NASCAR Live Race Updates: 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 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.
All-Star Race Updates
Lap 250: Christopher Bell Wins The NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro!
Pos | # | Driver |
|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | Christopher Bell |
2 | 22 | Joey Logano |
3 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
4 | 48 | Alex Bowman |
5 | 9 | Chase Elliott |
6 | 24 | William Byron |
7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick |
8 | 8 | Kyle Busch |
9 | 19 | Chase Briscoe |
10 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
Click here for the full NASCAR All-Star Race Results.
Lap 243: Christopher Bell Takes The Lead
After some full-contact racing, Christopher Bell pushes Joey Logano up the racetrack and takes over the lead at North Wilkesboro.
Lap 229: Logano Prevails
Joey Logano held off the challege from Bell. Alex Bowman has moved into the third sport.
Lap 227: Bell Side-by-Side With Logano
The race for the lead is on! Christopher Bell is side-by-side with Logano.
Lap 223: Blaney Drops
It looked like Ryan Blaney had cut a tire with how quickly he dropped through the field, but he got caught in the middle and has now fallen to 16th place. There was no flat tire.
Lap 221: Back to Green!
Joey Logano leads the field to green, and he takes control with his teammate Ryan Blaney right behind him. A gaggle of cars are battle in the pack for spots.
Lap 218: Logano, Blaney, Hocevar, Chastain Stay Out!
The majority of the field pitted, but the Team Penske teammates Joey Logano and RYan Blaney turned hard right to stay on track. Behind them, Carson Hocevar and Ross Chastain also stayed on track.
Lap 215: Promoter's Caution!
Michael Waltrip waved the yellow flag to signify the promoter's caution. As he was waving the flag, Michael Waltrip dropped the yellow flag onto the track.
You had one job, Mikey 😂 @MW55 | #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/ozvynfyWCF
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 19, 2025
Lap 214: Larson Tags Wall
Kyle Larson broke his right rear toe link by hitting the outside wall on Lap 214.
Lap 185: Larson Washes Wide
Larson's car got really loose, he washed high and Joey Logano went by for the race lead. Christopher Bell also gets by Larson for second.
Lap 182: Back to Green!
Kyle Larson fires off on the restart and takes the field into Turn 1. Larson is now in a dog fight with Logano for the race lead.
Lap 178: Larson Wins Race Off Pit Road
Kyle Larson will take over the lead of this race with a two-tire pit call by Cliff Daniels. Everyone else behind Larson took four tires.
Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, and Ryan Blaney are the rest of the top-five going into the next restart.
Lap 175: Caution!
Brad Keselowski looks like he has cut a tire, and possibly hit the wall. The caution has come out on Lap 175. The promoter's caution is still available to Marcus Smith by Lap 220.
"A bump and a thump ... not much left on the right front." Trouble for Brad Keselowski. #NASCARonFS1 pic.twitter.com/u8nDskICKd
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 19, 2025
Keselowski's caution re-racks things. Joey Logano had become the dominant driver in this race.
Lap 131: Kyle Larson Now 8th
Kyle Larson just put a move on polesitter Brad Keselowski and he is now up to the eighth position after starting 19th in this race.
Lap 127: Blaney Moves Past Chase Elliott to Third
Ryan Blaney is making a move and is now into the third position. Christopher Bell in second is the only thing keeping Team Penske from running 1-2 in this race.
Lap 121: Back to Green!
Christopher Bell leads the field to green, but Joey Logano is stuck to his outside as they go through Turns 1 and 2. After a several lap battle, which led to contact from Bell onto Logano, Logano prevailed as the leader on Lap 123.
Lap 112: Caution!
Ross Chastain has gone for a spin, and we're back under caution on Lap 112. This is the third caution of the race. Austin Cindric also has a trail of smoke coming from his car on his way to his pit stall. Contact from Cindric in a three-wide battle sent Chastain spinning.
3-wide and ran out of room. Trouble for Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric and Alex Bowman at North Wilkesboro. Here's what happened:#NASCARonFS1 pic.twitter.com/57KEF6xJRk
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 19, 2025
Lap 107: Back to Green!
Christopher Bell leads the field back to green, and he takes control. But Joey Logano is on his back bumper.
Lap 103: Bell Wins Race Off Pit Road
Christopher Bell took the lead from Joey Logano as he won the race off of pit road under the Lap 100 competition caution. It appeared that everyone took four tires on this round of pit stops.
