Race results

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps |
| 1 | 16 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 |
| 2 | 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 |
| 3 | 20 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 200 |
| 4 | 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 |
| 5 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 |
| 6 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 200 |
| 7 | 1 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 200 |
| 8 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 200 |
| 9 | 23 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 |
| 10 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 |
| 11 | 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 200 |
| 12 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 |
| 13 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 |
| 14 | 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 |
| 15 | 22 | 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 |
| 16 | 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 199 |
| 17 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 |
| 18 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 198 |
| 19 | 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 198 |
| 20 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 |
| 21 | 17 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 198 |
| 22 | 14 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 |
| 23 | 24 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 197 |
| 24 | 19 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 196 |
| Official NASCAR All-Star Race results |||||||

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports was the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer, Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator (All-Star Race): Darrell Waltrip Color-commentator (All-Star & Heat Races): Larry McReynolds Color-commentator (All-Star Open): Jamie McMurray | Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims |

### 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, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 winner of the All-Star Race Rusty Wallace. The network also had one announcer stationed in turn 4: Dave Moody. Steve Post and Kim Coon 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 | Turn 4: Dave Moody | Steve Post Kim Coon |