NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (April 1, 2025) — A star-studded, four-day NASCAR All-Star Race Week of show-stopping entertainment and wheel-to-wheel excitement will descend on North Wilkesboro Speedway May 15-18, giving fans the most on-track, event-week action in the iconic speedway’s history — as well as the 40-year history of the All-Star event.
The grand finale of the week is the 41st running of the NASCAR All-Star Race, a no-holds-barred battle for $1 million on Sunday night, May 18, but race fans will get plenty of fender-bumping short-track racing Thursday, Friday and Saturday preceding Sunday’s main event.
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Thursday’s schedule includes qualifying for both the zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model and zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Series as well as The Reverend Whiskey 75 zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model feature.
NASCAR All-Star Open and Race practice sessions kick off All-Star Friday presented by Raymer Oil on May 16, with the NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge presented by Mechanix Wear — a race against the clock for drivers and crews to set the Heat Race fields — and a Friday-night zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car nightcap taking the spotlight. For the first time, a nationwide cable television audience will witness the zMAX CARS Tour’s eclectic mix of household names and rising stars, with FS1 broadcasting the race live Friday night. NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join fellow zMAX CARS Tour co-owner and NASCAR legend Kevin Harvick in the announcers’ booth for what is sure to be the preeminent event on the zMAX CARS Tour schedule.
The weekend lineup starts Saturday, May 17, with Window World 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice, qualifying and race followed by All-Star Heat Races and a post-race Jake Owen concert on the infield frontstretch presented by Raymer Oil.
Sunday begins with a new addition to All-Star weekend, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. NWMT practice, qualifying and a 150-lap feature will be followed by the high-octane All-Star Open, where the top two finishers transfer into the main event — the NASCAR All-Star Race under the lights.
“There’s never been an All-Star Race Week like this, with more racing and entertainment than at any other time in the history of the event,” said Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith. “From grassroot stocks and modifieds to NASCAR trucks, Cup cars and a concert, NASCAR All-Star Race Week is jam-packed with four days of fun to satisfy any race fan who joins us in the beautiful mountains surrounding North Wilkesboro Speedway.”
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Joey Logano won last year’s NASCAR All-Star Race — the second such victory of his career — before going on to capture his third NASCAR Cup Series championship in November. The unforgettable weekend also featured an on-track collision between Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that led to a post-race, off-track donnybrook in the garage area.
Race fans can experience everything on the four-day schedule at North Wilkesboro’s historic five-eighths-mile oval by locking in race week ticket packages that start at just $130 and include access to the Jake Owen concert presented by Raymer Oil. Fans can buy race week packages, single-day tickets, camping and more by visiting www.northwilkesborospeedway.com.
“This is going to be an exciting and entertaining weekend of racing at North Wilkesboro,” said zMAX CARS Tour Co-Owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. “With the Pro Late Models running Thursday night on Flo (Racing) and Late Model Stocks Friday night on FS1 and Flo, it’s going to be a great time. I’m very proud about how much the series has grown and this is an incredible opportunity for our drivers and teams to showcase themselves. Kevin (Harvick) and I are going to have a lot of fun calling that race from the booth on Friday.”
NASCAR All-Star Race format and additional broadcast information will be released at a later date. Schedule highlights (subject to change) are listed below. Fans should visit www.northwilkesborospeedway.com for the most up-to-date information.
THURSDAY, MAY 15:
- zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model Qualifying
- zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Qualifying
- The Reverend Whiskey 75 Pro Late Model Feature (75 laps)
FRIDAY, MAY 16:
- NASCAR All-Star Race and Open Practice
- NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge presented by Mechanix Wear
- zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Feature (100 laps)
SATURDAY, MAY 17:
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Practice, Qualifying and Window World 250 Race
- NASCAR All-Star Heat Races
- Jake Owen Fronstretch Concert presented by Raymer Oil
SUNDAY, MAY 18:
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Practice, Qualifying and Feature (150 laps)
- NASCAR All-Star Open
- NASCAR All-Star Race
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