Pos.
Driver
Team
1
Denny Hamlin
2
Brad Kesleowski
3
Erik Jones
4
Ross Chastain
5
William Byron
6
Christopher Bell
7
Bubba Wallace
8
Joey Logano
9
Ty Gibbs
10
Austin Cindric
11
Kyle Busch
12
Alex Bowman
13
Noah Gragson
14
Tyler Reddick
15
Ty Dillon
16
Chase Briscoe
17
Austin Dillon
18
Shane van Gisbergen
19
Josh Berry
20
Todd Gilliland
21
Riley Herbst
22
Cole Custer
23
Cody Ware
24
Carson Hocevar
25
Zane Smith***
26
Ryan Preece
27
Connor Zilisch
28
Ryan Blaney
29
Kyle Larson
30
Michael McDowell
31
Chase Elliott
32
Chris Buescher
33
John Hunter Nemechek
34
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
35
AJ Allmendinger
36
Daniel Suárez
Denny Hamlin is on the pole for the NASCAR All-Star Race. The qualifying results have set the field and the order for the 75-lap sprint race, which will be "Segment 1." The field will be inverted for another 75-lap race for "Segment 2."
Finally, a 200-lap race will feature the 26 drivers who made the field either based on wins, previous championships, or results in the first two segments. The fan vote winner will take the 26th spot in the final 200-lap segment.
Zane Smith's pit crew won the Pit Crew Challenge. A $100,000 bonus to those guys. They had the fastest stop and were much more clean and consistent than pit crews ranked ahead of them. It's all about execution in the moment.
Just to clear up the confusion, the All-Star Race is a 350 lap event. However, drivers will be eliminated after the first two segments. It's going to likely be confusing for fans, but it should be a fun afternoon of racing on Sunday regardless.
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on May 16, 2026, where it first appeared in the Racing section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
