NASCAR All-Star Race Results: Finish Order, Winner, and Key Takeaways from Dover
Denny Hamlin won today's NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. The event went off early under the sunshine at 1:00 PM, and after endless cautions, Denny Hamlin ultimately found victory lane. He and his No. 11 team win $1 million as the prize for winning the non-points race.
The top-5 was rounded out by a chasing, but runner-up, Chase Briscoe. Erik Jones ended in 3rd, with Austin Dillon in 4th and Connor Zilisch in a very strong 5th.
It's the second All-Star win for Denny Hamlin. pic.twitter.com/wPa33n0AIJ
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All-Star Race Results
Finishing Position | Driver |
1 | Denny Hamlin |
2 | Chase Briscoe |
3 | Erik Jones |
4 | Austin Dillon |
5 | Connor Zilisch |
6 | Austin Cindric |
7 | William Byron |
8 | Michael McDowell |
9 | Alex Bowman |
10 | Noah Gragson |
11 | Brad Keselowski |
12 | AJ Allmendinger |
13 | Ryan Blaney |
14 | Carson Hocevar |
15 | Ty Dillon |
16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
17 | Kyle Busch |
18 | Josh Berry |
19 | Shane van Gisbergen |
20 | Bubba Wallace |
21 | Daniel Suarez |
22 | Tyler Reddick |
23 | Christopher Bell |
24 | Ty Gibbs |
25 | Joey Logano |
26 | Kyle Larson |
The following drivers failed to transfer into the final 200-lap portion of the All-Star Race:
- Ross Chastain
- Chase Elliott
- Chris Buescher
- Todd Gilliland
- Riley Herbst
- Zane Smith
- Cole Custer
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Cody Ware
- Ryan Preece
Cautions Galore at Dover
Big crash one lap into the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover. Ryan Preece got out of the car under his own power.pic.twitter.com/G409CvZaiD
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In what seemed like more than what it was, there were 7 unscheduled cautions in the All-Star Race across all three segments. The likes of Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, and Kyle Busch were collected.
Those who had a clinched spot in the final segment, and could not race, were replaced by the next-best open driver available per average finishing position across the 2 opening race segments.
The final segment luckily only had 2 cautions, of which 1 was scheduled: a competition caution at lap 226.
Best Finishers
Denny Hamlin wins for the 3rd time at Dover in the NextGen Era, earning $1 million for himself and his No. 11 team. When asked where the money would go, Hamlin replied, "It'll go to Moma."
Chase Briscoe was fast, but clearly not as fast as Hamlin on the long run. In the final stretch, Hamlin eventually made the pass on Briscoe at lap 322, never looking back.
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This story was originally published May 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM.