2022 NASCAR All-Star Race
The 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXVIII) is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race that will be held on May 22, 2022, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It is contested over 125 laps, it will be the second exhibition race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
| Race details[1][2] | |
|---|---|
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| Date | May 22, 2022 |
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Distance | Open: 50 laps, 75 mi (121 km) Stage 1: 20 laps Stage 2: 20 laps Stage 3: 10 laps All-Star Race: 125 Laps, 187.5 mi (301.8 km) Stage 1: 25 laps Stage 2: 25 laps Stage 3: 25 laps Stage 4: 50 laps[3] |
| NASCAR All Star Open | |
| NASCAR All-Star Race | |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and TBA |
| Radio | |
| Network | Motor Racing Network |
| Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2) Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) |
Report
Background
The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the 2022 AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2022, the winner of each stage 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 (As of 4/24/2022)
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
NASCAR All Star Open
NASCAR All-Star Race
Media
Television
Fox Sports will be the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer, Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and a commentator TBA will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Vince Welch will handle pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided 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: TBA | Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
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 Rusty Wallace. The network will also implemented two announcers on each side of the track: Dave Moody in turns 1 and 2 and Kyle Rickey in turns 3 and 4. Steve Post and Kim Coon will be the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey | Steve Post Kim Coon |
References
- "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- "NASCAR All-Star Race Format Announced". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.