NASCAR: 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race qualifying – Live updates
By Asher Fair
Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Who will start where in this race?
$1 million will be on the line in tomorrow night’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But first, qualifying for this race is scheduled to take place this evening.
A total of 19 drivers are set to qualify for this 85-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Charlotte Motor Speedway oval in Concord, North Carolina.
While 19 drivers will compete in this race, only 15 are set to participate in tonight’s qualifying session for it, as only these 15 drivers have locked themselves into the field.
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These drivers have locked themselves into the field as a result of the fact that they have either won at least one Cup Series race in the 2018 and/or 2019 seasons, won at least one All-Star Race, won at least one Cup Series championship or accomplished more than one of these feats.
Three additional drivers will qualify for the race by winning a stage of tomorrow evening’s Monster Energy Open and thus start in 16th, 17th and 18th place, and the highest finishing driver in the All-Star Fan Vote who does not win a stage of the Open will also qualify for it and thus start in 19th.
Who will take the pole position and who will qualify where throughout the rest of the field for this Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway?
Follow along with our live qualifying updates throughout the qualifying session for this race to find out.
Qualified
Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (seconds)
1st – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 118.794
2nd – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 118.971
3rd – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 119.058
4th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 119.314
5th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 120.334
6th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 120.383
7th – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 120.405
8th – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 120.660
9th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 120.892
10th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 121.584
11th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet -121.978
12th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 122.125
13th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 123.814
14th – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 124.159 – loose lug nut violation (+5 seconds)
15th – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 128.176 – loose lug nut violation (+5 seconds)
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Fox Sports 1 is set to broadcast the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race live from Charlotte Motor Speedway beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET tomorrow evening. However, be sure to tune in to Fox Sports 1 starting at 6:00 p.m. ET for the live broadcast of the Monster Energy Open, which is set to determine who three (four including the All-Star Fan Vote) additional All-Star Race drivers will be.