All-Star Open Highlights:
The start of the 17-lap shootout.
The DEI trio battle for position early on.
Ryan Newman pulls ahead on lap 4...
...but he wouldn't stay there for long.
We had good racing throughout the 17 laps that were run (which makes you wonder what will be in store for the 34-lap main event).
Harry Gant goes down heartbreak alley after cutting a tire...just before the white flag...while in the top 5.
Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag to advance into the main event, along with Elliott Sadler, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, and Denny Hamlin.
Results:
F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 1 48 J Johnson 237.388 17 7* 185 Running
2 7 38 E Sadler -0.06 17 0 170 Running
3 8 24 J Gordon -0.08 17 5 170 Running
4 5 12 R Newman -0.15 17 5 165 Running
5 4 11 D Hamlin -0.17 17 0 155 Running
6 3 8 D Earnhardt Jr. -0.39 17 0 150 Running
7 6 15 M Waltrip -0.73 17 0 146 Running
8 12 2 R Wallace -1.17 17 0 142 Running
9 2 97 K Busch -1.38 17 0 138 Running
10 10 23 J Spencer -1.43 17 0 134 Running
11 13 17 M Kenseth -1.58 17 0 130 Running
12 11 7 A Kulwicki -1.59 17 0 127 Running
13 25 40 S Marlin -1.71 17 0 124 Running
14 17 01 J Nemechek -1.93 17 0 121 Running
15 18 31 M Skinner -2.04 17 0 118 Running
16 19 16 G Biffle -2.07 17 0 115 Running
17 23 25 J Nadeau -2.16 17 0 112 Running
18 15 28 D Allison -2.28 17 0 109 Running
19 9 1 S Park -2.32 17 0 106 Running
20 21 21 N Bonnett -2.37 17 0 103 Running
21 24 32 R Craven -2.54 17 0 100 Running
22 26 55 B Hamilton -3.20 17 0 97 Running
23 22 10 J Benson -3.63 17 0 94 Running
24 16 41 C Mears -3.76 17 0 91 Running
25 28 27 C Yarborough -3.86 17 0 88 Running
26 20 22 W Burton -3.89 17 0 85 Running
27 29 44 K Petty -4.12 17 0 82 Running
28 31 71 D Marcis -4.24 17 0 79 Running
29 30 42 K Irwin -12.65 17 0 76 Running
30 27 66 D Waltrip -18.86 17 0 73 Running
31 14 33 H Gant -47.76 17 0 70 Running
Well, we have our five all-stars from the Open, which brings the field for the main event to 16. But fan voting is underway, so a 17th driver will be on their way in! Of course, the question is...who will it be?