The 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race (XL) is an upcoming a non-championship NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that will be held on May 19, 2024, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it will be the second exhibition race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |
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| Date | May 19, 2024 |
| Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km) |
| Distance | Open: 100 laps, 62.5 mi (100.6 km) All-Star Race: 200 Laps, 125 mi (201 km)[4] |
| Avg Speed | Open: All-Star Race: |
| NASCAR All Star Open | |
| NASCAR All-Star Race | |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick |
| Radio | |
| Network | Motor Racing Network |
| Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2) Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) |
Report edit
Background edit
The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2024 Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2023, the top two race finishers of the All-Star Open, and the winner of the All-Star fan vote are eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.
Entry list edit
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
NASCAR All-Star Open edit
NASCAR All-Star Race edit
Media edit
Television edit
Fox Sports will be the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer, Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and two-time All-Star race winner Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds will provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio edit
Motor Racing Network (MRN) will continue their longstanding relationship with Speedway Motorsports to broadcast the race on radio. The lead announcers for the race's broadcast will be Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 winner of the All-Star Race Rusty Wallace. The network also will have one announcer stationed in turn 4: Dave Moody. Steve Post and Kim Coon will be the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turn 4: Dave Moody | Steve Post Kim Coon |
References edit
- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "NASCAR, North Wilkesboro Speedway announce 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race format". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.