NASCAR and Texas Motor Speedway revealed Thursday on FS1’s Race Hub the qualifying and race codecs for the 2022 All-Star Race and All-Star Open on May 22 (8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), with $1 million on the road for the race winner.
This yr’s operating will characteristic a brand new qualifying format for drivers already locked into the All-Star Race. Qualifying will include two rounds. The first spherical will see a single lap in reverse order of the present 2022 proprietor factors. The top-eight qualifiers within the first spherical will switch to a head-to-head elimination bracket.
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The eight-car elimination bracket will put a heavy emphasis on pit crews, permitting their abilities to shine to raised their drivers’ qualifying place. It will characteristic two vehicles staged in non permanent side-by-side pit stalls close to the top of pit highway. At the sound of an alert, every pit crew will carry out a four-tire pit cease, and at the drop of the jack, drivers will exit their pit stalls onto the monitor with no velocity restrict on pit highway. The first automobile again to the start-finish line will advance to the following spherical.
The remaining pairing will compete for the pole.
Drivers eradicated within the Round of 8 will begin in positions 5-8 primarily based on their one-lap speeds from the primary spherical of qualifying. Drivers eradicated within the Round of 4 will begin in positions 3 and 4 primarily based on their one-lap speeds.
The All-Star Open will include a extra conventional format with single-car, single-lap qualifying in reverse order of 2022 proprietor factors. The Open race format will break down into three phases (20 laps, 20 laps, 10 laps). The winner of every stage will advance to the All-Star Race, together with the winner of the Fan Vote.
For the 100-lap essential occasion, there will probably be 4 phases — three 25-lap phases and one 50-lap stage. The winner of Stage 1 will begin on pole within the remaining stage so long as they end fifteenth or higher in Stage 2 and Stage 3. The winner of Stage 2 will begin second within the remaining stage so long as they end fifteenth or higher in Stage 3. The winner of Stage 3 will begin third within the remaining stage.
There will probably be a particular stage break at the conclusion of Stage 2 the place all groups should pit and carry out a four-tire cease. The driver and crew with the shortest time on pit highway (pit in to pit out) will win the pit-crew award and begin fourth within the remaining stage so long as they end fifteenth or higher in Stage 3.
Another added characteristic will probably be distinctive to the ultimate stage. If a pure warning doesn’t happen between Lap 15 and Lap 25, NASCAR officers will throw an “All-Star” competitors warning.
