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Kyle Larson wins Texas NASCAR Xfinity race, filling in for injured Zilisch
Kyle Larson wasn’t even supposed to be racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend. However, when news broke mid-week about Connor Zilisch being sidelined with a lower back injury (following a wreck at Talladega), Larson was the driver selected to fill the vacant JR Motorsports seat. “Yeah, there was a lot of survival throughout […]

Kyle Larson wasn’t even supposed to be racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend. However, when news broke mid-week about Connor Zilisch being sidelined with a lower back injury (following a wreck at Talladega), Larson was the driver selected to fill the vacant JR Motorsports seat.
“Yeah, there was a lot of survival throughout that race,” said Larson. “Just dodging some wrecks, and the balance — we had to work on (it) quite a bit. It was fun. I felt like my car — if I could ever get to the lead, I could stretch out. But I just couldn’t get by Justin [Allgaier]. He was doing a good job of just running where I needed to be. But thanks to JRM for letting me come run this thing here today. Obviously, wish Connor was in the car but it means a lot that they thought of me to call up and run this thing.”
Taylor Gray finished second, Riley Herbst third, Austin Hill fourth, and Sam Mayer fifth. Harrison Burton, Jesse Love, Ryan Sieg, Brandon Jones, and Jeb Burton filled out the remainder of the top ten.
The run to the finish
The race was slowed by 11 cautions and ended in double overtime, but much like the Truck race on Friday, the first part of Stage 3 was fairly clean. The field reached green-flag pit stops with Larson going for the undercut on race leader Allgaier. This came right after the two nearly crashed in a sketchy moment while battling for the lead.
Allgaier stayed out a couple laps longer while in heavy traffic, which was all Larson needed to be able to easily leapfrog into the race lead. Allgaier, who had dominated most of the race, needed a caution. He did get one, but it was Allgaier himself involved. While catching a far slower Kris Wright, the two cars came together and Allgaier crashed into the frontstretch wall, ending his day.
On the ensuing restart, Larson took off with his closest competition now out of the race. However, much like Truck winner Corey Heim, was not allowed to comfortably cruise to victory.
Driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Larson acolyte Corey Day spun, hitting the tire pack at the inside of Turn 4. This really shook things up as Larson led one group onto pit road while Hill led a few others who chose to stay out.
It was a frantic restart as Mayer cut a path up the middle to take the lead while Larson surged forward, quickly joining the battle for the top spot. Moments later, a crash for Sammy Smith pushed the race into overtime with Larson moving up from eighth to third already. He climbed up to second on the next restart just before Jeremy Clements wrecking, triggering double overtime.
It was now Mayer versus Larson on the front row, but there was little the Haas Factory driver and defending Texas winner could do against the 2021 Cup Series champion. Larson drove off as Nick Sanchez slammed the wall, spoiling a top five run for himself. Gray made it up to the runner-up spot after Mayer slid wide as well, but unlike Sanchez, he avoided clobbering the wall.
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Hocevar, Nemechek, Gragson Advance To All-Star Race – Speedway Digest
The NASCAR All-Star Race added two first-time participants – winner Carson Hocevar and runner-up John Hunter Nemechek – through the All-Star Open on Sunday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Noah Gragson qualified for his third All-Star Race start by winning the Fan Vote for the third consecutive year. Hocevar, though, felt like the real winner. The […]

The NASCAR All-Star Race added two first-time participants – winner Carson Hocevar and runner-up John Hunter Nemechek – through the All-Star Open on Sunday at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Noah Gragson qualified for his third All-Star Race start by winning the Fan Vote for the third consecutive year.
Hocevar, though, felt like the real winner. The Spire Motorsports driver assumed the point after pole winner Shane van Gisbergen dominated the opening 50 laps, but pitted for four tires under a caution period and never recovered the track position.
Hocevar used a quick two-tire stop, clean air and a strong car to keep all comers at bay, while a slew of contenders fought it out for the second transfer spot. Nemechek’s Legacy Motor Club team opted to take four tires under a late caution for Riley Herbst’s spin, and used the improved grip to catch and pass Bubba Wallace for second. Wallace faded to eighth on old tires.
