Gibbs, Wallace and fan favorite Gragson get into NASCAR All-Star Race
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace and Noah Gragson will race in the NASCAR All-Star Race after finishing 1-2 in the Open and winning the fan vote.
Gibbs improved from his runner-up effort in the All-Star Open last year to make his second straight All-Star Race.
Wallace took the runner-up spot to get into his fourth career All-Star Race.
Fans voted Noah Gragson into the All-Star Race for the second year in a row. He beat Corey LaJoie and Carson Hocevar for it. Gragson finished fifth in the race, behind Josh Berry and Justin Haley who missed the All-Star Race.
These drivers, finishing 6th-20th, missed the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race:
- Alex Bowman
- Chase Briscoe
- Ryan Preece
- Austin Dillon
- Carson Hocevar
- Kaz Grala
- Corey LaJoie
- Harrison Burton
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Todd Gilliland
- Daniel Hemric
- Zane Smith
- Erik Jones
- Timmy Hill (-7 laps)
- Austin Cindric (-8 laps)
Hill had a mechanical issue that put him and his MBM Motorsports team so far off of the lead lap. Meanwhile, Hocevar got into Cindric, putting him into the wall and out of contention to make the All-Star Race.
Gibbs, Wallace and Gragson will start 18th-20th in the NASCAR All-Star Race.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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