Kyle Larson has claimed the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway(8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) after the lineup was determined via random draw Tuesday afternoon.
Larson, who has won the last two NASCAR Cup Series races, will start his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet from the pole position. Larson is one of three drivers with multiple wins in 2021, joining Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. and teammate Alex Bowman. The 2019 NASCAR All-Star Race winner will start on the front row alongside Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
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The starting lineup for the NASCAR All-Star Open was also determined via owner points. Tyler Reddick’s No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet started first alongside a fellow former Xfinity Series champ in Chris Buescher in the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.
See the full lineup for Sunday’s All-Star Race race below (updated after Sunday’s All-Star Open).
Start pos. |
Driver | Car # | Team |
1 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
2 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
3 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
4 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
5 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
6 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
7 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
8 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
9 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team Penske |
10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
11 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
12 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
13 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
14 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
15 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
16 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
17 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
18 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
19 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
20 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
21 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
See the full lineup for Sunday’s All-Star Open race below (lineup determined by driver points)
Start pos. |
Driver | Car # | Team |
1 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
2 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing |
3 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
5 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
6 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
7 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing Team |
8 | Erik Jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
9 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
10 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
11 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports |
12 | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
13 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing |
14 | James Davison | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
15 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Rick Ware Racing |
16 | Austin Cindric | 33 | Team Penske |
17 | Cody Ware | 51 | Petty Ware Racing |
18 | BJ McLeod | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports |
19 | Justin Haley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
20 | Garrett Smithley | 53 | Rick Ware Racing |
21 | Timmy Hill | 66 | MBM Motorsports |
22 | David Starr | 13 | MBM Motorsports |