For the first time since the race was held exclusively at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the NASCAR All-Star Race is being contested at the same venue for the third year in a row.

The Cup Series returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2023 for the first time since 1996, and while there continue to be calls for the four-turn, 0.625-mile (1.006-kilometer) North Wilkesboro, North Carolina oval to host a points race for the first time in nearly three decades, it is once again back as the host of the All-Star Race in 2025.

There were 20 drivers who entered the weekend locked into the race, having met one (or more) of the following criteria: Cup Series race winner in 2024 or 2025, former Cup Series champion (among full-time drivers), or former All-Star Race winner (among full-time drivers).

The top two drivers in Sunday’s 100-lap All-Star Open also advanced to the 250-lap main event, as did the winner of the Fan Vote. The 20 drivers already locked in secured their starting positions with a unique three-lap, pit stop challenge qualifying format, which split the field into two 75-lap heat races.

RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski was the fastest qualifier, and he took the pole position even before he won his heat race. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell won the other heat race.

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Full NASCAR All-Star Race results

Heat one results

1st – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

2nd – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

4rd – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

5th – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

5th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

6th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

7th – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

8th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

9th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

Heat two results

1st – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2nd – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

3rd – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4th – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

5th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

6th – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

7th – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

8th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

9th – Harrison Burton, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

10th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

All-Star Open results

1st – Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

2nd – John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

3rd – Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

4th – Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

5th – Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

6th – Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

7th – A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

8th – Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

9th – Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

10th – Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

11th – Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

12th – Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

13th – Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

14th – Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

15th – Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

16th – Cody Ware, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

17th – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

18th – Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

Fan Vote winner: Noah Gragson

All-Star Race results

1st – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2nd – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

3rd – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

4th – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

5th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

6th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

7th – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

8th – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

9th – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

10th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

11th – Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

12th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

13th – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

14th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

15th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

16th – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

17th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

18th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

19th – John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

20th – Harrison Burton, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

21st – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

22nd – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

23rd – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR Cup Series drivers Ty Dillon and Zane Smith built up some tension between themselves during All-Star Race festivities at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night.

Dillon finished in third place in the All-Star Open, six spots ahead of Smith. Unfortunately, neither driver made it to the final All-Star Race as Carson Hocevar and John Hunter Nemechek finished first and second, respectively, and earned a shot to win the $1 million grand prize.

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Mar 2, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Dillon (10) walks out onto the stage for driver introductions before the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. (Jamie Harms/Imagn Images)

Dillon took issue with how Smith was driving and suggested it cost him a spot in the final race of the night. He was asked what he told Smith after the race.

“Coming off (Turn) 4, I think I gave him plenty of room, and he just doors me halfway down the straightaway. … There’s something about the younger guys in the sport now. They never had to deal with consequences,” he said, via Dirty Mo Media.

“So, what I told him was if he wrecks me again, I’m just gonna beat his a–.”

Mar 15, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Zane Smith (38) during qualifying for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)

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Smith responded in a post on X.

“Ain’t beating nobody’s a–,” he wrote.

The next race for the NASCAR Cup Series is the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night. It was one of the most anticipated races on the Cup Series schedule.

All eyes will be on Dillon and Smith to see if there’s any kind of retaliation.

Smith is ahead of Dillon in the points standings going into the race. He sits at 22nd, and Dillon is in 30th.

Christopher Bell celebrates after winning the NASCAR All-Star auto race Sunday, May 18, 2025, in North Wilkesboro, N.C.  (Scott Kinser/AP Photo)

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Christopher Bell won the NASCAR All-Star Race and secured the $1 million prize.

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Carson Hocevar of Spire Motorsports and John Hunter Nemechek of LEGACY Motor Club transferred into the main event as the top two finishers in the All-Star Open.

Hocevar took over the lead when pole winner Shane van Gisbergen opted for four tires under the All-Star Caution at Lap 51. Van Gisbergen had led every lap from the start of the race, but five drivers, including Hocevar, opted for two tires during the stop and beat the New Zealander out of the pits.

When Riley Herbst spun in Turn 3 on Lap 78 to cause the second and final caution, Hocevar stayed out on old tires and pulled away after a Lap 84 restart, beating Nemechek to the finish line by 0.697 seconds.

“It’s great to win, especially being challenged by tires there,” Hocevar said. “I had my hands full. We definitely have to go to work here on our race car, because I didn’t really like it, but it’s a good sign that we didn’t like it and we were still pretty quick there.”

Nemechek, on the other hand, opted for two tires under the yellow and charged from eighth on the restart to second, clearing the Toyota of Bubba Wallace on Lap 90 to claim the second transfer spot.

“We have a shot to go win a million dollars,” Nemechek said. “Hats off to this 42 team. We unloaded and had pretty good two- or three-lap speed, but really no long run pace, so proud of them for the effort that they put in yesterday, and what they were able to find.

“Pitting on that last deal—I knew I couldn’t win from where I was at. We came and got two (tires), and that helped us out.”

