NASCAR 2022: Final results for the All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway

The 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race is complete. The much-awaited second exhibition race of the season started at 8:00 pm EST and competed for over 125 laps. It took place at Texas Motor Speedway, with a total of 24 entries.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chris Buescher, and Daniel Suarez advanced through the All-Star Open, while Erik Jones entered through the fan vote.

Driving the #12 Ford Mustang for Team Penske, Ryan Blaney captured his first career All-Star Race win on Sunday. The 28-year-old earned a $1 million prize for his victory in the annual non-points event of the season. In a race that was filled with thrillers, Blaney and his #12 team celebrated the victory twice. He crossed the finish line 0.266 seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin in an overtime finish to take the checkered flag.

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The win marked Blaney’s first top-4 finish in the All-Star Race in his sixth appearance. With a win in Texas, he became the 26th different winner to win NASCAR’s prestigious All-Star Race.

Meanwhile, Hamlin, who finished runner-up, was unhappy with the extra shelter of extended laps under caution given to the Team Penske driver to get the safety window net back up and secured.

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Hamlin was followed by Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric, Goodyear 400 winner Joey Logano, and Daniel Suarez completed the top-5.

Last year’s All-Star winner, Kyle Larson, made an early exit, bringing his fifth DNF of the season. He was eliminated after 36 laps when his #5 Chevrolet blew a right-front tire, sending him hard into the wall. Last week's winner Kurt Busch, who started 5th, finished 13th.