The NASCAR All-Star Race, a NASCAR race starring Kyle Busch and Joey Logano, will be held on Sunday, May 22, 2022 (05/22/22) at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
Fans can watch the event for free via a trial version of fuboTV and DirectTV Stream.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: NASCAR All-Star Races
WHO: NASCAR
When: Sunday, May 22, 2022
time: 8 p.m. ET
From where: Texas Motor Speedway
TV: FS1
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Live broadcast: fuboTV (free trial) DirectTV Stream (free trial)
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More race news courtesy of Associated Press:
Charles Leclerc’s perfect weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix was almost ruined when his Ferrari stalled late in qualifying.
Instead of panicking, Leclerc showed masterful coolness.
He took his car back to the garage for a new set of tires and then demolished one final lap to push reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen for pole in Saturday’s qualifying session.
Leclerc shouted “that was good!” after his run in the closing moments of the third qualifying round.
“I made a mistake on my first run, but I made it in the end,” said Leclerc. “Very happy with that round and that I made it with the only chance I had.”
Leclerc completed the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 1 minute, 18.750 seconds. He edged Verstappen into second place in a Red Bull by a margin of 0.323 seconds as Leclerc claimed his fourth pole of the season and 13th of his career.
Does he have more for Sunday?
History shows Leclerc should be in control of the race: the polesitter in Spain has won 23 times out of 31 because the track has so few overtaking zones.
However, Verstappen seemed unperturbed by a mechanical issue on his Red Bull that prevented him from taking pole away from Leclerc with Verstappen’s own late run. And Verstappen was third behind the Ferraris of Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. at the start in Miami two weeks ago, and the Dutchman scraped past both to claim his second straight win.
The back-to-back victories cut Leclerc’s lead over Verstappen to 19 points in the standings ahead of Sunday’s race.
Regardless of the momentum Verstappen currently has, he was one of the few drivers in racing history not to have managed to win from pole when he was beaten by Lewis Hamilton last year.
Verstappen tried to jab Leclerc but his DRS flap didn’t open on his final run, ruining his chance. Now he’s counting on Red Bull’s good long runs and tire maintenance skills to beat Leclerc next Sunday.
“It’s a shame because I would have liked one last run,” said Verstappen, who celebrated his first career win here in 2016. “It’s going to be very hot tomorrow and this track is very difficult to pass, but hopefully it’s easy on our tyres.”
Verstappen said Red Bull are investigating the malfunction. If his Red Bull hasn’t let him down, Verstappen has proven quicker than Leclerc, whose back-to-back wins in Bahrain and Australia came after his top rival retired. Verstappen has won all three races he has finished.
Meanwhile, Spain’s best shot at winning their own Grand Prix took a decent turn as Sainz qualified third to put both Ferraris in the lead.
Mercedes showed a definite turnaround with its new car from the struggles it had in the first five races of the season. George Russell qualified fourth and again overtook his teammate Hamilton, who has won the last five races here. The seven-time champion qualified sixth, with Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez sandwiched between the Mercedes drivers.
Leclerc, who was also fastest in all three practice sessions before qualifying, clinched a streak of nine consecutive poles for Mercedes on the 4.6-kilometre circuit.
Qualifying for Sunday’s race took place on a warm, sunny day at the track near Barcelona. Despite much of Spain being on heatwave alert and May temperatures among the hottest in two decades, it was still a tolerable 34°C (93°F) during qualifying.
Ferrari is one of several teams who came to Spain with upgrades to their 2022 cars hoping the team could stop Verstappen. But hot temperatures should make tire management key during the 66-lap race at a track notorious for being hard on rubber. Leclerc complained about this in Friday training.
“I’m in a strong position to start the race but I’m struggling with my tires and with Max right behind, if we don’t manage them well we’ll lose that advantage,” said Leclerc.
Former champion Sebastian Vettel and local favorite Fernando Alonso both failed to make it out of the first qualifying round. When he heard from Aston Martin’s team radio that he was 16th, Vettel replied: “You must be joking.”
Alonso has not had a happy homecoming so far. He qualified 17th for Alpine, accused the FIA of race control incompetence and was penalized during a practice session on Friday.
Spain’s biggest driver has struggled this season and the two-time F1 champion has just two points while Alpine team-mate Esteban Ocon has 24.
Mick Schumacher set the tenth best time after his Haas needed a new gearbox after his right rear wheel caught fire during practice three earlier on Saturday.
Over 100,000 fans are expected at the first packed Spanish GP since 2019; The public was not allowed to attend in 2020, and only 1,000 fans were allowed in in 2021 due to pandemic restrictions.
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