Joey Logano wins pole for 2024 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro

After some rain put a damper on the onset of this weekend’s festivities, the NASCAR Cup Series held qualifying for the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro on Saturday afternoon.

It was an exciting battle between some of the top drivers in the sport, with their pit crews playing a large role as well, with the Pit Crew Challenge. In the end, it was Joey Logano who captured the pole, and he’ll lead the field to green for the heat races, and the All-Star Race tomorrow evening.

“The rules change every week, when it comes to the All-Star Race, but very proud of the whole team,” Logano said, speaking with FOX’s Regan Smith, following capturing the pole. “This qualifying session is the most fun session of the year. It really takes the whole team.

“The car has to go fast. We’ve got to execute on pit road well. The spotter has to do a good job, with helping me get through my lights and being on the same page there. You’ve got to be able to stop in the stall. The pit crew has to do their part. Then back up onto the race track. So it really takes every crew member, all the way through. … It means a lot to get an All-Star pole. I never got one before.”

Meanwhile, Christopher Bell’s pit crew won the Pit Crew Challenge, and he’ll start third on the evening, with Brad Keselowski and the No. 6 sandwiched between them.

NASCAR All-Star Race: How to watch, format, everything to know for North Wilkesboro

Ahead of Sunday’s race, FOX’s Bob Pockrass has provided the latest information on the race, revealing everything there is to know about how to watch, the format and all the little details in-between. It should be an awesome event once again, as it’s the second year in a row NASCAR returns to the track.

As the excitement begins to build, here are all of the essential details to rev up your engines ahead of All-Start Weekend for the NASCAR Cup Series.

How to Watch the NASCAR All-Star Race:

When: Sunday, 5/19 | 5:30 p.m. ET (Qualifying races; All-Star Open); 8:00 p.m. (All-Star Race)
Channel: FS1
Where: North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Carolina

The main event for All-Star Weekend is of course the All-Star Race, which will take place at 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday evening. Prior to that, NASCAR will hold heat races to determine the order for the race, and the All-Star open, where a driver can win their way into the All-Star Race, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Who’s in the NASCAR All-Star Race:

You can receive an automatic berth in the main event, the All-Star Race, through two methods: 2023-24 race winners no matter whether a full-time Cup driver or not are in, as well as past Cup champion/All-Star winners who are full-time Cup drivers. The rest will try to race their way into the show.

NASCAR All-Star Race Drivers: Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmendinger, Chris Buescher, Martin Truex Jr., Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, William Byron, Michael McDowell, Tyler Reddick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Daniel Suarez.

As for the rest of the field, “The Open (Sunday, 5:30 p.m. ET, FS1) is a 100-lap race, all laps count with one attempt at overtime. Teams can start on any tire. A caution at Lap 50 where they must make a four-tire stop. Top-two advance to All-Star race and fan vote winner gets into All-Star race,” Pockrass explained.

NASCAR All-Star Open Drivers: Austin Cindric, Austin Dillon, Josh Berry, Corey LaJoie, Noah Gragson, Chase Briscoe, Kaz Grala, Harrison Burton, Bubba Wallace, Daniel Hemric, Todd Gilliland, Ryan Preece, John Hunter Nemechek, Erik Jones, Alex Bowman, Justin Haley, Ty Gibbs, Timmy Hill, Zane Smith and Carson Hocevar.

Of course, qualifying will play a huge role in the All-Star race, as well as the tires used for this season’s iteration. The 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race should be a special evening in North Wilkesboro. We’ll see who comes out on top, and if Kyle Larson can win back-to-back iterations of the event.