Starting lineup for All-Star Heat Races at North Wilkesboro Speedway

There is only one day left until the start of the long-awaited Nascar All-Star race, a non-paid race of the season. The event should take place this Sunday, May 18 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Fans are impatiently awaiting the start of the Open All-Star this year.

The stars race will be challenged on the short oval track of 0.625 mile. 23 Drivers will compete for more than 250 laps on Sunday to get a chance to drive the victory path.

During the qualification session of the stars on Saturday (May 17), the RFK Racing Brad Keselowski driver won the post for the Nascar stars race on Sunday in North Wilkesboro, because it was the fastest on the track with an average turn of 77.264 MPH and a time of 87.363.

Keselowski will also start on the post for the heat race 1. Christopher Bell, who qualifies second, will start on the post for the heat race 2.

Qualifications also included a quait stop at four tires. The # 71 team of Chevrolet Spire Motorsports from Michael McDowell won the 2025 stand crew challenge after registering the fastest four -pistol stop stop, with a 12.587 seconds stop. The team of the Spire # 71 team, made up of ex-football players, won the bonus of $ 100,000 Crew Challenge as part of the Nascar stars weekend.

In accordance with the rules for qualifying stars, only Keselowski obtained its place during the main event of 250 laps on Sunday. The rest of the grid will be determined by the heat races of 75 laps on Saturday evening in North Wilkesboro.

The all-star racing field of 20 pilots was divided into two for a pair of heat races of 75 rpm to define the starting range for the Sunday event, which pays a bonus of $ 1 million to the winner. The results of the Heat 1 race will define the inner line, while the results of the Heat 2 race will define the outer line for the main event of the stars.

Nascar 2025 All-Star Heat Races: Start lineage

Here is the starting formation for two All-Star heat races in North Wilkesboro Speedway:

Driver 1

1. # 6 – Brad Keselowski
2. # 48 – Alex Bowman
3. # 24 – William Byron
4. # 3 – Austin Dillon
5. # 45 – Tyler Reddick
6. # 47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. # 21 – Josh Berry
8. # 5 – Justin Allgaier
9. # 1 – Ross Chastain
10. # 12 – Ryan Blaney

Driver 2

1. # 20 – Christopher Bell
2. # 19 – Chase Briscoe
3. # 22 – Joey Logano
4. # 11 – Denny Hamlin
5. # 9 – Chase Elliott
6. # 8 – Kyle Busch
7. # 51 – Harrison Burton
8. # 17 – Chris Buescher
9. # 2 – Austin Cindric
10. # 99 – Daniel Suarez

Catch the pilots of the NASCAR CUP series in action during the first heat race at 5:10 pm and the second heat race at 6.15 pm.

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