The hotly anticipated Pit Crew Challenge helped kick off the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race festivities in the Cup Series’ long-awaited return to North Wilkesboro Speedway Friday evening.
RELATED: See Pit Crew Challenge results | North Wilkesboro schedule
Ty Gibbs and the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team won the competition to score the pole for Sunday’s All-Star Open (5:30 p.m. ET, FS1) and pocket an extra $100,000 for the team.
Daniel Suárez and Chris Buescher leading their respective heat fields to the green Saturday evening as their teams posted the two fastest stops in the Pit Crew Challenge among those already locked into Sunday’s main event.
See where your favorite All-Star driver will start in the two heat races on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and in Sunday’s All-Star Open.
ALL-STAR HEAT RACE NO. 1 STARTING LINEUP
| Starting Spot | Car Number | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Daniel Suárez |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
| 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell |
| 11 | 43 | Erik Jones |
ALL-STAR HEAT RACE NO. 2 STARTING LINEUP
| Starting Spot | Car Number | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron |
| 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick |
ALL-STAR OPEN STARTING LINEUP
| Starting Spot | Car Number | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs |
| 2 | 48 | Josh Berry |
| 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie |
| 4 | 21 | Harrison Burton |
| 5 | 31 | Justin Haley |
| 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell |
| 7 | 38 | Todd Gilliland |
| 8 | 41 | Ryan Preece |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola |
| 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger |
| 11 | 78 | Josh Bilicki |
| 12 | 77 | Ty Dillon |
| 13 | 13 | Chandler Smith |
| 14 | 51 | Ryan Newman |
| 15 | 42 | Noah Gragson |
| 16 | 15 | JJ Yeley |