Ty Dillon ended up third with Erik Jones fourth and Michael McDowell fifth. Gragson advanced after finishing 17th.
CARSON HOCEVAR, NO. 77 SPIRE MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET (Race Winner): “Super big for this group, this team. It’s great to win, especially being challenged by tires there. 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.”
JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK, NO. 42 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB TOYOTA (Runner-Up): “We have a shot to go win a million dollars. Hats off to this No. 42 team. We unloaded and we had good two- or three-lap speed, but no longer on pace. Proud of them for the effort they put in yesterday and what they were able to find, and pitting there at 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. Hats off to the whole 42 team. Proud of the effort.”
NOAH GRAGSON, NO. 4 FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS FORD (Fan Vote Winner): “The fans are the GOATs. It’s awesome to be part of this All-Star Race. Thank God for that Open Race, because I feel like we got the balance fixed.”
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NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro
Welcome to the Racing America On SI Live Race Updates page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race and NASCAR All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Be sure to refresh this post throughout Sunday’s races as the Live Race Updates story will be updated regularly with the biggest moments from the NASCAR All-Star Open […]

Welcome to the Racing America On SI Live Race Updates page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race and NASCAR All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Be sure to refresh this post throughout Sunday’s races as the Live Race Updates story will be updated regularly with the biggest moments from the NASCAR All-Star Open and NASCAR All-Star Race, including lead changes, crash replays, the winner of the races, finishing results, and more.
The night’s action kicks off with the NASCAR All-Star Open at 5:00 PM ET on FS1, and the NASCAR All-Star Race goes live at 8:00 PM ET also on FS1.
NASCAR All-Star Race Info
The NASCAR All-Star Race will be televised on FS1 and can be streamed on the FOX Sports App with a valid television provider login. Television coverage of the event will begin at 8:00 PM ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the event’s radio broadcast.
The winner of Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race will take home $1 million, and the overall race purse, which teams will fight for their portion of in Sunday’s All-Star Race, is a total of $2,421,400.
The race distance is 250 laps around the 0.625-mile North Wilkesboro Speedway, which equates to a 156.25-mile race distance. The race will have a competition break at or around Lap 100.
Unique wrinkles within the format of the 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race include a Promoter’s Caution, as well as an in-race Manufacturer’s Showdown.
As for the Promoter’s Caution, if it is to be utilized, Marcus Smith must call for the caution prior to Lap 220, and if a caution falls after Lap 200, the Promoter’s Caution will also be off the table.
The Manufacturer’s Showdown will pit an equal number of cars from each Manufacturer in the NASCAR All-Star Race (number determined by the least represented manufacturer in the field). Manufacturer teams will be scored against each other, and not by their overall All-Star finish. The manufacturer with the lowest combined total of finishing positions will be the winning manufacturer.
In all, 23 drivers will compete in Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race (20 are currently locked in, three more will advance from Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR All-Star Open Race).
Brad Keselowski Secures Pole for All-Star Race
By turning the fastest overall time in Friday’s NASCAR All-Star qualifying session, which included three laps around North Wilkesboro Speedway and a four-tire pit stop mixed into the on-track laps, Brad Keselowski took the pole position for the exhibition event that pays $1 million to win.
The remainder of the starting lineup for the NASCAR All-Star Race was set by the finishing results in the two All-Star Heat Races at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday, which were won by Keselowski and Christopher Bell.
The first Heat Race set the lineup for the inside rows of the starting lineup, while the second Heat Race set the lineup for the outside rows.
NASCAR All-Star Race Starting Lineup
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
2 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
3 |
1 |
Ross Chastain |
Trackhouse Racing |
Chevrolet |
4 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Team Penske |
Ford |
5 |
24 |
William Byron |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
6 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
7 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Team Penske |
Ford |
8 |
8 |
Kyle Busch |
Richard Childress Racing |
Chevrolet |
9 |
48 |
Alex Bowman |
Hendrick Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
10 |
17 |
Chris Buescher |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
Click here for the full NASCAR All-Star Race Starting Lineup.
