2023 NASCAR All-Star Race

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Date	May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)
Location	North Wilkesboro Speedway inNorth 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)[13]
Avg Speed	Open: 80.128 mph (128.954 km/h) All-Star Race: 92.612 mph (149.045 km/h)
NASCAR All Star Open
Pole	Ty Gibbs(Joe Gibbs Racing)
Time	13.012
Winner	Josh Berry(Hendrick Motorsports)
Fan Vote winner	Noah Gragson(Legacy Motor Club)
NASCAR All-Star Race
Pole	Daniel Suárez(Trackhouse Racing)
Time	Heat Race 1 winner
Most laps led	Kyle Larson(Hendrick Motorsports)
Laps	145
Winner	Kyle Larson(Hendrick Motorsports)
Television
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer,Darrell Waltrip (All-Star Race),Larry McReynolds (All-Star & Heat Races), andJamie McMurray (All-Star Open)
Radio
Network	Motor Racing Network
Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle andRusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (4) (Turns)

The2023 NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXIX) was a non-championshipNASCAR Cup Series stock carexhibition race that was held on May 21, 2023, atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway inNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. This event marked the firstNASCAR race taking place at North Wilkesboro Speedway since the1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400.

The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the2023 Goodyear 400 atDarlington Raceway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2022, 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.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.615 seconds and a speed of 109.144 mph (175.650 km/h).^[15]

The 2023 Pit Crew Challenge set the starting lineup for both the NASCAR All-Star Open and the qualifying heat races.Ty Gibbs scored the pole for the Open with a time of 13.012 seconds.Daniel Suárez scored the pole for Heat Race 1 with a time of 13.297 seconds.Chris Buescher scored the pole for Heat Race 2 with a time of 13.381 seconds.^[16]

For the first time in NASCAR Cup Series history, an oval race was conducted in the rain when the first heat race took place in inclement weather. Cars used rain tires for the first heat, and the second race started dry, but teams switched to rain tires during the race.

Fox Sports was the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer,Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer, 1985 All-Star Race winnerDarrell Waltrip (driver), and 1991 and 1992 All-Star Race winnerLarry McReynolds (crew chief) called the race from the broadcast booth.Jamie Little,Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side.

Motor Racing Network (MRN) continued their longstanding relationship withSpeedway Motorsports to broadcast the race on radio. The lead announcers for the race's broadcast were Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 1989 winner of the All-Star RaceRusty Wallace. The network also had one announcer stationed in turn 4:Dave Moody. Steve Post and Kim Coon were the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was also simulcasted onSirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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