A Monster Energy Nascar Challenge

[Eli's Gone]

2026 Non-points contest final race Sunday May 17th 1:00PM ET

NASCAR has changed the format of the All-Star weekend this year---there will be no Open race (race #4 in our contest)

Pick 3 cars

the All-Star race will consist of 3 stages totaling 350 laps:

Stage 1: 75 laps starting positions based on qualifying...all 36 drivers

Stage 2: 75 laps starting positions based on stage 1 finish with positions 1-26 inverted for the start followed by the remaining 10 drivers...all 36 drivers

Final stage: 200 laps...26 drivers...19 drivers guaranteed entry into the final (prior 2 season race winners, previous All-star winners, previous Cup champs) along with the 8 highest non-guaranteed aggregate finishers in stages 1 and 2 plus the 1 fan vote winner....
***note*** if a guaranteed driver doesn't finish stage 2, they will not race the final and the next highest non-guaranteed driver will take their spot to fill the 26 driver finale...

we will score the NASCAR official scoring position after the finale...

All-Star format:

https://beyondtheflag.com/nascar-makes-sweeping-changes-57-year-streak-comes-screeching-halt-01krafd722ww


entry list: 19 drivers marked in red are guaranteed entry into the finale assuming they finish the stages