Lap 100: Hocevar Wins All-Star Open to Advance to All-Star Race
Carson Hocevar will compete in the NASCAR All-Star Race after he defeated John Hunter Nemechek for the win in the NASCAR All-Star Open Race. By finishing second, Nemechek will also advance to the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Noah Gragson, who finished 17th, won the fan vote, and will also advance to the starting lineup of Sunday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race.
NASCAR All-Star Open Finishing Results
Fin |
Car |
Driver |
Laps |
Diff |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
100 |
— |
2 |
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
100 |
0.697 |
3 |
10 |
Ty Dillon |
100 |
1.293 |
4 |
43 |
Erik Jones |
100 |
1.394 |
5 |
71 |
Michael McDowell |
100 |
2.010 |
6 |
38 |
Zane Smith |
100 |
2.047 |
7 |
16 |
AJ Allmendinger |
100 |
3.407 |
8 |
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
100 |
3.834 |
9 |
41 |
Cole Custer |
100 |
3.944 |
10 |
35 |
Riley Herbst # |
100 |
4.167 |
Click here for the full NASCAR All-Star Open Race Results.
Lap 89: Nemechek Passes Wallace for Second!
After several laps of stalking Bubba Wallace for the runner-up spot, John Hunter Nemechek finally pulled off the pass on Lap 89 with an assist from his LEGACY MOTOR CLUB teammate Erik Jones, who was attempting to pass Wallace on the outside. Wallace walled Jones, which gave Nemechek the momentum he needed.
Lap 82: Back to Green!
Carson Hocevar leads the field back to green, and as they go into Turn 1, Bubba Wallace emerges with the second position. Shane van Gisbergen, who was mired in the field with four tires, is now battling for the third spot.
Lap 81: Ryan Preece Penalized
Ryan Preece, who was running second, clipped the choose cone box under this caution, which is a violation. As a result, Preece will be dropped to the rear of the field.
Lap 77: Caution!
Riley Herbst got tapped by Michael McDowell, which sent his No. 35 Toyota into the outside wall, which led to the yellow flag being displayed. Carson Hocevar had a lead of roughly a second, that will be erased by this caution.
Lap 72: Preece Pushes Past Gibbs for Second
Ty Gibbs and Ryan Preece rubbed doors quite a bit in a battle for the runner-up spot. In the end, Preece prevails as he moves to second. Gibbs falls to third.
Lap 70: Allmendinger Into the Top Five
AJ Allmendinger has moved into the top-five with a great pass on Michael McDowell, who is fading ont he two tires.
Lap 59: Back to Green!
We are back to green, and Carson Hocevar has taken control of the lead of the race. Ty Gibbs moves up to the runner-up spot, and Ryan Preece now sits third. Bubba Wallace blasts to fourth, and McDowell has now dropped to fifth.
Lap 54: SVG Loses Lead On Pit Road
A call to change four tires under the caution cost Shane van Gisbergen the race lead, and perhaps will keep him from advancing into the All-Star Race by way of his finish in this race. Van Gisbergen has dropped to sixth, while the top-five drivers all took two tires.
Carson Hocevar leads over Michael McDowell, Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace, and Zane Smith.
Lap 50: Competition Caution
Shane van Gisbergen had a lead of more than three seconds, but that will evaporate with a planned competition caution on Lap 50. Hocevar, Preece, McDowell, and Zane Smith are the rest of the top-five heading into the caution.
Lap 39: Ty Dillon Moves Past John Hunter Nemechek
Ty Dillon is on the move, and he blasts past John Hunter Nemechek on the inside line to take the seventh position. Nemechek had been passed by Ty Gibbs just a couple of laps prior to Dillon getting by him.
Lap 38: Todd Gilliland to Pit Road
Todd Gilliland seemingly had an issue with a right-side tire, and had to hit pit road for a two-tire pit stop. Gilliland is now last-place and is two laps off the pace.
Lap 33: Ty Dillon and Justin Haley Make Contact Several Times
Ty Dillon was battling Justin Haley for the eighth position, and initiated contact a couple of times with Haley. In the end, Dillon moved into the eighth spot.
