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NASCAR Announces Official Start Time For All-Star Race

Originally posted on The Spun | By Tzvi Machlin | Last updated May 15, 2025 3:20 PM ET

We're just a few days away from the NASCAR All-Star Race and we now know what time the green flag will be waved.

On Thursday, FOX NASCAr insider Bob Pockrass shared the green flag times for the five main races we're going to see over the next few days.

On Saturday the Truck Series race will start at 1:48 p.m. ET. That will be followed by the heats for the Cup Series race at 5:10 p.m.

On Sunday it begins with the first session at 2:03 p.m., followed by the Open race to qualify for the main race at 5:38 p.m.

Finally, the All-Star race will begin at 8:14 p.m. and will air on Fox Sports 1.

NASCAR green flags:

Sat: Trucks-FS1: 1:48p ET
Sat: Cup heats-FS2: 5:10p ET
Sun: Mod-Flo: 2:03p ET
Sun: Open-FS1: 5:38p ET
Sun: Cup-FS1: 8:14p ET https://t.co/H2Xt5hPOo8
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) May 15, 2025

The NASCAR All-Star race pits the past winners of NASCAR Cup Series titles and recent races in an exhibition race. A $1 million prize goes to the car that reaches the checkered flag first.

20 drivers automatically qualify for the race. They will be joined by the top-two finishers of the 18-acr Open race hours before.

The 20 drivers that have already qualified for the All-Star Race are as follows (alphabetically by last name):

Christopher Bell
Josh Berry
Ryan Blaney
Chase Briscoe
Alex Bowman
Chris Buescher
Harrison Burton
Kyle Busch
William Byron
Ross Chastain
Austin Cindric
Austin Dillon
Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Larson
Joey Logano
Tyler Reddick
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Daniel Suarez

Harrison Burton is the only driver in the race who isn't a current full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. Despite winning last year's second race at Daytona, he's competing in the Xfinity Series this year, but is swapping cars to participate in this one.

Among the drivers competing in the All-Star Open are Bubba Wallace, Ty Gibbs, Ryan Preece and Carson Hocevar. Rookie debutants in the All-Star Open include Riley Herbst and Shane van Gisbergen.

Who do you have coming out ahead in the NASCAR All-Star Race?

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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