Overview
- The exhibition runs Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m. ET on FS1 after Friday practice and a Saturday noon qualifying session that features a Pit Crew Challenge.
- NASCAR scrapped the All‑Star Open and set one 350‑lap race split 75/75/200, with the field cut to 26 for a final shootout that pays $1 million to the winner.
- Segment 2 will start with the top 26 finishers from Segment 1 lined up in reverse order, which puts a premium on steady results across the opening runs.
- Qualifying will time a full‑speed lap plus a four‑tire Mechanix Wear Pit Crew Challenge stop, and the fastest team without a penalty earns first choice of pit stall.
- All 36 cars will start, 19 drivers are already locked into the finale by recent wins or full‑time champion status, and the Fan Vote closes Sunday at 9 a.m. ET after a May 11 update listed Alex Bowman, Chris Buescher, Noah Gragson, Ryan Preece and Connor Zilisch among the leaders.