What time is the NASCAR All-Star race tonight? Race line-up, rules and TV schedule

The NASCAR All-Star race on Wednesday is amongst the most awaited events of the 2020 NASCAR schedule, and like every other All-Star race, the event is likely to see major experimentation when teams line up at the Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR has announced some key changes ahead of the race and the All-Star is certainly set to feature varied race paint schemes, and restart procedures.

Here’s a look at the NASCAR All-Star race line-up, how to watch NASCAR All-Star race, qualifying rules and timings. 

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What time is the NASCAR All Star race tonight?  NASCAR All Star race qualifying rules

The NASCAR All-Star race line-up consists of points race winners, former All-Star Race winners and full-time drivers who have won Cup Series champions. For a driver to qualify for the NASCAR All-Star race he has to meet the following three categories:

• Drivers who won a NASCAR points event in either 2019 or 2020
• Drivers who won a NASCAR All-Star Race and compete full-time
• Drivers who won a NASCAR Cup Series championship and compete full time

If a driver doesn't fall into the above categories, they must race their way into the All-Star Race via the Open, a three-stage sprint that at Bristol consists of two 35-lap segments and a 15-lap shootout at the end. The winner of each segment makes it to the NASCAR All-Star race line-up, while a south sport is taken by the winner of a fan vote. If the fan vote winner has already qualified for the race via the Open, the second-most fan votes will get the last spot in NASCAR All-Star Race line-up, and so on. Here's the Open race line-up:

Start	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Michael McDowell	34	Front Row Motorsports
2	Aric Almirola	10	Stewart-Haas Racing
3	Christopher Bell	95	Leavine Family Racing
4	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	JTG Daugherty Racing
5	Tyler Reddick	8	Richard Childress Racing
6	Bubba Wallace	43	Richard Petty Motorsports
7	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports
8	Chris Buescher	17	Roush Fenway Racing
9	Clint Bowyer	14	Stewart-Haas Racing
10	Matt DiBenedetto	21	Wood Brothers Racing
11	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing
12	Ryan Preece	37	JTG Daugherty Racing
13	JJ Yeley	27	Rick Ware Racing
14	Garrett Smithley	53	Rick Ware Racing
15	Brennan Poole	15	Premium Motorsports
16	Quin Houff	00	StarCom Racing
17	Timmy Hill *	66	Motorsports Business Management
18	Joey Gase	51	Petty Ware Racing
19	Daniel Suarez	96	Gaunt Brothers Racing
20	John Hunter Nemechek	38	Front Row Motorsports
21	Ty Dillon	13	Germain Racing
22	Corey LaJoie	32	Go Fas Racing

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What time is the NASCAR All-Star race tonight? NASCAR All-Star race line-up 

Start	Driver	Car No.	Team
1	Martin Truex Jr	19	Joe Gibbs Racing
2	Alex Bowman	88	Hendrick Motorsports
3	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske
4	Justin Haley	77	Spire Motorsports
5	Kevin Harvick	4	Stewart-Haas racing
6	Matt Kenseth	42	Chip Ganassi Racing
7	Kurt Busch	1	Chip Ganassi Racing
8	Cole Custer	41	Stewart-Haas Racing
9	Brad Keselowski	2	Team Penske
10	Kyle Busch	18	Jose Gibbs Racing
11	Ryan Newman	6	Roush Fenway Racing
12	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske
13	Chase Elliot	9	Hendrick Motorsports
14	Jimmy Johnson	48	Hendrick Motorsports
15	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing
16	Erik Jones	20	Joe Gibbs Racing
17	Winner of Open Stage 1
18	Winner of Open Stage 2
19	Winner of Open Stage 3
20	Fan vote winner

How to watch NASCAR All-star race? All-Star race time

Indian fans can tune into their TV sets on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 6:00 AM IST. The NASCAR All-Star race will be telecasted live on the Star Sports Select network in India. The race will be live-streamed on the Disney + Hotstar App, while Jio TV subscribers can also watch the live action from the Bristol Motor Speedway. Fans in the US can tune into the Fox Sports 1 at 8:30 PM ET. Please note that the All-Star Open starts at 7 PM ET, which is 4:30 AM IST.  For a more interactive experience, viewers can head over to NASCAR.com or the NASCAR app to check out an enhanced Race Center, live Lap-by-Lap coverage, the customisable live leaderboard with Scanner, and the return of Drive.

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