Hocevar and Nemechek, both main event rookies, earned the 21st and 22nd starting positions, respectively. The final position in the All-Star Race went to Noah Gragson of Front Row Motorsports, who won the All-Star Fan Vote for the third straight year.

Hocevar finished 11th in the All-Star Race. Gragson was 13th and Nemechek 19th.

Ryan Preece was running second in a strong No. 60 Ford, but he was penalized for running over the V-shaped “choose” symbol on the track a lap before the final restart. Sent to the rear of the field, he had no chance to recover.

Preece said he couldn’t see the orange symbol painted on the track, which had been dulled by rubber laid down in a wild NASCAR Whelan Modified Tour race that preceded the Open.

“You can’t even see it right now,” Preece said. “A rule is a rule. I understand that, but at the end of the day, I made the mistake. I’m just frustrated with the decision.”

The symbol was repainted before the All-Star main event.

Chandler Smith Key Takeaways

• Stage One: 5th / Stage Two: 3rd / Race Result: 1st

• Chandler Smith made his first North Wilkesboro Speedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start this past Saturday. Early morning showers dampened the track, canceling qualifying and lining up the grid for the 250-lap race off of the metric scale. A practice session was held for the Truck Series, where Smith posted P1 speed. Smith was moved to the rear of the field after the team made adjustments to the No. 38 QuickTie Ford F-150. Once the green flag dropped, Smith got to work to put himself within the top-five, finishing fifth and third in Stage One & Two, respectfully. In NASCAR Overtime, Smith grabbed the lead on the last lap, crossing the start / finish line in first, securing his second win of the 2025 season and marked the 12th Truck Series win for Front Row Motorsports.

• “Words can’t describe how proud I am of this QuickTie team,” said Smith. “They brought a fast Ford F-150 and even when we had to start in the back, we kept our heads down and made our way to the front. I really enjoyed racing at North Wilkesboro. I liked how wide it got because you could race from the bottom or the top. Our truck favored the bottom all day and that made it a huge advantage for us being able to come from the back and get to the front, so a big tip of the cap to everybody at Front Row Motorsports for giving me a truck that’s got good maneuverability so we can make the most of it today.”

Layne Riggs Key Takeaways

• Stage One: 6th / Stage Two: 5th / Race Result: 2nd

• Layne Riggs made his second North Wilkesboro Speedway NASCAR CRAFTSMAN. Riggs posted the third fastest time in practice but with qualifying rained out, Riggs was set to start the 250-lap race in 27th. It didn’t take long for the No. 34 Ford F-150 to find its way into the top-10, finishing sixth and fifth in Stage One and Two to secure 11 stage points. In an overtime finish, Riggs crossed the start / finish line in second-place behind teammate Chandler Smith for Front Row Motorsports’ first ever 1-2 finish in the Truck Series.

• “This was a great race, not just for myself, but for Front Row Motorsports as a whole,” said Riggs. “We secured a lot of points today and showed everyone that were here to play. The speed that we showed off is a true testament to how hard the men and women at Front Row Motorsports work. This 34 team’s time is coming.”

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Joey Logano did not go and win back-to-back in the NASCAR All-Star Race, but he certainly gave it everything he had. The Team Penske driver was in control of the race until the promoter’s caution was displayed with just under 40 laps to go.

The controversial new rule for this non-Championship points exhibition race allowed for the race promoter to throw one caution, whenever they want, between Lap 100 and 220 in the 250-lap event.

Logano ended up finishing second to Christopher Bell, and he wasn’t too thrilled with him or Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith.

“I’m glad you had a blast,” Logano told a NASCAR on FOX reporter. “I’m pissed off right now. Just dang it, we had the fastest car. The Shell-Pennzoil Mustang was so fast. You get to — I’m trying to choose my words correctly on the caution situation. Obviously I got bit by it, so I am the one frustrated obviously.

“Gosh, I don’t know. I felt like the falloff wasn’t too bad as the sun went down, and yeah, six cars or so stayed out with us. Thought maybe we could hold him off but the 20 [Bell] had a good enough restart, cleared too many of them too fast. I couldn’t get away in time. It took me six, seven laps to get my car up and rolling again.

Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Photo by: David Jensen / Getty Images

Logano continued, struggling to hold back his annoyance. “I did all I could do to hold him off and he got under me and released the brake and gave me no option. Kind of just ran me up into the wall, and if I could’ve got to him, he was going around after a move like that, I just couldn’t get back to him. Just too much to try to make up with the tire deficit.

“Just frustrated after you lead so many laps and the car is so fast and you don’t win, it hurts quite a bit.”

