Photo: Fabian Lagunas/SRO

Random Vandals Racing’s Kenton Koch and Connor De Phillippi completed a sweep of the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS weekend at Sebring International Raceway with another controlling win in Race 2.

Koch drove the No. 99 BMW M4 GT3 EVO to a 2.104-second victory over the No. 18 RS1 Porsche 911 GT3 R of Alex Sedgwick following a late-race caution and restart.

It marked a perfect weekend for Koch, who also swept the weekend in Pirelli GT4 America as well.

Michai Stephens drove to a third place overall and Pro class result in the No. 34 JMF Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo that he shared with Mikael Grenier, while Bill Auberlen and Varun Choksey finished fourth in the No. 51 Random Vandals BMW.

The No. 29 Turner Motorsport BMW of Robby Foley led from the pole overall and went long into the opening stint prior to Foley’s pit stop and driver change to Justin Rothberg.

Rothberg emerged from the pits third overall and came under heavy attack from the No. 11 DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Blake McDonald prior to the yellow for an accident by Jean-Frederic Laberge’s No. 92 LAB Motorsport by GT Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R with 20 minutes to go.

It led to a 15-minute shootout to the finish that saw Rothberg narrowly hold on for the Pro-Am class win to a hard-charging Philip Ellis.

Ellis, who came from 12th overall on the restart after his No. 91 Regulator Racing Mercedes-AMG was on an alternate driver strategy, charged past McDonald for second on the final lap and came up less than a half-second short of the Pro-Am win.

It came after Ellis’ co-driver Jeff Burton spun twice on the opening lap.

Kyle Washington and Tom Sargent teamed to finish fourth in Pro-Am.

The No. 88 Archangel Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo of Todd Coleman, which faced a five-second post-race penalty for a pit stop infringement, ran wide into the grass while second in Pro-Am in the closing ten minutes.

Coleman was classified in fifth in class at the checkered flag, ahead of the No. 2 Racers Edge Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage GT3 of Jason Bell and Michael Cooper.

The Am class No. 6 Dollahite Racing Ford Mustang GT3 of Scott Dollahite and Stefano Gattuso, meanwhile, finished 12th overall.

RESULTS: Race 2

John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. Dagys spent eight years as a motorsports correspondent for FOXSports.com and SPEED Channel and has contributed to numerous other motorsports publications worldwide. Contact John

The 2025 NASCAR All-Star weekend comes to a close today, Sunday, May 18, with the All-Star Open and All-Star Race set to take place at North Wilkesboro Speedway tonight.

The All-Star Open will be the first race to take place, seeing 100 laps of action around the 0.635-mile track, with the top two finishers earning themselves a spot in the All-Star Race main event.

The final spot in the All-Star Race will be determined by a fan vote, with that race then set to take place with 23 drivers and see 250 laps of racing action just hours later.

Look out for the ‘promoter’s caution’ too, which allows the event organizers to throw a yellow at their discretion during the event. The rule has proved controversial among some drivers and could really spice up the action.

Of course, last year’s All-Star Race was won by Team Penske’s Joey Logano, edging the likes of Denny Hamlin and Chris Buescher that day to take the W.

Although no points are on offer, there is a $1 million prize up for grabs for the winner of the All-Star Race, and it will certainly be interesting to see who comes out on top this time around.

With that said, let’s get into all of the timing and TV details you need to know ahead of today’s action.

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NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Open start times

The 100-lap NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway is set to start today, Sunday, May 18, at 5 pm ET.

Here are the start times converted to your city and time zone.

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NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race start times

The 250-lap NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway is set to start today, Sunday, May 18, at 8 pm ET.

Here are the start times converted to your city and time zone.

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How to watch NASCAR on TV today

Today’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race action from North Wilkesboro Speedway will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1. Radio coverage will also be available via SiriusXM and MRN.

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Please check below to see how you can catch the Cup Series action in your country.

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NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. – The final step toward setting the field for the NASCAR All-Star Race went into the books Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. 

A pair of 75-lap heat races, set by qualifying times on Friday night, finalized the starting grid.

