ALL STAR PRE - RACE thread @ Dover.

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Speedbowl14]

The All-Star race 2026... also known as, "Normal Dover But Without Points"

 

[wi_racefan]

The All-Star race 2026... also known as, "Normal Dover But Without Points"

Pretty much. It's going to be a chore to give this an "All-Star feel"

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Revman]

Dump the damn all star crap, make it a points race, and let's get on with it.

 

[Speedbowl14]

It's time to just kill the ASR.

There's 36 cars entered. Only 10 will be eliminated (72% of the field races in the final stage). Of those 26 drivers in the final stage, 19 drivers are locked in (73% of the final stage competitors).

 

[RayinTX]

I agree, get rid of it and others, All star races/games suck in all sports

 

[JJ_14]

Hmm... I find it weird that people want the all-star race gone. I think it's a great event. I also like that they're rotating the tracks. Pretty cool concept.

 

[aunty dive]

Goodyear Racing Notes: Dover Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series teams head to Dover Motor Speedway this weekend for the NASCAR All-Star Race, where they will run the same Goodyear Racing Eagle left-side tire that debuted at Bristol Motor Speedway in April, and the same right-side tire used at Dover last year.

That right-side tire was designed specifically for the Monster Mile’s ever-changing concrete surface and hasn’t been used since the series visited the Delaware venue in July last year.

“Teams will be able to combine their data from Bristol in April with their running from Dover last season to optimize their setups ahead of this weekend,” said Rick Heinrich, Goodyear NASCAR product manager. “We are bringing a tire setup specifically designed to withstand the track’s high speeds and heavy loads, while also helping lay rubber on its concrete surface, particularly given how smooth it is.”

Goodyear Racing Eagle tires will play an enhanced role this weekend with the addition of the Pit Crew Challenge during Saturday’s qualifying session, a format that combines traditional qualifying laps with a timed four-tire pit stop to determine the starting order for the race.

Teams in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will run the same left-side tires they used earlier this season at Darlington Raceway, Rockingham Speedway and Bristol, paired with a new right-side tire designed to withstand the track’s high speeds and heavy loads. Both series will also use inner liners, as is customary on tracks one-mile and longer.

Goodyear Racing Eagle tires are also in action this weekend at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Illinois, and at the Nürburgring 24 Hours in Germany.

Fast Facts

NASCAR Cup Series

Race: NASCAR All-Star Race (350 laps / 350 miles)

Track: Dover Motor Speedway (1-mile oval)

Date/Time: Sunday, May 17, 1:00 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, HBO Max

Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle

Tire Code: D-5276 left side, D-5260 right side
Previous Usage in 2026: Bristol (LS)

Tire Circumference: 2,249 mm (88.5 in.) left side, 2,279 (89.7 in.) right side

Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 20 psi, RF – 48 psi, LR – 22 psi, RR – 44 psi

Total Sets: 10 (6 race / 2 qualifying & pit crew challenge / 2 practice)

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

Race: BetRivers 200 (200 laps / 200 miles)

Track: Dover Motor Speedway (1-mile oval)

Date/Time: Saturday, May 16, 4:00 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle

Tire Code: D-6106 left side, D-6148 right side
Previous Usage in 2026: Darlington (LS), Rockingham (LS), Bristol (LS)

Tire Circumference: 2,225 mm (87.6 in.) left side, 2,250 (88.6 in.) right side

Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 18 psi, RF – 49 psi, LR – 18 psi, RR – 45 psi

Total Sets: 5 (3 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to start race / 1 practice)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Race: ECOSAVE 200 (200 laps / 200 miles)

Track: Dover Motor Speedway (1-mile oval)

Date/Time: Friday, May 15, 5:00 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: FS1, NASCAR Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Tire: Goodyear Racing Eagle
Tire Code: D-6106 left side, D-6148 right side
Previous Usage in 2026: Darlington (LS), Rockingham (LS), Bristol (LS)

Tire Circumference: 2,225 mm (87.6 in.) left side, 2,250 (88.6 in.) right side

Recommended Minimum Inflation: LF – 18 psi, RF – 49 psi, LR – 18 psi, RR – 45 psi

Total Sets: 5 (3 new race / 1 qualifying transfer to start race / 1 practice)

 

[Blaze]

Hmm... I find it weird that people want the all-star race gone. I think it's a great event. I also like that they're rotating the tracks. Pretty cool concept.

I think it's more the fact that its not special when basically the whole field is in it.

 

[Greg]

Hmm... I find it weird that people want the all-star race gone. I think it's a great event. I also like that they're rotating the tracks. Pretty cool concept.

I would rather have a 37th points paying race. I would just float (yearly) the location of an additional event to some one off (domestic) locations that wouldn't get typically get one of the 36 dates.

 

[MRM]

It's time to just kill the ASR.

There's 36 cars entered. Only 10 will be eliminated (72% of the field races in the final stage). Of those 26 drivers in the final stage, 19 drivers are locked in (73% of the final stage competitors).

Every week is an all-star race.

 

[kkfan91]

God i hate this fanbase.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Hmm... I find it weird that people want the all-star race gone. I think it's a great event. I also like that they're rotating the tracks. Pretty cool concept.

It's the same guys we see every week. What's "All Star" about it? Lately the formats have been a testing ground for NASCAR's latest innovations; Dover won't even be that. I haven't watched the last few and will likely skip this one too.

Either make it a points race so it counts for something or drop it entirely.

 

[Speedbowl14]

Hmm... I find it weird that people want the all-star race gone. I think it's a great event. I also like that they're rotating the tracks. Pretty cool concept.

For me it's 2 things.

1. An "All-Star" race concept was a cool thing for the first 20 years of the event. The drivers in the ASR each year were leaps and bounds above the rest of the field given the equipment disparity back then. So it was cool to see them showcased for one night with just themselves on the track. The equipment through the field is a lot more equal now and more drivers have been added to the event so it gradually got watered down.

2. This year's event is pretty much a full distance race, with a full field starting, but without points. And it being at Dover is the most ridiculous move ever. If this is how far we've come from an All-Star Race, I don't want an ASR.

Either make it a 37th points race if we're gonna pull this crap or go back to what the All-Star Race is supposed to be (short race, top competition, rotating tracks is fine). Not a diluted full length made-for-TV event that doesn't pay points.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

mixed feelings about this weekend. I’m excited it’s Dover weekend but dreading the fact it could be last one

 

[BarneyB1]

You people are focusing on the wrong thing. This will be the first time in many years that someone besides an Earnhardt or an Elliott will be MPD.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

You people are focusing on the wrong thing. This will be the first time in many years that someone besides an Earnhardt or an Elliott will be MPD.

I'll focus on that when the vote uses a 'one fan, one vote' system instead of allowing each fan to vote daily (along with other statistically erroneous practices).

 

[Greg]

I'll focus on that when the vote uses a 'one fan, one vote' system instead of allowing each fan to vote daily (along with other statistically erroneous practices).

Should require a voter ID to vote only once.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Should require a voter ID to vote only once.

Simple account registration with NASCAR. Questionable accuracy lessened.

 

[kkfan91]

Well I'll be at the track enjoying my race.