NASCAR 2017: Charlotte All Star race at a glance and starting order

[dara]

At a Glance: Saturday, May 20

What: Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race; Monster Energy Open
Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile tri-oval in Concord, North Carolina
Green flag: Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race — 8:16.30 p.m. ET; Monster Energy Open — 6:15 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Forecast: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
National Anthem: Calysta Bevier, 2016 “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist
Honorary Pace Car Driver: Ricky Carmichael, 15-time national motocross and supercross champion
Honorary Starter: JB Mauney, two-time PBR champion
Grand Marshal: Victor Espinoza, Triple Crown winning jockey
Race distance: Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race 70 laps; Monster Energy Open 50 laps
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Stage lengths: Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race — 20 laps, 20 laps, 20 laps, 10 laps (Stage winners in first three stages advance to final stage); Monster Energy Open — 20 laps, 20 laps, 10 laps (Stage winners in Open advance to All-Star Race)

 

[dara]

Qualifying order: Kyle Larson wins the pole:

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/race-center/2017/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/monster-energy-nascar-all-star-race.qualifying.html

1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 113.087 112.626
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 112.852 112.636
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 112.256 112.889
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112.855 121.692
5 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 112.467 122.077
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 113.179 —
7 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 113.278 —
8 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 113.943 —
9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 114.501 —
10 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 116.493 —
11 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 116.684 —
12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 116.890 —
13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 116.924 —
14 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 117.609 —
15 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 118.627 —
16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 119.809 —

And 4 more after the Open Race...

 

[dara]

I'd pick Carl Edwards, but he's retired... LOL.

Basically, its 8 mini races. I have no idea who would win, but I'll go with Keselowski. Joe Gibbs Racing hasn't won yet, so they might put in a bid, even though it counts for nothing.

 

[crazed 9.6]

very nice.. thnx dara
Yea, it is hard to make a pic for the winner , this is the AllStar race
Gonna be some excitement tonight

 

[dara]

Clint Boyer, Ryan Blaney, and Daniel Suarez win stages, and Chase Elliot is the fan favorite out of the Open.

Danica gets her first top 5 in the Open... she thought she was competitive for once.

 

[crazed 9.6]

Danica got it, lol

They are calling Kyle B ... The Candyman .... lol
Larson was sure hot!

Kyle B sweeps the weekend !!

 

[dara]

Yeah... Joe Gibbs Racing wins one... LOL. I missed most of the race, so maybe I'll catch a replay. Next week, Monoco, Indy, and the 600 mile race.