Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney, Clint Bowyer and Chase Elliott all punched their ticket to the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race on Saturday night.
Every driver in NASCAR wants their chance to take home $1 million on Saturday night. With the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race set to pay out a lot of cash to one lucky winner, the Monster Energy Open offered plenty of incentive for those drivers that hadn’t earned their spot in the race yet.
With four spots open, with three via stage wins and one via the fan vote, there was plenty on the line at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday evening. To start the event, Clint Bowyer wasted no time winning the event and he made sure to lead every single lap as well.
After a strong showing at Kansas last week, Ryan Blaney kept it going at the Monster Energy Open. He was able to take the second stage and punched his ticket in. He will also be racing for the cash.
In the final stage, Daniel Suarez put his best effort forward and took home the victory after holding off the competition on a late restart. He picked the right lane and that’s all he needed to be able to earn his spot in.
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After the race, Jeff Gordon informed Chase Elliott that he won the fan vote and he would be the other driver racing on Saturday night. Here are the results from the Monster Energy Open.
- Stage One – Clint Bowyer
- Stage Two – Ryan Blaney
- Stage Three – Daniel Suarez
- Fan Vote – Chase Elliott
Each of these men will now compete for a chance to win the big prize and cap off a great Saturday. However, they will have to navigate through a field of the best drivers in the entire sport for the chance at winning.