NASCAR All-Star Race 2026 format, entries, weekend schedule at Dover

• Dover Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR All-Star Race for the first time on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
• The winning driver of the All-Star Race will receive a $1 million prize.
• The race features a new three-segment format, with the final segment consisting of 26 drivers.

The NASCAR All-Star Race is headed to the Monster Mile.

Dover Motor Speedway will host the All-Star Race for the first time during an afternoon event on Sunday, May 17 that will feature a brand-new format and a $1 million prize on the line for the winning driver.

The 2026 All-Star Race, which will be contested by Cup Series drivers, is a part of a weekend of racing events in Dover that also includes the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. All-Star Race events also include two qualifying runs and a pit crew challenge, which will determine the starting order and the pit stall selection order, respectively.

Dover Motor Speedway has hosted NASCAR Cup Series races every year since 1969, but the All-Star Race will be the only opportunity this year for area fans to see the top drivers in person.

Here is everything you need to know to get ready for all the action, including the full weekend schedule, an explanation of the All-Star Race format and the full list of entries:

NASCAR at Dover weekend schedule

All times Eastern

All NASCAR All-Star Race events (including qualifying and practice) and the Craftsman Truck Series race can be streamed on Fubo, the Fox Sports website (by signing in with your TV or satellite provider), Fox One (free seven-day trial) and the Fox Sports app. O'Reilly Auto Parts Series events can be streamed on the CW app.

Friday, May 15

• Craftsman Truck Series practice, 12:30 p.m. | Fox One
• Craftsman Truck Series qualifying, 1:40 p.m. | Fox One
• NASCAR All-Star Race pit road practice, 3 p.m. | FS2
• Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200 race, 5 p.m. | FS1

Saturday, May 16

• O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice, 9:30 a.m. | CW app
• O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying, 10:30 a.m. | CW app
• NASCAR All-Star Race qualifying and pit crew challenge, Noon | FS1
• O'Reilly Auto Parts Series BetRivers 200 race, 4 p.m. | CW

Sunday, May 17

• NASCAR All-Star Race, 1 p.m. | FS1 and HBO Max

NASCAR All-Star Race format

• A full field of 36 drivers will initially contest the first two segments of the All-Star Race before a final segment that will consist of only 26 participants. Nineteen drivers are already locked into the final segment as either a past All-Star Race winner, former Cup Series champion competing full-time this year, or full-time driver who has won a Cup Series points race in either the 2025 or 2026 season.
• The action starts Saturday, May 16 with two-run qualifying and the pit crew challenge. Each driver will take the green flag and run one full lap around the 1-mile concrete oval. The second lap will feature the Mechanix Wear Pit Crew Challenge, where each pit crew will perform a single four-tire stop with no gas. Drivers will then race back to the start/finish line, with qualifying encompassing the total time from green flag to checkered flag.
• The All-Star Race on Sunday, May 17 will consist of three segments, totaling a combined 350 laps. The first two stints will be 75-lap shootouts, and the final segment will be 200 laps. The starting order for the first 75-lap segment is determined by qualifying results. The lineup for the second 75-lap shootout will be an inversion of Segment 1’s top 26, with the remaining drivers lined up by finish.
• The final 200-lap segment will consist of 26 participants: the 19 drivers already locked in, a fan vote winner and remaining drivers based on the lowest combined finishing positions among Segments 1 and 2, who are not already included. When combining the results of Segments 1 and 2, if there is a tie, the first tiebreaker is the best finish in either segment and the second tiebreaker is the best finish in Segment 1.

NASCAR All-Star Race 2026 entries

With car number in parentheses, driver, team and manufacturer. Bolded drivers are guranteed to run in final segment.

1. (1) Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2. (2) Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford
3. (3) Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4. (4) Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports Ford
5. (5) Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6. (6) Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing Ford
7. (7) Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8. (8) Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9. (9) Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10. (10) Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12. (12) Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
13. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14. (17) Chris Buescher, RFK Racing Ford
15. (19) Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
16. (20) Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
17. (21) Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford
18. (22) Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford
19. (23) Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota
20. (24) William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
21. (34) Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford
22. (35) Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota
23. (38) Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports Ford
24. (41) Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
25. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota
26. (43) Erik Jones, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota
27. (45) Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota
28. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
29. (48) Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
30. (51) Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
31. (54) Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
32. (60) Ryan Preece, RFK Racing Ford
33. (71) Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
34. (77) Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
35. (88) Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
36. (97) Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet