Halfway through the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the NASCAR All-Star Race is back, but this time, it’s visiting a historic track.
For the first time since 1996, the Cup Series will race at the newly renovated North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina. The All-Star Race is set for Sunday (8 p.m. ET, FS1) and will be a 200-lap race around the 0.625-mile track. And, as always, a $1 million prize is on the line for the All-Star Race winner.
The 21 drivers who are guaranteed a spot in the All-Star Race are Cup race winners from 2022 and 2023, former All-Star Race winners still competing full time and former Cup champs still competing full time.
Among drivers not already eligible, one will join the field as the winner of the fan vote, while the other two will race their ways in via the All-Star Open — a 100-lap qualifying race ahead of the main event.
So ahead of the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race, here’s a look at 30 paint schemes for the drivers with guaranteed starting spots, along with a few from those hoping to qualify for the race.
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
🚨SIGNED @AustinCindric DIECAST ALERT!
It’s going to be a @KeystoneLightUS Sunday night! Check out the link below, and don’t miss our merch hauler in action all weekend long @NWBSpeedway.
🛒: https://t.co/rVTZODvPIo pic.twitter.com/iP7Sb8yhtK
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) May 18, 2023
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
Chasing down an All-Star dub 🌟 pic.twitter.com/97sGkPxaPF
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) May 19, 2023
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Looks like a million bucks 🤑 https://t.co/oyqFq9kXFb
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 12, 2023
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Time for @Hendrick9Team to get to work @NWBSpeedway 🔧#teamNAPA #di9 #AllStarRace pic.twitter.com/hyzzKZLHAv
— NAPA Racing (@NAPARacing) May 19, 2023
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
— Chase Briscoe (@ChaseBriscoe_14) May 19, 2023
Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford*
*For the 2023 All-Star Race, Harvick is switching from the No. 4 Ford to the No. 29 Ford as a nod to the first car he drove when he began in the Cup Series in 2001.
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
We’re back! @NWBSpeedway @OriginalSTP pic.twitter.com/MvlCRLt7AC
— Erik Jones (@Erik_Jones) May 19, 2023
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Daniel Suárez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Short tracks are in this wheelman’s wheelhouse. pic.twitter.com/ubnASr1oDO
— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) May 19, 2023
Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Noah Gragson, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
⏱️ for practice in North Wilkesboro 😯 pic.twitter.com/03U5EWWnFX
— LEGACY MOTOR CLUB (@LegacyMotorclub) May 19, 2023
Josh Berry, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet*
*Berry is filling in for Alex Bowman, the usual No. 48 pilot who’s currently sidelined recovering from a fractured vertebra.
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Ty Dillon, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
