2019 Monster Energy All Star Race (Coolfastjack)

The 2019 Monster Energy All Star Race was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 18, 2019 with a prize of $1,000,000. Kevin Harvick is the defending winner of this race

Eligible Drivers

1:Jamie McMurray

2:Brad Keselowski

3:Austin Dillon

4:Kevin Harvick

6:Chris Buescher

9:Chase Elliott

11:Denny Hamlin

12:Ryan Blaney

14:Clint Bowyer

18:Kyle Busch

19:Martin Truex Jr

20:Erik Jones

22:Joey Logano

31:Ryan Newman

41:Kurt Busch

42:Kyle Larson

47:AJ Allmendinger

48:Jimmie Johnson

95:Daniel Suarez

Monster Energy Open Qualifying

1.Ricky Stenhouse Jr

2.Paul Menard

3.Aric Almirola

4.William Byron

5.Spencer Gallagher

6.Alex Bowman

7.Matt DiBenedetto

8.Darrell Wallace Jr

9.Christopher Bell

10.Ty Dillon

11.Ryan Reed

12.Daniel Hemric

13.Ross Chastain

14.Michael McDowell

15.Ryan Preece

16.Corey LaJoie

17.Ray Black Jr

18.JJ Yeley

19.Parker Kligerman

20.Cole Whitt

21.Derrike Cope

22.David Ragan (Crash)

Lead Changes

Paul Menard 1-16

William Byron 17-20

Aric Almirola 21-23

Paul Menard 24-25

Aric Almirola 26-39

Ryan Preece 40

Aric Almirola 41-42

Paul Menard 43

Aric Almirola 44-48

Jimmie Johnson 49-50

Cautions

Caution 1:Ty Dillon Crash (Lap 9-16)

Caution 2:Christopher Bell Crash + Segment 1 Competition Caution (Lap 19-20)

Caution 3:Ricky Stenhouse Jr Blows an Engine (Lap 33-39)

Caution 4:Stage 2 Competition Caution (Lap 40)

Caution 5:Daniel Hemric Crash (Lap 44-48)

Final Results for Monster Energy Open

1.Alex Bowman

2.Spencer Gallagher

3.Aric Almirola

4.Darrell Wallace Jr

5.Michael McDowel

6.Paul Menard

7.Ryan Reed

8.Matt DiBenedetto (Fan Vote Winner)

9.Ross Chastain

10.JJ Yeley

11.Parker Kligerman

12.Ray Black Jr

13.Corey LaJoie

14.Cole Whitt

15.Daniel Hemric (DNF)

16.Ryan Preece (Segment 2 Winner)

17.Ricky Stenhouse Jr (DNF)

18.William Byron (Segment 1 Winner)

19.Christopher Bell (DNF)

20.Ty Dillon (DNF)

21.Derrike Cope (Engine)

22.David Ragan (Injured)

All Star Race Qualifying

1.Chris Buescher

2.Brad Keselowski

3.Jimmie Johnson

4.Erik Jones

5.Joey Logano

6.Clint Bowyer

7.Kevin Harvick

8.Ryan Blaney

9.Austin Dillon

10.Kyle Busch

11.Daniel Suarez

12.Jamie McMurray

13.AJ Allmendinger

14.Martin Truex Jr

15.Chase Elliott

16.Kyle Larson

17.Ryan Newman

18.Kurt Busch

19.Denny Hamlin

Lead Changes

Chris Buescher 1-12

Jimmie Johnson 13-15

Brad Keselowski 16-20

Chris Buescher 21-22

Clint Bowyer 23-49

Chris Buescher 50-64

Martin Truex Jr 65-80

Brad Keselowski 81-87

Chris Buescher 88

Martin Truex Jr 89-90

Cautions

Caution 1:Segment 1 Competition Caution (Lap 20)

Caution 2:Segment 2 Competition Caution (Lap 50)

Caution 3:Segment 3 Competition Caution (Lap 80)

Caution 4:Denny Hamlin brushes the wall (Lap 82-87)

Segment Winners

Segment 1:Brad Keselowski (1st for Final Restart)

Segment 2:Chris Buescher (2nd)

Segment 3:Martin Truex Jr (3rd)

Final Results

1.Martin Truex Jr

2.Austin Dillon

3.Clint Bowyer

4.Joey Logano

5.Jamie McMurray

6.William Byron

7.Kevin Harvick

8.AJ Allmendinger

9.Brad Keselowski

10.Kyle Larson

11.Alex Bowman

12.Ryan Preece

13.Kurt Busch

14.Daniel Suarez

15.Chase Elliott

16.Chris Buescher

17.Jimmie Johnson

18.Ryan Blaney

19.Kyle Busch

20.Denny Hamlin

21.Ryan Newman

22.Matt DiBenedetto

23.Erik Jones

Post Race

Heading into turn 3 on the penultimate lap (89), Chris Buescher was leading Brad Keselowski and Erik Jones. Jones attempted a 3-wide divebomb, but it resulted in contact sending Erik Jones and Chris Buescher hard into the wall, and Keselowski lost time, giving Martin Truex Jr the lead. Keselowski only salvaged 9th, while Buescher was 16th, and Jones finished last. After the race, Keselowski expressed his anger towards Jones, but a fight didnt break out. When asked post-race, Keselowski said "I understand what he was trying to do, trying to make it 3 wide to dive bomb and take the lead, but he got down on the apron and screwed us over when he made the contact with Chris (Buescher)". Jones said "Its the second to last lap and I wanna win. A million dollars is on the line. I obviously feel horrible for the #2 and the #6, but if there's a million dollars on the line, everything goes". Jones refused to comment more on the situation. Buescher said post-race "Erik wanted to win. He saw the gap open and the rest is history". No penalties were given out to any driver in the aftermath of the incident