Lap 26: Preece Working on Hocevar For Second
Ryan Preece worked his way around Michael McDowell for the third position using the high lane, and now he is applying pressure to Hocevar for the runner-up spot.
Lap 15: Teammates McDowell and Hocevar Make Contact Battling for P2
Michael McDowell went to the inside of Carson Hocevar on Lap 14, and on Lap 15 while the duo were running side-by-side, they made contact with each other. McDowell is still side-by-side with Hocevar on Lap 16.
Lap 10: Bubba Wallace Into Top 10
After a several lap battle with Noah Gragson, Bubba Wallace moved into the top 10 on Lap 10 after starting from the 14th position.
Lap 5: Gragson Freefalling
Noah Gragson’s freefall from the third position at the green flag continues. Gragson was bump-and-runned by John Hunter Nemechek, and Gragson is now back to ninth. Nemechek is up to fifth. Shane van Gisbergen continues to lead from the pole.
Green Flag!
Shane van Gisbergen leads the field into Turn 1 on the opening lap of the race, and Carson Hocevar slots into the second position right behind him. Michael McDowell got around Noah Gragson for the third spot on the opening lap of the Open.
5:32 PM ET: Engines Fired
Engines have been fired for the 18 drivers, who are set to compete in the 100-lap NASCAR All-Star Open. At the end of this race, the top-two drivers will advance to the NASCAR All-Star Race field as will one fan vote-winning driver.
NASCAR All-Star Open Race Info
The NASCAR All-Star Open, which serves as the final chance for drivers to lock into the NASCAR All-Star Race, will be televised on FS1 and can be streamed on the FOX Sports App with a valid television provider login. Television coverage of the event will begin at 5:00 PM ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the event’s radio broadcast.
The overall race purse, which teams will fight for their portion of in Sunday’s Open race is a total of $581,100.
The race distance is 100 laps around the 0.625-mile North Wilkesboro Speedway, which equates to a 62.5-mile race distance. The race will have a competition break at or around Lap 50.
The top-two finishers from the NASCAR All-Star Open Race will advance to the starting lineup of Sunday evening’s NASCAR All-Star Race. In addition, one driver will advance to the field by way of a fan vote, which was conducted on NASCAR.com.
Shane van Gisbergen on Pole for All-Star Open Race
While it hasn’t been a super stout NASCAR Cup Series rookie campaign for Shane van Gisbergen, the driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet took the pole position for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR All-Star Open Race in the unique All-Star qualifying format.
Through three full laps around the 0.625-mile oval, which included a four-tire pit stop mixed in, SVG turned the fastest time (88.685 seconds) of anyone in the 18-car NASCAR All-Star Open field.
Carson Hocevar will start alongside van Gisbergen in the Open.
NASCAR All-Star Open Starting Lineup
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
88 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
Trackhouse Racing |
Chevrolet |
2 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
3 |
4 |
Noah Gragson |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ford |
4 |
71 |
Michael McDowell |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
5 |
60 |
Ryan Preece |
RFK Racing |
Ford |
6 |
38 |
Zane Smith |
Front Row Motorsports |
Ford |
7 |
7 |
Justin Haley |
Spire Motorsports |
Chevrolet |
8 |
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
Toyota |
9 |
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
Toyota |
10 |
10 |
Ty Dillon |
Kaulig Racing |
Chevrolet |
Click here for the full starting lineup.
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NASCAR All-Star Open Results: May 18, 2025 (North Wilkesboro)
Results from LCQ race at North Wilkesboro Speedway complete the lineup for the NASCAR All-Star Race Tonight, North Wilkesboro Speedway hosts the NASCAR Cup Series for a $1M payout. 20 drivers are currently locked into the All-Star Race. Now, the results from the All-Star Open will see two more transfer into the main event. View […]

Results from LCQ race at North Wilkesboro Speedway complete the lineup for the NASCAR All-Star Race
Tonight, North Wilkesboro Speedway hosts the NASCAR Cup Series for a $1M payout. 20 drivers are currently locked into the All-Star Race. Now, the results from the All-Star Open will see two more transfer into the main event.