William Byron had the best showing of the three Hendrick Motorsports drivers to participate on Saturday, finishing the first heat in third place to lock up the fifth starting spot for Sunday. Alex Bowman was two spots behind and will roll off ninth. Chase Elliott was part of the second heat race and drove from the back of the field up to third. He’ll start fire off from the sixth starting spot. 

Kyle Larson took part in qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday in his pursuit of the #H1100. Justin Allgaier, a full-time Xfinity Series driver for JR Motorsports, qualified in Larson’s stead on Friday in the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. Larson will start Sunday’s main event from the rear. 

Leading the festivities on Sunday will be the All-Star Open with the top two finishers in the 100-lap sprint advancing into the All-Star Race. The final spot in the field will go to the winner of the fan vote among drivers not otherwise qualified. 

Both races will air on FS1. 

Here’s a look at the NASCAR All-Star Race starting line (so far), results from the heat races and a brush up on the format for this year:

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NASCAR qualifying lineup for Sunday

1. Brad Keselowski, No. 6
2. Christopher Bell, No. 20
3. Ross Chastain, No. 1
4. Joey Logano, No. 22
5. William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet
6. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Prime Video Chevrolet
7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12
8. Kyle Busch, No. 8
9. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet
10. Chris Buescher, No. 17
11. Josh Berry, No. 21
12. Daniel Suarez, No. 99
13. Tyler Reddick, No. 45
14. Chase Briscoe, No. 19
15. Austin Dillon, No. 3
16. Austin Cindric, No. 2
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
18. Harrison Burton, No. 51
19. Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
20. Denny Hamlin, No. 11
21. All-Star Open winner
22. All-Star Open runner-up
23. Fan vote winner

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NASCAR All-Star heat race results

HEAT 1

1. Brad Keselowski, No. 6
2. Ross Chastain, No. 1
3. William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet
4. Ryan Blaney, No. 12
5. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet
6. Josh Berry, No. 21
7. Tyler Reddick, No. 45
8. Austin Dillon, No. 3
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47

HEAT 2

1. Christopher Bell, No. 20
2. Joey Logano, No. 22
3. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Prime Video Chevrolet
4. Kyle Busch, No. 8
5. Chris Buescher, No. 17
6. Daniel Suarez, No. 99
7. Chase Briscoe, No. 19
8. Austin Cindric, No. 2
9. Harrison Burton, No. 51
10. Denny Hamlin, No. 11

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NASCAR All Star Race format

The NASCAR All-Star Race will consist of 250 laps, up from 200 the past two years at the 0.625-mile short track. A competition caution will wave at or near lap 100 and a promoter’s caution can be thrown any time in the first 220 laps provided a natural caution does not occur after lap 200. 

What channel is NASCAR on today?

(All times listed in eastern time)

Sunday, May 18

• 5 – Cup Series All-Star Open, FS1
• 8 p.m. – Cup Series All-Star race, FS1

NASCAR playoff standings today

The top drivers of the NASCAR Cup Series get set to battle it out in North Carolina for the annual NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night.

This is the third year in a row that NASCAR has taken its showcase event to the 0.625-mile oval that used to be on the regular season schedule for decades. Now, the series uses North Wilkesboro as an opportunity to recollect on the past while watch the present race hard for a big payout.

NASCAR STREAMING OPTIONS

It is a slightly different formate compared to years past. The All-Star Open will see young and up-and-coming drivers compete to see who makes it into the main event. The top-two finishers of the 100-lap race, along with a winner of the fan vote, will be inserted into the field for the All-Star Race.

23 drivers will compete in a 250-lap exhibition. Along with a competition break around Lap 100, an additional promoter’s caution can be thrown before Lap 220, unless a natural caution comes out after the 200th lap.

Current points leader Kyle Larson won the first All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro in 2023, while Joey Logano won last year’s event.

NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE

When: Sunday, May 18

Where: North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, N.C.)

