Qualifying heat results set All-Star Race grid

The heat races are over and the lineup is set (for now) for the NASCAR All-Star Race.

That’s right, heat races. Setting the lineup this way further differentiates the All-Star weekend from your normal NASCAR fare, where single-car qualifying laps determine the starting order.

Brad Keselowski, badly in need of anything positive, got it Saturday with a Heat Race win. Christopher Bell won the other, so they’ll start on the front row Sunday night.

The finishing order of Saturday’s first heat race set the lineup for the All-Star Race’s inside row, while the second heat settled the outside row order.

The 20-car field will swell to 23 following Sunday’s preliminary All-Star Open (top two finishers advance) and with final polling in a fan vote that grants one starting spot in the All-Star Race. Those three additional drivers will start from the back of the field for Sunday night’s main event.

NASCAR POWER RANKINGS No. 1 is obvious. Who fills out our Top 10 before All-Star Race?

Heat Race 1 results

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Ross Chastain
3. William Byron
4. Ryan Blaney
5. Alex Bowman
6. Josh Berry
7. Tyler Reddick
8. Austin Dillon
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
10. Kyle Larson (did not start)

Heat Race 2 results

1. Christopher Bell
2. Chase Briscoe
3. Joey Logano
4. Chris Buescher
5. Kyle Busch
6. Austin Cindric
7. Chase Elliott
8. Daniel Suarez
9. Harrison Burton
10. Denny Hamlin

All Star Lineup

Row 1

1. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

2. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 2

3. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 

4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

Row 3

5. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

6. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 4

7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford 

8. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 5

9. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 

10. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford 

Row 6

11. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

12. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 7

13. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

14. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 8

15. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

16. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

Row 9

17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet

18. Harrison Burton, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 10

19. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

20. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 11

21. All-Star Open winner

22. All-Star Open second place

Row 12

23. Fan vote winner

How to watch Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro

5 p.m.: All-Star Open (FS1).

8 p.m.: Cup Series All-Star Race (FS1).