This was one of the most exciting NASCAR All-Star Races with 4 cars wide fitting for position, contact during & after the race. Starting from 18th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Advent Health Chevrolet won the 35th Annual Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, his 1st win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series non-points event. Larson becomes the second driver all-time to win the Monster Energy Open and go on to win the Monster Energy All-Star Race on the same weekend joining Ryan Newman (2002). This is Chip Ganassi Racing’s second Monster Energy All-Star Race win – the first was with driver Jamie McMurray (2014). 2nd PLace Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Millenial Car Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 6th Top 5 finish in 19 All-Star races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in the event. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 5th Top 5 finish in 14 All-Star races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet, started from 17th place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 13th place followed by 7th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 9th place Car 24 William Byron Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet, started from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER /USO Toyota, in 10th place, started from 5th place. The added action after the race was when Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford decided to shove Car 14 Clint Bowyer Toco Warranty Ford into the wall. Clint Bowyer got out of his car & ran up to Ryan Newman to punch him on the chin due to that is what he deserved.
The race had 8 Cautions for 17 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 28 for Debris From #20 On Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 33 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 37 for #43, 6 Crash on the Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 53 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 58 for #20, 3, 18 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 73 for Stage 3 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 75 for #11, 3, 12 Crash in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 76 for #20 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; C. Bowyer 0; K. Harvick 1-19; K. Busch 20-27; B. Keselowski 28-31; C. Bowyer 32; K. Busch 33-39; K. Harvick 40-53; C. Bowyer 54; J. Logano 55-73; C. Elliott 74-75; K. Larson 76-88.
Race Results for the 35th Annual Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race – Saturday, May 18, 2019. Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 88 Laps – 132. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 18. Car 42 Kyle Larson Advent Health Chevrolet 88 Running |
| 2. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Millenial Car Ford 88 Running |
| 3. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota 88 Running |
| 4. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 88 Running |
| 5. 17. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 88 Running |
| 6. 13. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 88 Running |
| 7. 4. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 88 Running |
| 8. 19. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 88 Running |
| 9. 16. Car 24 William Byron Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet 88 Running |
| 10. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER /USO Toyota 88 Running |
| 11. 14. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 88 Running |
| 12. 1. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Toco Warranty Ford 88 Running |
| 13. 6. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford 88 Running |
| 14. 11. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Brakes Chevrolet 88 Running |
| 15. 8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 88 Running |
| 16. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 88 Running |
| 17. 15. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH/Monster Chevrolet 83 Accident |
| 18. 12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 79 Accident |
| 19. 7. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 77 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 36 Mins, 18 Secs. Average Speed: 79.439 MPH, Margin of Victory: .322 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 17 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 26, 2019 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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