The running order heading into the choose will be: Bell, Logano, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, and William Byron.
Lap 100: Competition Caution
NASCAR has thrown the lap 100 competition caution, and this will give the field a chance to try to make changes to catch up to race leader Joey Logano.
Lap 92: Blaney to Fourth
Ryan Blaney is the latest driver to get around William Byron as he moved into the fourth position on Lap 92. Byron is now back to fifth.
Lap 90: Chase Elliott to Third
Chase Elliott was able to scoot past his Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron on the inside on Lap 90 to take over the third position. Byron, who took two tires on his last pit stop is starting to fade.
Lap 78: New Leader, Joey Logano
Joey Logano, the defending winner of the NASCAR All-Star Race worked around William Byron for the race lead on Lap 78, and Christopher Bell followed him into second. Byron was able to blend back in as the third-place driver.
Lap 67: Logano Up to 2nd; Keselowski Dropping
Joey Logano has moved into the second position, while Brad Keselowski who is on two tires, and has only experienced clen air all week, is dropping like a rock. Keselowski has fallen to 6th.
Lap 63: Back to Green!
Brad Keselowski leads the field back to green, but he has been put in the middle of a three-wide battle for the lead. William Byron is on the inside, and Kyle Busch is on the outside. Busch prevails to take the lead on Lap 65, but Byron charges back and takes the lead on Lap 66.
Lap 56: Caution!
Daniel Suarez has pounded the outside wall in Turn 2 on Lap 56. This will put the race under a yellow flag, which will give us a chance for the running order to get shuffled with pit road strategy.
Our first caution flag flies due to this incident with the No. 99. #AllStarRace pic.twitter.com/9Vb3CRQvb0
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 19, 2025
Lap 46: Hocevar Scrubs Wall
Carson Hocevar was attempting to get by Chase Briscoe, when he got up into the marbles, and collided with the outside wall. Hocevar kept on rolling, and he now sits 19th in the running order.
Lap 38: Keselowski Finally Starting to Build Lead
Brad Keselowski has extended his lead to 0.249 seconds over Joey Logano. Which isn't a huge lead, but it's big by comparison to what he's had so far in this race.
Denny Hamlin, who struggled in Saturday's Heat Races, is struggling again tonight. Hamlin sits 20th on Lap 40, and has made no ground from where he started the race.
Lap 18: Logano Can't Get Enough Momentum to Pass Keselowski
Joey Logano has been trying like hell to get around Brad Keselowski, but the closest he's been able to get so far was 0.003 seconds back at the stripe on Lap 19. Keselowski is working the outside lane perfectly, while Logano keeps trying to get by on the inside line.
Lap 5: Logano Pressing Keselowski for Lead
Joey Logano has gotten alongside Brad Keselowski for the lead, but on Lap 7, Keselowski is still holding him at bay from the high line. William Byron has moved into the third position.
Lap 4: Bell Drops to Fifth
Christopher Bell was hopeful that he could parlay his second starting spot into great track positon all race long, but he has already been shuffled to fifth place at Lap 4.
Green Flag!
Brad Keselowski and Christopher Bell battle for the lead into Turn 1, and by Turns 3 and 4, the lead isn't decided. After contact, Keselowski finally emerges as the race leader. Meanwhile, Chase Elliott moves to second around Bell on the outside.
8:08 PM ET: Wood Brothers Racing Team President Delivers Command
Wood Brothers Racing Team President Jon Wood delivered the command to start engines, and the 23 powerplants have awoken. It's about time to go racing for $1 million.
8:03 PM ET: National Anthem and Flyover in the Books
Presley Barker performed the National Anthem ahead of Sunday night's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and as he completed his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, two helicopters from the CH-53K Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 performed a flyover to the delight of the crowd on hand.
Next up is the command to start engines, and then the green flag for the NASCAR All-Star Race.
7:50 PM ET: Driver Introductions Complete
Driver introductions for Sunday night's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway have been completed, and all 23 drivers have made it to their cars for the opening ceremonies of the race.
Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin were the two least favorite drivers in the building judging by the reactions from the fans as they were announced onto the frontstretch stage. All drivers and crew members took a path from the stage into the frontstretch grandstands, where they were able to get close to the fans for a moment, before being led back out onto pit road.
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.
All-Star Open Updates
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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