View the NASCAR All-Star Open results below.
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Only the top 2 finishers from this race transfer into the All-Star Race and earn a chance at the $1M payout. Additionally, one car that doesn’t transfer will be voted into the race based on the Fan Vote.
Shane van Gisbergen and Carson Hocevar set the front row for the LCQ. 100 laps of stock car racing are up next…
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Race Report
Green flag, Shane van Gisbergen and Carson Hocevar rub doors in turn two. Van Gisbergen clears him off turn two.
96 to go, John Hunter Nemechek puts the bumper to Noah Gragson for 5th. Gragson falls to 8th, no caution.
85 to go, Hocevar and Michael McDowell rub doors for 2nd. After several laps, Hocevar holds him off.
50 to go, the competition caution is out.
Shane van Gisbergen leads the field to the pit lane. Hocevar wins the race to the pit exit with only two new tires. Shane Va Gisbergen restarts 6th, the first car with four fresh tires.
Green, Hocevar clears McDowell off turn two.
41 to go
41 to go, Ty Gibbs clears McDowell for 2nd via the outside lane.
38 to go, Van Gisbergen and Ryan Preece are coming through the field on new tires. They split Zane Smith and form three wide for 5th. Preece wins the battle on the outside as they all rub doors.
35 to go, Preece slides McDowell for 4th. On the same lap, he slides Wallace for 3rd! Preece is coming after taking four tires on the last stop.
28 to go, Preece rubs doors with Ty Gibbs. Preece clears him and takes the final transfer spot away. Hocevar leads by 1 second.
23 to go, Michael McDowell shoves the bumper of Riley Herbst and Herbst bounces off the wall, caution.
Half of the field dives for the pit lane. Preece drops to the rear of the field after clipping the cone.
Green, Hocevar leads Bubba Wallace off turn two!
14 to go, John Hunter Nemechek runs side by side with Wallace for 2nd. They run four wide behind them for 4th!
11 to go, Erik Jones works to the right rear of Wallace. Wallace runs him wide and into the wall, no caution. John Hunter Nemechek takes 2nd away.
9 to go, Jones rubs on Wallace and shoves him out of the way. Jones also clears Ty Dillon for 3rd.
Carson Hocevar wins the All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway! John Hunter Nemechek finish 2nd and he also transfers into the All-Star Race
All-Star Open Results
May 18, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Carson Hocevar
2. John Hunter Nemechek
3. Ty Dillon
4. Erik Jones
5. Michael McDowell
6. Zane Smith
7. AJ Allmendinger
8. Bubba Wallace
9. Cole Custer
10. Riley Herbst
11. Ryan Preece
12. Todd Gilliland
13. Shane van Gisbergen
14. Justin Haley
15. Ty Gibbs
16. Cody Ware
17. Noah Gragson
18. Chad Finchum
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Starting Lineup
North Wilkesboro Speedway
May 18, 2025
Note: Heat race results from Saturday have set the lineup for positions 1-20. Results from the Open race on Sunday set positions 21 and 22. One additional driver transfers in from the Fan Vote.
Pos | Driver
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Christopher Bell
3. Ross Chastain
4. Joey Logano
5. William Byron
6. Chase Elliott
7. Ryan Blaney
8. Kyle Busch
9. Alex Bowman
10. Chris Buescher
11. Josh Berry
12. Daniel Suarez
13. Tyler Reddick
14. Chase Briscoe
15. Austin Dillon
16. Austin Cindric
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
18. Harrison Burton
19. Kyle Larson
20. Denny Hamlin
21. Carson Hocevar
All-Star Open (Winner)
22. John Hunter Nemechek
All-Star Open (2nd Place)
23. Noah Gragson
Fan Vote Winner
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Full 2025 All-Star Race starting lineup
Friday night’s NASCAR qualifying session set the starting lineup for three races at North Wilkesboro Speedway: the two heat races on Saturday night, featuring the drivers already locked into the All-Star Race, and the All-Star Open on Sunday night, featuring the drivers not already locked into the All-Star Race. The heat races are scheduled to […]

Friday night’s NASCAR qualifying session set the starting lineup for three races at North Wilkesboro Speedway: the two heat races on Saturday night, featuring the drivers already locked into the All-Star Race, and the All-Star Open on Sunday night, featuring the drivers not already locked into the All-Star Race.
