After going winless for the first third of the 2024 Cup Series season, The Blue Oval went back-to-back this weekend, winning the annual All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19th, 2024. Joey Logano absolutely dominated in the No. 22 NASCAR Ford Mustang Dark Horse, leading all but one lap on his way to Victory Lane.
That doesn’t mean it was an easy victory for Logano, though. He fended off a hard-charging Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry, along with All-Star Race ace Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevy Camaro ZL1, as the laps ticked down.
Logano opted to run the entire race on the soft-option tires, which lasted long enough to get him across the line 0.636 seconds ahead of Hamlin. It marked his second All-Star Race victory, and the fifth for NASCAR Ford Team Penske.
“A lot of fun when you’ve got a car this fast,” said Logano after the race. “The Shell/Pennzoil Mustang, it’s just so great to get in Victory Lane. All of our sponsors and everyone who stuck with us to get a win, it feels nice. It’s been a while. I wish it was for points, but a million bucks is still a lot of money, and I feel great about that.”
On the last lap, Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 Mustang, slipped past Larson to finish third, demoting the No. 5 Camaro to fourth. It’s also worth noting that NASCAR Ford driver Noah Gragson won the fan vote and was transferred into the All-Star Race after finishing fifth in the Open, the 100-lap qualifying race that took place before the All-Star Race. He finished 11th in the main event.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 100 | 100 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Alltroo Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Harrison's Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 16 | 51 | Justin Haley | Pinnacle Home Improvement Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Overstock.com Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 12 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | SENIX Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | NASCAR Day Giveathon Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 18 | 15 | Kaz Grala # | Remixers.com/Xemex Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 13 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 17 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 9 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Dollar Tree Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 8 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Long John Silver's Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 14 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Poppy Bank Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 19 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Focused Health Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Family Dollar Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 19 | 20 | 66 | Timmy Hill(i) | AAA Road Fest Ford | 93 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Keystone Light Ford | 82 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 200 | 199 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Mavis Tire Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 5 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Wrangler Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Alltroo Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light Flannel Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Charlotte Knights Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 14 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Lenovo Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 20 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Overstock.com Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 13 | 18 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 14 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | The Beast Unleashed Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 4 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Nexlizet Ford | 200 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Yahoo! Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 18 | 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | LeafFilter/Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger Health/Icy Hot Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
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Comments
I’m a Nascar fan but the only reason that Joey Lagano won was because he did a tire test there and turn 800 laps so He had 800 laps more practice
So did Toyota and Chevy teams, they weren’t in victory lane. Give Lagano and his team due credit.
Ben, Me my dad and my older brother all follow Nascar they know lots of things that go on in Nascar so trust me on that