NASCAR All-Star Race Sunday, May 14, 2023
NASCAR All-Star Race Stats Highlights
1985 CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
1986 ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
1987-’19 CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY (33 YEARS)
2020 BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
2021-’22 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY (2 YEARS)
2023 NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY
26 Different winners in 38 All-Star Races
All-Star Race winner went on to win championship 12 times
Daytona 500 winner won All-Star Race in same season 5 times – Jimmie Johnson twice (2006 & ’13)
Most All-Star Race wins: 4 – Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Larson only repeat winner last 10 All-Star Races
Last 10 All-Star Races: Kyle Larson 2 wins – 8 Other drivers 1 win each
Kyle Larson won 2 of his last 3 All-Star Races (2019 & ’21) – 2 Teams (Chip Ganassi Racing & Hendrick Motorsports)
2 Rookies won All-Star Race – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) & Ryan Newman (2002)
3 All-Star Race winners went winless during season – 1996 Michael Waltrip, 2014 Jamie McMurray & 2022 Ryan Blaney
15 Won All-Star Race after going winless in previous races to start season including
Joey Logano 2016, Kyle Busch 2017, Kyle Larson 2019 & Ryan Blaney 2022
2 Won All-Star Race before winning a NCS points race (Michael Waltrip 1996 & Ryan Newman 2002)
3 Won All-Star Race in first try – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman & Darrell Waltrip
Most races before first All-Star Race win: Kyle Busch won in 12th try in 2017
Kasey Kahne (2008) & Jamie McMurray (2014) only drivers to win All-Star Race & miss Playoffs
Closest All-Star Race finish: ½ Car length – 1992 Davey Allison over Kyle Petty
2 All-Star Races settled by last lap pass – 1992 & ‘98
Most All-Star Races finishing 2nd without a win –
Brad Keselowski, Sterling Marlin & Ken Schrader each finished 2nd three times
Most races without All-Star Race win: 17 – Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte & Ricky Rudd
Brad Keselowski: 0 for 14 in All-Star Race – 120 Laps led
Driver starting first won All-Star Race only 6 times
Pole failed to finish All-Star Race 7 times – 6 Times due to crashes
3 Won All-Star Race from last starting position: Michael Waltrip 1996, Ryan Newman 2002 & Kasey Kahne 2008
Largest All-Star Race field: 27 (2002)
Smallest All-Star Race field: 10 (1986)
Jeff Gordon: All 3 All-Star Race wins came in his 20s (23, 25 & 29)
Kevin Harvick & Terry Labonte won All-Star Races at 31 & 42-years-old
Youngest All-Star Race winner: Jeff Gordon 23
Oldest All-Star Race winner: Mark Martin 46
10 All-Star Races won by drivers between ages of 31 & 35-years-old
Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams with 10 All-Star Race wins
Joe Gibbs Racing has only 2 All-Star Race wins – 2015 Hamlin & 2017 Kyle Busch
First-ever win for Stewart-Haas Racing: 2009 All-Star Race (Tony Stewart)
2016: Team Penske only team to sweep top 2 finishing positions in All-Star Race
Chevrolet: 20 All-Star Race wins – Most all-time
Ford: 13 All-Star Race wins
Toyota: Only 2 All-Star Race wins
Most Open wins: 4 – Sterling Marlin
4 Transferred into All-Star Race & won:
1996 Michael Waltrip, 2002 Ryan Newman, 2008 Kasey Kahne & 2019 Kyle Larson
Kasey Kahne only Fan Vote to win All-Star Race (2008)
Chase Elliott & Danica Patrick Fan Vote into All-Star Race 3 times – Most all-time
Most transfers into All-Star Race: 5 – Sterling Marlin
Daniel Suárez best transfer driver last All-Star Race – Finished 5th in 2022
Open won from first starting position 8 times
Worst start position of Open winner: 20th – Martin Truex Jr. in 2010
Ross Chastain started rear in field of 22 in 2021 & won Open Stage 1
Richard Childress Racing won 5 Open poles with 5 different drivers