The heat races are scheduled to be 75-lap races around the four-turn, 0.625-mile (1.006-kilometer) North Wilkesboro, North Carolina oval, and their results are set to determine the full starting lineup for the 250-lap All-Star Race.
Here are the starting lineups for both heat races.
Heat one lineup
1st – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
2nd – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3rd – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
5th – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
6th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
7th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
8th – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9th – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Heat two lineup
1st – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2nd – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3rd – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
4th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6th – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7th – Harrison Burton, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
8th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
9th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
10th – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Justin Allgaier had qualified eighth for the first heat race in place of Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, who remains at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Indy 500 qualifying, but he will not compete. Larson is set to start the All-Star Race from the rear on Sunday night.
Regardless of how the results of the two heat races turn out, RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski is locked into the pole position for the main event.
The top two finishers in the 100-lap All-Star Open, plus the winner of the Fan Vote, are also set to join the All-Star Race, creating a 23-car event.
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
Full NASCAR All-Star Race starting lineup
1st – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
2nd – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3rd – Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
4th – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
5th – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
6th – Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7th – Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8th – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9th – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10th – Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
11th – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
12th – Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
13th – Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
14th – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15th – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
16th – Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
17th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
18th – Harrison Burton, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
19th – Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20th – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (to the rear)
21st – All-Star Open winner
22nd – All Star-Open runner-up
23rd – All-Star Fan Vote winner
Tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 5:30 p.m. ET tomorrow for the live broadcast of the All-Star Open from North Wilkesboro Speedway, and stay tuned in at 8:00 p.m. ET for the live broadcast of the All-Star Race. Start a free trial of FuboTV now and don’t miss any of the action!
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North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC — May 17, 2025 NASCAR’s All-Star Race is set to run tomorrow night at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. Friday night, the Cup Series featured the incredible talents of the pit crews that keep these race cars on the track every week of the season. In a unique qualifying […]

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC — May 17, 2025
NASCAR’s All-Star Race is set to run tomorrow night at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. Friday night, the Cup Series featured the incredible talents of the pit crews that keep these race cars on the track every week of the season. In a unique qualifying event, each Cup driver took to the track to run three laps. Twice around for speed and one lap that included a pit stop with a four-tire change.
Every team took a shot at the $100,000 Pit Crew Challenge prize money regardless of whether they were to start in the Featured All-Star Race or were trying to make the field out of the All-Star Open. In fact, Kyle Larson had to miss the All-Star qualifying session as he was in Indianapolis for practice and qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.
While Larson was wrecking for the second time this month at Indy, Justin Allgaier drove Larson’s Cup Series Car to give the Hendrick Motorsports crew a chance to capture the Pit Crew Challenge portion of the afternoon. The crew did not win and Allgaier’s time will not be allowed to stand for Larson. He must start at the rear of the field in Sunday’s All-Star race.
The Pit Crew Challenge went to Michael McDowell’s No. 71 Spire Motorsports crew with a lightning fast pit road time of 12.587 seconds. Just edging out the Trackhouse racing crew of Daniel Suarez (12.600 seconds) by 0.013 of a second.

Driving the No. 6, Team Penske, Ford Mustang Dark Horse entry, Brad Keselowski won the pole for his heat race and the All-Star race with a three-lap time of 1:27.362.

Shane Van Gisbergen will sit on the pole for the All-Star Open after posting a time of 1:28.685 seconds.

All-Star Heats and All-Star Open Lineups
Who races when and where? Drivers qualify for the NASCAR All-Star Race based on past results. Winners of NASCAR Cup Series points paying races within the last two years are given a spot in the field. Previous All-Star Race winners and NASCAR Cup Series Champions are also guaranteed a starting position.
Those 20 drivers race tonight to determine All-Star Race starting positions in the 75-lap Heat Races. Brad Keselowski is guaranteed the pole based on his top qualifying time. Kyle Larson will receive a provisional starting spot at the rear of the field.