In a later media scrum, Logano spoke more about Bell’s race-winning move. “It is what it is,” said Logano. “I don’t know. I mean, sure. Sure. He did it good enough that I couldn’t get back to him because I was gonna show him what fair was, but I just couldn’t get there. I just couldn’t get there with the tires. I couldn’t get away fast enough. It took me six or seven laps after that restart to get rolling again and then he passed too many cars there the first couple laps and then he was there. I was doing all I can to play defense until my rear tires would come in and it just took too long, and then he was gone. I couldn’t catch back up. 

“It’s frustrating when you lead that many laps, you had the fastest car and a gimmick caution beats you. It just sucks, but it is what it is. You move on and we’ll be happy that we had the best car the last two times that we’ve been here. I wish we had two wins, though.”

When the promoter’s caution flew (via Michael Waltrip, who actually dropped it on the race track), most of the field pitted for fresh rubber. Logano was among five drivers who chose to stay out on old tires, hoping to hang on.

“I’m all about no gimmicks with the caution,” said Logano, who chuckled as he said it, but the frustration was clear in his voice. “I am all about that. I’m a little — me and Marcus Smith aren’t seeing eye to eye right now, okay? I’ve got to have a word with him.”

Photos from All-Star Race

CLARINGTON, ON – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park started its 2025 major event calendar with a busy weekend of action in the Castrol Victoria Day SpeedFest. The May long weekend tradition featured the NASCAR Canada Series, FEL Radical Cup Canada, Super Production Challenge, Nissan Sentra Cup and F1600. Here’s a recap of podium finishers for each race.

NASCAR Canada Series

The Clarington 200 saw the NASCAR Canada Series complete 51 laps for its season opener. A caution during a pit cycle shook up the order, with Malcolm Strachan leading the most laps in a Jim Bray-owned car. The race was ultimately decided in a familiar fashion to past events at the track – some last-lap contact and a pass for the win, this time between Marc-Antoine Camirand and Gary Klutt.

A full race recap can be found here. Race weekend video interviews from the various series can also be seen on our Instagram page.

Clarington 200 podium:

1. Marc-Antoine Camirand
2. Gary Klutt
3. Malcolm Strachan

FEL Emzone Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin

The FEL Motorsports Radical Cup Canada held a pair of 40-minute races, one each on Saturday and Sunday. For a full recap, click here.

Race One – Overall podium

1. Brady Clapham
2. Cayden Goodridge
3. Francesco Esposito

Race One – Masters class podium

1. Jake Latham
2. Daniel Earle
3. Cedric Ohayon

Race Two – Overall podium

1. Brady Clapham
2. Cayden Goodridge
3. Kenny Riedmann

Race Two – Masters class podium

1. John Painter
2. Jake Latham
3. Daniel Earle

Super Production Challenge

The Super Production Challenge held a trio of 30-minute races to begin its 15th season.

Race One – Super Production class podium

1. Guillaume Labbé
2. Nathan Blok
3. Brad Ranson

Race One – Production class podium

1. Blake Kelley
2. Zack Lalonde
3. Peter Hanson

Race One – Compact class podium

1. Maïka Chamberland
2. Éric Coulombe
3. Jean Audet

Race Two – Super Production class podium

1. Alexandre Fortin
2. Nathan Blok
3. Gabriel Lacombe

Race Two – Production class podium

1. Blake Kelley
2. Zack Lalonde
3. Peter Hanson

Race Two – Compact class podium

1. Fred Bernier
2. Maïka Chamberland
3. Eric Coulombe

Race Three – Super Production class podium

1. Guillaume Labbé
2. Alexandre Fortin
3. Chris Bernier

Race Three – Production class podium

1. Zack Lalonde
2. Blake Kelley
3. Peter Hanson

Race Three – Compact class podium

1. Fred Bernier
2. Eric Coulombe
3. Maïka Chamberland

Nissan Sentra Cup

The Nissan Sentra Cup opened its season with a 30-minute race on Saturday and a 40-minute event on Sunday. It was an eventful finish to the first race, as a cell of heavy rain ended the session a few minutes early, marking the most intense weather of the weekend.

Race One podium

1. Simon Vincent
2. Nicolas Barrette
3. Nicolas Lévesque

Race Two podium

1. Valérie Limoges
2. Simon Vincent
3. Marc-Antioine D’Amour

*Nicolas Lévesque initially won race two but was later disqualified.

Toyo Tires F1600 Championship

The Toyo Tires F1600 Championship contested three 22-minute timed races at CTMP.

Race One – F1600A podium

1. Stewart Ross
2. Parker Gill
3. Christain Menezes

Race One – F1600B podium

1. Steve Bodrug
2. Andrew Mason
3. Bill Tebbutt

Race Two – F1600A podium

1. Stewart Ross
2. Henderson Knox
3. Christain Menezes

Race Two – F1600B podium

1. Steve Bodrug
2. Dylan McPherson
3. Jason Sharpe

Race Three – F1600A podium

1. Stewart Ross
2. Christain Menezes
3. Boss Patel

Race Three – F1600B podium

1. Steve Bodrug
2. Jason Sharpe
3. Andrew Mason