FOX NASCAR at MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE at Charlotte Motor Speedway Quotes & Programming Schedule

MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE, MONSTER ENERGY OPEN & NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES Live on FS1 under the Lights

Key Players Larry McReynolds & Mike Joy Recall 1992 “One Hot Night” 25 Years Later

CHARLOTTE, NC – It’s all about the trophy and the $1 million winner’s bonus in this weekend’s MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the iconic 1992 race dubbed “One Hot Night” this year.

FOX Sports is set to offer 16 hours of live action from the 1.5-mile circuit, which, in 1992, became the first superspeedway to light the entire track. Included are FS1’s live race coverage of the MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE (Saturday, May 20 at 8:00 PM ET), the MONSTER ENERGY OPEN last-chance qualifier (Saturday, May 20 at 6:00 PM ET) and the NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES (Friday, May 19 at 8:30 PM ET).

ARCA RACING SERIES:
Stock car action continues on Sunday from Ohio, when FS1 offers a delayed broadcast of the ARCA RACING SERIES race from Toledo Speedway at 5:00 PM ET.

NASCAR RACE HUB:
During the week, FS1’s NASCAR RACE HUB, NASCAR’s most-watched daily news and information program, continues Mondays through Thursdays at 6:00 PM ET. On Wednesday, May 17, Clint Bowyer is in-studio as a driver analyst. On Thursday, May 18, FOX NASCAR analysts Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond join the show. Also airing on Thursday’s Hub is a special feature on the 1992 NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE that includes interviews recorded at a recent Charlotte Motor Speedway dinner with key players from the ’92 race. Included are Larry McReynolds (led Davey Allison to victory as crew chief), Mike Joy (called the race for TNN), Kyle Petty (battled for the win at the finish), Michael Waltrip (won the Winston Open preceding the main event) and Robin Pemberton (Petty’s crew chief). During the evening, the group reflected on the night and relived their roles in the iconic event.

Also on Wednesday, May 17 at 7:00 PM ET, FOX NASCAR offers a special Facebook Live red carpet show from Sherry Pollex and Martin Truex Jr.’s Catwalk for a Cause in Charlotte. Kaitlyn Vincie reports during the live stream.

MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE:
It wasn’t the race that put NASCAR on the map, but the 1992 MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE (then-The Winston) was the one that truly put it under the lights and in the history books.

With pressure mounting on Charlotte Motor Speedway President Humpy Wheeler to maintain the non-points race’s relevance, the innovative promoter pulled off what many said couldn’t be done -- lighting a 1.5-mile track for a night race. The spectacle that unfolded in front of 130,000 fans, the largest-ever live audience to see a primetime sporting event, became one for the ages on May 16, 1992, as young guns Allison and Petty crashed after crossing the finish line. Wheeler’s enormous gamble, coupled with a unique field inversion format and riveting finish, catapulted the 1992 race into NASCAR history and validated the “One Hot Night” moniker given the race in the weeks preceding it.

Below are McReynolds’ and Joy’s recollections of that night, in addition to the complete FOX Sports programming schedule from Charlotte:

MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE

• Date/Time: Saturday, May 20 (8:00 PM ET)
• Network: FS1
• Announcers: Mike Joy, Hall of Famer and three-time champion Darrell Waltrip, four-time champ Jeff Gordon and Larry McReynolds
• Pit reporters: Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum
• Hosts: Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip
• Pre-race:
• NASCAR RACEDAY (7:30 PM ET on FS1), hosted by Chris Myers with analysts Darrell Waltrip and Gordon; reporters Little, Welch and Yocum
• Format: 70 laps - an ode to the 1992 race, dubbed “One Hot Night,” with three 20-lap segments, followed by a final 10-lap shootout

MONSTER ENERGY OPEN

• Date/Time: Saturday, May 20 (6:00 PM ET)
• Network: FS1
• Announcers: Mike Joy, Hall of Famer and three-time champion Darrell Waltrip, four-time champ Jeff Gordon and Larry McReynolds
• Pit reporters: Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum
• Hosts: Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip
• Format: 50 laps in three stages – 20 laps, 20 laps and 10 laps. The winner of each stage advances to the Monster Energy All-Star Race, as does the winner of the Fan Vote.
• Pre-race:
• NASCAR RACEDAY (5:30 PM ET on FS1); hosted by Myers and Waltrip; reporters Little, Welch and Yocum

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES

• Date/Time: Friday, May 19 (8:30 PM ET)
• Network: FS1
• Announcers: Vince Welch, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip
• Pit reporters: Hermie Sadler and Kaitlyn Vincie
• Pre-race: NCWTS SETUP (8:00 PM ET on FS1); hosted by John Roberts with analyst Todd Bodine; reporters Sadler and Vincie
• NCWTS SETUP includes: a sit-down feature with Austin Cindric, who graduates from high school this week; a look back at the Kansas race, won by Kyle Busch after Ben Rhodes dominated; and a flashback to Matt Crafton’s 2016 win at Charlotte.

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