Channel: FOX Sports 1

ALL-STAR OPEN

Time: 5 p.m. ET

ALL-STAR RACE

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Check out the NASCAR schedule and results herein

Brad Keselowski earned pole position for the All-Star Race on Friday and won his heat race on Saturday, and before he tries to cap off the weekend with a $1 million dollar prize on Sunday, he met with the media to discuss the future of the event’s current host track.

“I think this needs to be a points racetrack,” he said in a press conference. North Wilkesboro rejoined the Cup calendar as the All-Star Race in 2023, but it hasn’t hosted a points-paying Cup race since 1996. Despite that, the track has a deep and rich history in the sport as it was one of eight races in the inaugural Cup season in 1949, hosting the season finale.

Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

Photo by: James Gilbert / Getty Images

But if that were to happen, then where does the All-Star Race go? Place Keselowski in ‘Team Charlotte’ for that one, as he expressed a desire to see the annual exhibition race return to Charlotte Speedway, which hosted the ASR every year between 1987 and 2019.

While he’d like to add a race at Charlotte, there’s another race at the same track he’d like to take away as well.

“I’d like to see the All-Star Race most likely return to Charlotte,” explained Keselowski. “That’s my personal opinion. I think the Charlotte racetrack, particularly since it only has one race on the oval, I think that’s a miss for our sport. It’s a great racetrack and puts on some of the best racing, so it would make sense to me if we were to revert back to that and make this a season race, and probably get rid of a race like the Roval or something like that.”

Utilizing both the oval and an infield road course, the Roval is an event at Charlotte during the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs and currently serves as the Round of 12 elimination race. Keselowski is no fan of the configuration, and even pushed back on the idea that it has produced ‘some moments’ as reporter Dustin Long pointed out.

“Has it really?” replied Keselowski. “I look at the stands and there are more fans that come to the oval race and better ratings, too, than come to the Roval races. I thought that’s what we judge the sport by. I’m very strong about the Roval has got to go.”

Max Verstappen reignited his Formula One title defense with a masterful victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, pulling off a daring first-lap overtake and holding off a hard-charging McLaren duo in a thriller that may mark Imola’s final appearance on the F1 calendar.

The Red Bull star launched his assault from second on the grid, outbraking standings leader Oscar Piastri into Turn 2 with a breathtaking move around the outside – a pass that set the tone for the rest of the race and showcased Verstappen at his aggressive best.

“The start wasn’t perfect, but I thought, ‘Let’s send it,’ and it stuck,” Verstappen said. “That move really unlocked the pace.”

From there, Verstappen built a comfortable lead, only to see it evaporate when a safety car bunched the field. But he kept his cool, fending off late pressure to take his second win of the season and Red Bull’s 400th Grand Prix appearance in style. It was his first win since Japan in April.

Behind him, Lando Norris passed McLaren teammate Piastri with five laps to go to claim second – his fresher tires proving the difference in a near-carbon copy of Verstappen’s opening move.

“We had a good little battle at the end,” Norris said. “Oscar’s a tough one to race, but fair. Verstappen and Red Bull were just too quick today.”

Piastri, chasing a fourth straight win, had to settle for third and saw his championship lead shrink. Norris now trails him by just 13 points, while Verstappen closed to within nine of second place.

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, in his first race in red on home soil, recovered from 12th on the grid to finish fourth after capitalizing on a chaotic late scrap between Charles Leclerc and Williams’ Alex Albon.

Albon complained of being forced wide by Leclerc in a wheel-to-wheel exchange, only for Hamilton to sweep past both.

Ferrari later instructed Leclerc to yield fifth to Albon.

George Russell was seventh for Mercedes, with Carlos Sainz Jr. eighth in the second Williams. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) took ninth, and Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) completed the top 10 after climbing from last following a qualifying crash.

While overtaking was expected to be rare at Imola’s tight, undulating circuit, fans were treated to bold passes, fierce duels, and a classic Verstappen masterclass.

Imola, revered by drivers for its old-school feel and demanding layout, may have hosted its final Formula One race. Its current contract expired with Sunday’s Grand Prix, and while no official announcement has been made, the future looks uncertain.

“If we don’t come back here, it’ll be a shame,” Piastri said Saturday – a sentiment echoed by many in the paddock.

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