Martin Truex Jr Wins Pole for All-Star Race

Martin Truex Jr will start on the pole for Wednesday night's NASCAR All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

What happened?

He earned the top spot after a random draw.

Why it matters for Martin Truex Jr

Truex will be joined on the front row by Alex Bowman.

Rookie Cole Custer will start eighth after earning a spot in the All-Star Race with his win Sunday at Kentucky.

What comes next?

The NASCAR All-Star Race will feature special rules, including the Chose Rule, which requires drivers to commit to the inside or outside lane for restarts.

The car number will move from the door toward the rear wheel to give sponsors more exposure.

Cars that have automatically qualified for the All-Star Race will have underglow lights on their cars.

The NASCAR All-Star Race at Bristol will take place on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

The race will be 140 laps over four segments, with the track being a 0.533-mile speedway.

FS1 will provide TV coverage, while Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will handle radio coverage.

The Fox Sports app and goprn.com will offer streaming options.

The next Xfinity race will be on Saturday at Texas, with the next Truck race also on Saturday at Texas.

Martin Truex Jr is seeking his first All-Star Race win.

The All-Star Lineup can be found here.

Positions 17-19 will go to segment winners from the NASCAR Open.

The 20th starting spot goes to the fan vote winner, which will be announced after the NASCAR Open.