WHAT: The 37th annual NASCAR All-Star Race comes to Texas Motor Speedway for the first time and during the 25th Season of Speed at No Limits, Texas. The weekend also will also feature the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 250 Powered by Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 220.

WHERE: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth

WHEN: June 12-13, 2021

TV AND RADIO: NASCAR All-Star Race (FS1/MRN, 95.5 The Ranch, 7:00 p.m. CT Sunday, June 13); NASCAR All-Star Open (FS1/MRN/95.9 The Ranch, 5:00 p.m. CT Sunday, June 13); Alsco Uniforms 250 Powered by Cheddar’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race (FS1/PRN, 95.9 The Ranch, 3 p.m. CT Saturday, June 12); SpeedyCash.com 220 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race (FS1/MRN, 95.9 The Ranch, 12:00 p.m. CT, Saturday, June 12).

RACE LENGTH AND ROUNDS: The NASCAR All-Star Race is a 100-lap/150-mile event that features six rounds: 15 laps for the first four rounds, 30 laps for the fifth and a 10-lap dash for the $1 million check for the sixth and final round. The NASCAR All-Star Open features three stages of 20, 20 and 10 laps for a 50-lap race of 75 miles. The Alsco Uniforms 250 Powered by Cheddar’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race will feature three stages of 40, 40 and 87 laps for a 147-lap race of 250.5 miles. The SpeedyCash.com 220 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race will feature three stages of 35, 35 and 77 laps for a 147-lap race of 220.5 miles.

ALL-STAR RACE FORMAT

• The race will feature six rounds, totaling 100 laps
• Starting lineup for Round 1 will be determined via random draw
• Rounds 1 through 4 will be 15 laps each; Round 5 will be 30 laps; the Final Round will feature a 10-lap shootout
• At the beginning of Round 2, the field will be inverted via random draw (minimum of eight/maximum of 12) live on FS1
• The round 2 random draw will be seen live by fans attending the race on Big Hoss TV
• Before the start of Round 3, the entire field will be inverted
• At the beginning of Round 4, the field will be inverted via random draw (minimum of eight/maximum of 12)
• Starting positions for Round 5 will consist of the cumulative finish from Rounds 1-4. The lowest cumulative finisher starts on the pole, second-lowest starts second, and so forth. All cars must enter pit road for a mandatory four-tire pit stop during Round 5
• The starting positions in the Final Round are set by finishing positions of Round 5
• Only green flag laps will count in the NASCAR All-Star race
• The fastest team on pit road during the mandatory pit stop will earn $100,000
• The race winner will be awarded $1,000,000

ELIGIBLE DRIVERS

Currently 17 drivers have clinched All-Star berths with just one points race (Sonoma, June 6) remaining: Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, William Byron, Cole Custer, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell, Ryan Newman and Martin Truex Jr. The criteria for eligibility include NASCAR Cup Series race winners in 2020-21 and full-time drivers who are either past All-Star winners or past Cup Series champions.

ALL-STAR OPEN FORMAT

The All-Star Open will be run in three rounds — 20 laps, 20 laps and a 10-lap shootout — with round winners and the overall winner advancing to the All-Star main event. Fan balloting will determine the final driver in the field who is otherwise ineligible.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE (all times CT)

Saturday, June 12

8:00 a.m.                     NASCAR Xfinity Series garage open

9:00 a.m.                     NASCAR Camping World Truck Series garage open

11:40 a.m.                   Driver Introductions (drivers standing by trucks)

12:00 p.m.                  SpeedyCash.com 220 (35/70/147 Laps = 220.5 miles)

2:45 p.m.                     Driver Introductions (drivers standing by cars)

3:00 p.m.                    Alsco Uniforms 250 Powered by Cheddar’s

(40/80/167 Laps = 250.5 miles)

Sunday, June 13

11:00 a.m.                  NASCAR Cup Series garage open

4:45 p.m.                     Driver Introductions (drivers standing by cars)

5:00 p.m.                    NASCAR All-Star Open (20/20/10 Laps = 75 miles)

6:15 p.m.                     Driver Introductions

7:00 p.m.                 NASCAR All-Star Race (Rounds 1-4: 15 Laps; Round 5:

30 Laps: Round 6: 10 Laps)

RACE NOTES

2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Chase Elliott won last year’s All-Star Race … the NASCAR All-Star Race has previously been held at three tracks: Charlotte Motor Speedway (1985, 1987-2019) Atlanta Motor Speedway (1986) and Bristol Motor Speedway (2020) … this year’s race includes seven former winners: Ryan Newman (2002), Kevin Harvick (2007, 2018), Kurt Busch (2010), Denny Hamlin (2015), Joey Logano (2016), Kyle Busch (2017), Kyle Larson (2019), and Chase Elliott (2020) … Darrell Waltrip won the inaugural race in 1985 … Bill Elliott, Chase Elliott’s father, won the event in 1986 in his home state of Georgia … Dale Earnhardt won in 1987 aided by the legendary “Pass in the Grass” … Michael Waltrip, now a Fox Sports NASCAR commentator, won the 1996 race by becoming the first to do so through winning the Open … Kasey Kahne (2008) is the only All-Star Race winner who earned his way into the race from the All-Star Open Fan Vote … seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson, now running a partial schedule in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, earned the most All-Star Race victories with four (2003, 2006, 2012-13)

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TICKETS:

Tickets for Texas Motor Speedway’s 2021 major event season, including the June 13 NASCAR All-Star Race, are on sale now at http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com.

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