| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |
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| Date | May 19, 2018 |
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Distance | Open: 50 laps, 75 mi (121 km) All-Star Race: 93 laps, 139.5 mi (224.5 km) |
| Avg Speed | Open: 98.720 mph (158.874 km/h) All-Star Race: 84.688 mph (136.292 km/h) |
| Monster Energy Open | |
| Pole | Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing) |
| Time | N/A |
| Winner (segment 1) | Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports) |
| Winner (segment 2) | Daniel Suárez (Joe Gibbs Racing) |
| Winner (segment 3) | A. J. Allmendinger (JTG Daugherty Racing) |
| Fan Vote winners | Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports) |
| Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race | |
| Pole | Matt Kenseth (Roush Fenway Racing) |
| Time | 127.644 |
| Most laps led | Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) |
| Laps led | 36 |
| Winner | Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip |
| Nielsen ratings | 1.5 (Overnight)[10] |
| Radio | |
| Network | Motor Racing Network |
| Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2) Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) |
The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXIV) was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race held on May 19, 2018 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 93 laps -- extended from 80 laps due to an overtime finish, it was the second exhibition race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
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- ^ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Open Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "All Star Race Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Open Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Open/All-Star Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "All-Star Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Monster Energy Open Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "All-Star Race TV ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.