NASCAR Champion Matt Kenseth led the field to green in the 2018 All-Star Race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway but came home 14th after the 80-lap shootout.
Austin Dillon and the Dow Racing Team Earn 12th-Place Finish in All-Star Race "What a race! I had a blast out there tonight, and I hope it was as fun to watch as it was to drive. Throughout the race, we made quite a few adjustments to the Dow Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. With limited practice and this being the first time we have raced this package, we were a little off on the setup."
Daniel Suárez was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night’s All-Star race, capturing a second-place finish after racing his way into the All-Star race with a Stage 2 win in the Open.
Kevin Harvick won Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; Harvick’s victory was his first in NASCAR’s all-star spectacle since 2007 and the first for Stewart-Haas Racing since Tony Stewart’s win in the 2009 event
KEVIN HARVICK, No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Fusion | Finished 1st - VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW -- TAKE US THROUGH THE DECISION TO START ON THE OUTSIDE LANE AND THE DRIVE TO THE WIN. “I thought on that last restart that my best opportunity was Logano."
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 SUNENERGY 1 CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 5th - NASCAR THREW A MIXED PACKAGE AT YOU. WHAT WAS YOUR TAKE AWAY? HOW FUN WAS THE RACING? “Yeah, I actually had some fun really. It was different for sure, but it wasn’t all bad, I don’t guess. Obviously, there was way more potential to crash and what not, which is I guess good and bad depending upon who you are. If you are sitting at home and watching it was probably fun because we are all close. If we see this package more, I’m sure you will see some more torn up cars too. And I’m sure the teams will get better at building and preparing for it too, but proud of our night. To be able to come from last to fifth and I get the fan vote and end up coming home with a top five wasn’t all bad.”
CONCORD, N.C. – Kevin Harvick’s answer to NASCAR’s new competition package was the same old song—another victory in a season that already has produced a surfeit of success.
ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 – Winner of Stage 1 of the Monster Energy Open and will transfer to compete in tonight’s Monster Energy All-Star Race - IT TOOK YOU A LITTLE WHILE TO GET TO THE FRONT, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE ABLE TO USE THE HIGH GROOVE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE: “Yeah, it looked like the 10 car there was pretty tight. He was either loose and getting it up off the bottom and then getting tight or just tight and couldn’t hold the bottom. I felt like we were just able to carry some momentum around the outside of them, but really cool for Axalta. William Sturgill that pretty much does the day-to-day stuff on this Axalta account for us got a promotion and this is kind of his last weekend with us. So, cool to get something neat for him with Axalta on the car, but just thankful to be here. It’s really cool to be in the All-Star race.”
Fifteen-year-old rookie Chandler Smith put his name in big and bold print in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards record books, becoming the first driver to win General Tire Poles in his first three starts.
Harrison Burton and Nick Sanchez will be competing in two NASCAR national touring series events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). Kaden Honeycutt will be competing in the ARCA-Truck Series doubleheader feature at IRP.
