NASCAR: 2022 Texas All-Star qualifying

Keep tabs on the three separate qualifying sessions for Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway.

The NASCAR Cup Series is set for a non-points race this weekend following 13 straight weeks of points races to open up the 2022 season. Texas Motor Speedway is scheduled to host the annual All-Star Race (full format here) for $1 million on Sunday night.

Qualifying for the race is scheduled to take place on Saturday evening. Leading off is the qualifying session for the All-Star Open, featuring the 16 drivers who have not yet locked into the 125-lap main event around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval in Fort Worth, Texas.

These drivers are each set to make a single-lap qualifying attempt (single-car format), with the qualifying order determined by the owner standings.

Follow along with these live updates for the All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway.

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All-Star Open: Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 186.981
2nd – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 186.903
3rd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 186.49
4th – Erik Jones – #43, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 186.323
5th – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 186.188
6th – Justin Haley – #31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 186.027
7th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 185.503
8th – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 184.963
9th – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 184.78
10th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 184.767
11th – Landon Cassill – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 184.382
12th – Ty Dillon – #42, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 183.698
13th – Cody Ware – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 183.014
14th – Todd Gilliland – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 181.519
15th – Garrett Smithley – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 180.632
16th – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford – 180.439

Scheduled to take place after this session is qualifying for the All-Star Race. All 20 drivers who are already locked into this race are set to make a single-lap qualifying attempt (single-car format), with the qualifying order determined by the owner standings.

All-Star Race: Qualified (Session one)

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 189.288
2nd – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 189.115
3rd – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 189.043
4th – Kurt Busch – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 188.679
5th – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 188.6
6th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 188.003
7th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 187.865
8th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 187.715
9th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 187.65
10th – A.J. Allmendinger – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 187.454
11th – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 187.357
12th – Austin Cindric – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 187.305
13th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 187.298
14th – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 187.279
15th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 187.084
16th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 186.909
17th – Bubba Wallace – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 186.825
18th – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 186.8
19th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 186.625
20th – Alex Bowman – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 186.136

The top eight drivers in this session move on to the final session, which features a three-round, elimination-style bracket. Two cars are matched up in side-by-side pit stalls near the end of the pits, and pit crews perform a four-tire stop. Without a speed limit, drivers then exit their pit stalls onto the track, and the first one to reach the finish line advances to the next round.

The four winners in the first round advance to the second round, and the two winners in the second round move on to the third round to battle for the pole position.

The four first round losers start from fifth to eighth place based on their initial qualifying speeds, and the two second round losers start in third and fourth based on their initial qualifying speeds. The third round loser occupies the front row with the polesitter.

All-Star Race: Second round (Bracket)

Quarterfinals

William Byron defeats Aric Almirola
Ryan Blaney defeats Ross Chastain
Kyle Larson defeats Kurt Busch
Kyle Busch defeats Martin Truex Jr.

Semifinals

Ryan Blaney defeats William Byron
Kyle Busch defeats Kyle Larson

Final

Kyle Busch defeats Ryan Blaney

Four drivers from the All-Star Open are set to be added to the starting lineup for the All-Star Race. The winner of the first 20-lap stage is set to start in 21st place, the winner of the second 20-lap stage is set to start in 22nd, and the winner of the final 10-lap shootout is set to start in 23rd.

The winner of the All-Star Fan Vote, or whichever driver gets the most votes among the drivers not yet qualified for the All-Star Race who still have raceable cars, is set to start in 24th place (updated lineup here).

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The All-Star Open is set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 from Texas Motor Speedway beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday evening (moved up from its initial start time of 6:00 p.m. ET), followed by the All-Star Race at 8:00 p.m. ET. Begin a free trial of FuboTV today and don’t miss either race!

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NASCAR: 2022 Texas All-Star qualifying – Full starting lineup

By Asher Fair | May 21, 2022

Keep tabs on the three separate qualifying sessions for Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway.

All-Star Open: Qualified

Full starting lineup (All-Star Open)

All-Star Race: Qualified (Session one)

All-Star Race: Second round (Bracket)

Full starting lineup (All-Star Race)