NASCAR Cup Series: 2018 Monster Energy Open at Charlotte results – Four All-Star Race qualifiers determined
By Asher Fair
Alex Bowman, Daniel Suarez and A.J. Allmendinger are headed to NASCAR’s Monster Energy All-Star Race after winning a stage in the Monster Energy Open.
NASCAR‘s 50-lap Monster Energy Open, which featured 21 drivers vying for three positions in tonight’s Monster Energy All-Star Race, was thrilling from start to finish. The three stage winners are set to fill the 18th, 19th and 20th spots on tonight’s grid in the All-Star Race.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman won stage one, the first of two 20-lap stages around the four-turn, 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway oval in Concord, North Carolina, to lock himself into tonight’s All-Star Race in his #88 Chevrolet. As a result, he did not continue in the race after stage one.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Daniel Suarez won stage two, the second of two 20-lap stages in the race, to lock himself into tonight’s All-Star Race in his #19 Toyota. As a result, he did not continue in the race after stage two.
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A.J. Allmendinger won stage three, the 10-lap shootout, to lock himself into tonight’s All-Star Race as well in his #47 Chevrolet.
The fourth extra spot and 21st overall spot in tonight’s All-Star Race was given to the winner of the fan vote, which was Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott, the driver of the #9 Chevrolet, for the third consecutive season. He has now won the fan vote for three consecutive seasons, his three full-time seasons in the sport.
Here is a link to the starting lineup for tonight’s All-Star Race. Note that it includes only the 17 drivers who were already eligible for the race and qualified for it yesterday. It does not include Bowman, Suarez, Allmendinger and Elliott, although those four drivers are set to participate in it.
Here are the full race results of the 2018 Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Manufacturer | Stage |
| 1 | Alex Bowman | #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | Stage 1 winner |
| 1 | Daniel Suarez | #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | Stage 2 winner |
| 1 | A.J. Allmendinger | #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet | Stage 3 winner |
| 2 | Erik Jones | #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota | |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | |
| 4 | Paul Menard | #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford | |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet | |
| 6 | Aric Almirola | #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford | |
| 7 | William Byron | #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet | |
| 8 | Ty Dillon | #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet | |
| 9 | David Ragan | #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford | |
| 10 | Michael McDowell | #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford | |
| 11 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet | |
| 12 | Matt DiBenedetto | #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford | |
| 13 | Landon Cassill | #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet | |
| 14 | Gray Gaulding | #23, BK Racing, Toyota | |
| 15 | Corey Lajoie | #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet | |
| 16 | B.J. McLeod | #51, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet | |
| 17 | Ross Chastain | #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet | |
| 18 | Timmy Hill | #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota | |
| 19 | Reed Sorenson | #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet |
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Tune in to Fox Sports 1 tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET for live coverage of the Monster Energy All-Star Race, which is set to wrap up the festivities of NASCAR‘s 2018 All-Star weekend.