NASCAR All-Star Race, NASCAR All-Star Open Lineup, Fan Vote Update

By 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)

1. Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing

2. Corey Lajoie, Spire Motorsports

3. Tyler Reddick, Richard Childress Racing

4. Garrett Smithley, Rick Ware Racing

5. Chris Buescher, RFK Racing

6. Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing

7. Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing

8. Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports

9. Cole Custer, Stewart Haas Racing

10. Ty Dillon, Petty GMS Motorsports

11. Erik Jones, Petty GMS Motorsports

12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing

13. Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing

14. Landon Cassill, Spire Motorsports

15. B.J. McLeod, Live Fast Motorsports

16. 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)

1. Ross Chastain, TrackHouse Racing

2. Austin Cindric, Team Penske

3. Kevin Harvick, Stewart Haas Racing

4. Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports

5. Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing

6. Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports

7. Aric Almirola, Stewart Haas Racing

8. Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing

9. Ryan Blaney, Team Penske

10. Chase Briscoe, Stewart Haas Racing

11. A.J. Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing

12. Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing

13. Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing

14. Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing

15. Joey Logano, Team Penske

16. Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing

17. William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports

18. Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports

19. Kurt Busch, 23XI Racing

20. Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports