NASCAR: 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race preliminary entry list

A total of 19 drivers are set to compete in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, of whom 15 have already been confirmed.

The NASCAR Cup Series is scheduled to take the weekend off from points-paying action following the 36-race 2019 season’s 12th race, the Digital Ally 400, at Kansas Speedway, but that does not mean that the stakes will not still be high.

This weekend’s main event is the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A total of 19 drivers are set to compete in this race, and the winner will receive $1,000,000.

A total of 15 drivers are already eligible to compete in this 85-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Charlotte Motor Speedway oval in Concord, North Carolina because of the fact that they fulfill one or more of three requirements.

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These 15 drivers fulfill one of more of these three requirements:

Won a Cup Series championship
Won a Cup Series race in the 2018 and/or 2019 seasons
Won a past All-Star Race

You can read more about the format for this race here, as it has been slightly altered from past seasons.

Four more drivers will end up qualifying for this race, as the winners of the three stages of the Monster Energy Open, which is scheduled to take place a few hours before the All-Star Race begins at the track, will clinch positions in this race, as will the winner of the All-Star Fan Vote, which you can vote in by clicking here.

Here is a list of the 15 drivers who have clinched themselves a position in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

How they qualified (key): (C) = won a Cup Series championship, (R) = won a Cup Series race in the 2018 and/or 2019 seasons, (A) = won a past All-Star Race

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Key
1 – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – C, R, A
2 – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – C, R
3 – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – R
4 – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – C, R, A
5 – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – A
6 – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – R
7 – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – R
8 – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – R, A
9 – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – R
10 – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – R
11 – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – C, R, A
12 – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – C, R
13 – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – R
14 – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – C, R, A
15 – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – C, A

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Be sure to tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET this Saturday, May 18 for the live broadcast of the Monster Energy Open from Charlotte Motor Speedway, and be sure to stay tuned in to Fox Sports 1 for the live broadcast of the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race from the track at 8:00 p.m. ET later that evening.

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