Heat #1
START | CAR # | DRIVER |
---|---|---|
1 | No. 6 | Brad Keselowski |
2 | No. 48 | Alex Bowman |
3 | No. 24 | William Byron |
4 | No. 3 | Austin Dillon |
5 | No. 45 | Tyler Reddick |
6 | No. 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
7 | No. 21 | Josh Berry |
8 | No. 5 | Justin Allgaier* |
9 | No. 1 | Ross Chastain |
10 | No. 12 | Ryan Blaney |
*Justin Allgaier will not start, Kyle Larson will drive the car in the All-Star Race starting at the rear of the field
Heat #2
START | CAR | DRIVER |
---|---|---|
1 | No. 20 | Christopher Bell |
2 | No. 19 | Chase Briscoe |
3 | No. 22 | Joey Logano |
4 | No. 11 | Denny Hamlin |
5 | No. 9 | Chase Elliott |
6 | No. 8 | Kyle Busch |
7 | No. 51 | Harrison Burton |
8 | No. 17 | Chris Buescher |
9 | No. 2 | Austin Cindric |
10 | No. 99 | Daniel Suárez |
Drivers not receiving an automatic invitation into the All-Star Race will run Sunday afternoon in the NASCAR All-Star Open. The top two finishers will transfer into the main event along with the winner of the fan vote for the most popular driver not earning a spot in the main event.
NASCAR All-Star Open Lineup
START | CAR | DRIVER |
---|---|---|
1 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen |
2 | 77 | Carson Hocevar |
3 | 4 | Noah Gragson |
4 | 71 | Michael McDowell |
5 | 60 | Ryan Preece |
6 | 38 | Zane Smith |
7 | 7 | Justin Haley |
8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek |
9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs |
10 | 10 | Ty Dillon |
11 | 41 | Cole Custer |
12 | 43 | Erik Jones |
13 | 35 | Riley Herbst |
14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace |
15 | 15 | Cody Ware |
16 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger |
17 | 34 | Todd Gilliland |
18 | 66 | Chad Finchum |
Results of Heat Race #1
Position | Car | Driver | Laps | Behind |
1 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski* |
75 | — |
2 |
1 |
Ross Chastain |
75 | 0.497 |
3 |
24 |
William Byron* |
75 | 0.556 |
4 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
75 | 1.007 |
5 |
48 |
Alex Bowman |
75 | 1.616 |
6 |
21 |
Josh Berry* |
75 | 4.436 |
7 |
45 |
Tyler Reddick |
75 | 6.173 |
8 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
75 | 6.747 |
9 |
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
75 | 7.11 |
10 |
5 |
Justin Allgaier |
0 | 0 |
*Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drivers

Results of Heat Race #2
Position | Car | Driver | Laps | Behind |
1 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
75 | — |
2 |
22 |
Joey Logano* |
75 | 2.085 |
3 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
75 | 2.569 |
4 |
8 |
Kyle Busch |
75 | 4.210 |
5 |
17 |
Chris Buescher* |
75 | 5.216 |
6 |
99 |
Daniel Suarez |
75 | 6.132 |
7 |
19 |
Chase Briscoe |
75 | 7.196 |
8 |
2 |
Austin Cindric* |
75 | 7.329 |
9 |
51 |
Harrison Burton* |
75 | 10.842 |
10 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
75 | 14.681 |
*Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drivers

The All-Star Race Lineup
START | CAR | DRIVER | HOW DETERMINED |
---|---|---|---|
1 | No. 6 | Brad Keselowski | Fastest in qualifying |
2 | No. 20 | Christopher Bell | Heat Race No. 2 winner |
3 | No. 1 | Ross Chastain | Heat Race No. 1 second place |
4 | No. 22 | Joey Logano | Heat Race No. 2 second place |
5 | No. 24 | William Byron | Heat Race No. 1 third place |
6 | No. 9 | Chase Elliott | Heat Race No. 2 third place |
7 | No. 12 | Ryan Blaney | Heat Race No. 1 fourth place |
8 | No. 8 | Kyle Busch | Heat Race No. 2 fourth place |
9 | No. 48 | Alex Bowman | Heat Race No. 1 fifth place |
10 | No. 17 | Chris Buescher | Heat Race No. 2 fifth place |
11 | No. 21 | Josh Berry | Heat Race No. 1 sixth place |
12 | No. 99 | Daniel Suárez | Heat Race No. 2 sixth place |
13 | No. 45 | Tyler Reddick | Heat Race No. 1 seventh place |
14 | No. 19 | Chase Briscoe | Heat Race No. 2 seventh place |
