Watch the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race online
By Nick Tylwalk
Watch the biggest names in stock car racing go for glory in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.
All-Star events are tricky things. How do you make them something similar enough to what you see in the regular season without making them too much of a grind, yet not so gimmicky that they become almost farcical? The Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race gets it better than most many years, but it doesn’t always lead to the most exciting racing.
That’s not a knock on Charlotte Motor Speedway, but rather an admission that intermediate tracks don’t always generate non-stop thrills in shorter than normal races. For the 2018 edition, NASCAR made things less contrived by eliminating some of the bells and whistles of years past (no field inversions or “option” tires this time), but shuffled the deck by forcing the cars to run restrictor plates.
The result? Well, we don’t really know until the green flag drops on Saturday night. All we know for sure is that Matt Kenseth will start from the pole and three more Fords will follow him. As many as 21 drivers will make up the field, as the 17 already in will be joined by the stage and race winners from the Monster Energy Open, as well as the winner of the fan vote.
Yes, that means that one way or another, Chase Elliott is almost guaranteed to end up in the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Next: Monster Energy Open starting grid, lineup
On pure intrigue alone, you’ll want to be watching live on Saturday night when the cars hit the track at Charlotte. Here’s how:
Date: Saturday, May 19
Start Time: 6:00 p.m. ET for the Open (green flag scheduled for approximately 6:20 p.m.), 8:00 p.m. for the All-Star Race (green flag scheduled for approximately 8:20 p.m.)
Race: Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
TV Channel: FS1
Live Stream: Watch live on Fubo TV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Cable subscribers can also watch on Fox Sports Go.
Be sure to join us back here at FanSided.com on Saturday night for live highlights and coverage of the Open and the All-Star Race.