NASCAR: 2019 Monster Energy Open qualifying – Live updates

Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the 2019 Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Who will start where in this NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race?

The drivers who are not already locked in to tomorrow night’s $1 million-paying Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race are set to attempt to do so in tomorrow evening’s Monster Energy Open.

A total of 24 drivers are set to compete in this 50-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Charlotte Motor Speedway oval in Concord, North Carolina, and they are set to qualify for it this evening.

These 24 drivers are drivers who have not either won at least one Cup Series race in the 2018 and/or 2019 seasons, won at least one All-Star Race or won at least one Cup Series championship, as the 15 active full-time drivers who fit this criteria have already locked themselves into this year’s All-Star Race.

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Three of the 24 drivers who compete in the Open will qualify for the All-Star Race, as the Open is split up into three stages.

The first two stages are 20 laps in length while the third and final stage is 10 laps in length.

The winners of these three stages will advance to the All-Star Race and start in 16th, 17th and 18th place, respectively.

Additionally, the highest finishing driver in the All-Star Fan Vote who does not win a stage of the Open will also qualify for the All-Star Race and will start in 19th place.

Who will take the pole position and who will qualify where throughout the rest of the field for this Saturday evening’s Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway?

Follow along with our live qualifying updates throughout the qualifying session for this race to find out.

NOTE: Drivers are currently sorted in car number order.

Rank  – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 182.168
2nd – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 181.226
3rd – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 181.093
4th – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 181.044
5th – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 180.662
6th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 180.493
7th – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 180.493
8th – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 179.211
9th – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 179.724
10th – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.563
10th – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 179.563
12th – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – 179.366
13th – Matt Tifft – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 179.188
14th – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 179.093
15th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 179.033
16th – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford – 178.118
17th – Landon Cassill – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet – 177.003
18th – Ross Chastain – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 175.965
19th – B.J. McLeod – #53, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 175.319
20th – Bayley Currey – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 173.65
21st – Cody Ware – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Ford – 170.288
22nd – Timmy Hill – #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota – 168.65
23rd – Quin Houff – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 167.1
24th – Joey Gase – #46, MBM Motorsports, Chevrolet – 0

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