15 | No. 3 | Austin Dillon | Heat Race No. 1 eighth place |
16 | No. 2 | Austin Cindric | Heat Race No. 2 eighth place |
17 | No. 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Heat Race No. 1 ninth place |
18 | No. 51 | Harrison Burton | Heat Race No. 2 ninth place |
19 | No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Heat Race No. 1 tenth place |
20 | No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Heat Race No. 2 tenth place |
21 | All-Star Open winner | ||
22 | All-Star Open second place | ||
23 | Fan Vote winner |
Motorsports
Toyota GAZOO Racing USAC Belleville May 17 Post-Race Recap – Speedway Digest
Cannon McIntosh led teammates Kale Drake, Gavin Miller and Jacob Denney as Keith Kunz Motorsports Toyota drivers swept the top four positions in winning the 40-lap USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series’ feature at the Belleville Short Track Saturday night. McIntosh’s win is his first in USAC competition this season and the fourth consecutive […]

Cannon McIntosh led teammates Kale Drake, Gavin Miller and Jacob Denney as Keith Kunz Motorsports Toyota drivers swept the top four positions in winning the 40-lap USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series’ feature at the Belleville Short Track Saturday night.
McIntosh’s win is his first in USAC competition this season and the fourth consecutive victory for a Toyota driver in the series. Overall, it’s the 47th national midget feature win for McIntosh with Toyota, behind only Christopher Bell’s 59.
Logan Seavey led the early portion of the race as Gavin Miller charged through the field behind him, moving from eighth to second by lap 16, with McIntosh moving from ninth to fifth.
Once Miller moved into second, he began to close on Seavey and would take the lead on lap 20 after Seavey spun off the track bringing out a caution flag. As Miller led the field back to green, Friday’s Belleville winner Justin Grant ran second with McIntosh third and Denney in fourth, but McIntosh would move into the second position by lap 22.
Another yellow would force a restart on lap 29 and McIntosh would use it to his advantage driving underneath Miller for the lead through turns one and two. Miller would come right back on lap 30 and retake the lead by sliding McIntosh in turn three, but McIntosh would race back past Miller for the lead on lap 31.
McIntosh extended his lead to 1.153 seconds before a late race yellow would create a three-lap dash to the finish, but he would retain the lead with a strong restart on the way to the win. Further back, Drake would pass Denney and then Miller on lap 39 to earn runner-up honors. Miller would finish third and Denney placed fourth.
In addition, three more Toyota-powered drivers captured top-10 finishes as Steven Snyder was sixth, Grant was eighth and Drake Edwards brought it home in ninth.
The USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series closes out the weekend at the Sweet Springs (Mo.) Motorsports Complex on Sunday.
Quotes:
Cannon McIntosh, Keith Kunz Motorsports Mobil 1 Toyota: “I feel like we had the best piece last night as well, the cards just didn’t fall our way after having to go to the back early and fight our way back into a top five. Tonight, we didn’t start as far forward as we wanted to, but once we got going, I knew I had the car and had to win it for the guys. Once we got the lead everything was flowing really well, and things were going smooth. Even with the late yellow, I wasn’t worried too much. I felt I had such a good car that I just needed to execute the restart. Huge thanks to Beau Binder and everyone on this KKM Mobil 1 Toyota team.”
Toyota-Powered Drivers Belleville Saturday Feature Results
Kale Drake – 2nd
Gavin Miller – 3rd
Jacob Denney – 4th
Steven Snyder – 6th
Justin Grant – 8th
Drake Edwards – 9th
Mack Leopard – 12th
Brandon Carr – 17th
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