2025 NASCAR All-Star Race

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Date	May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18)
Location	North Wilkesboro Speedway inNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance	Open: 100 laps, 62.5 mi (100.6 km) All-Star Race: 250 Laps, 156 mi (251 km)
Avg Speed	Open: 98.425 mph (158.400 km/h) All-Star Race: 95.728 mph (154.059 km/h)
NASCAR All Star Open
Pole	Shane van Gisbergen(Trackhouse Racing)
Time	1:28.684
Fastest Lap	Zane Smith(Front Row Motorsports)
Time	18.627
Winner	Carson Hocevar(Spire Motorsports)
Fan Vote winner	Noah Gragson(Front Row Motorsports)
NASCAR All-Star Race
Pole	Brad Keselowski(RFK Racing)
Time	1:27.362
Fastest Lap	Joey Logano(Team Penske)
Time	18.583
Most laps led	Joey Logano(Team Penske)
Laps	139
Winner	Christopher Bell(Joe Gibbs Racing)
Television
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer, andKevin Harvick
Radio
Network	Motor Racing Network
Announcers	Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley andRusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (4) (Turns)

The2025 NASCAR All-Star Race (XLI) was a non-championshipNASCAR Cup Series stock carexhibition race held on May 18, 2025, atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway inNorth Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Contested over 250 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

In the open,Carson Hocevar won the race.John Hunter Nemechek finished 2nd, andTy Dillon finished 3rd.Erik Jones andMichael McDowell rounded out the top five, andZane Smith,A. J. Allmendinger,Bubba Wallace,Cole Custer, andRiley Herbst rounded out the top ten.Noah Gragson advanced to the main race after winning the fan vote.

In the main race,Christopher Bell won the $1 million.Joey Logano finished 2nd, andRoss Chastain finished 3rd.Alex Bowman andChase Elliott rounded out the top five, andChristopher Bell,Tyler Reddick,Kyle Busch,Chase Briscoe, andChris Buescher rounded out the top ten.

The All-Star Race is open to race winners from last season through the2025 AdventHealth 400 atKansas Speedway, all previous All-Star race winners, NASCAR Cup champions who had attempted to qualify for every race in 2024, the top two race finishers of the All-Star Open, and the winner of the All-Star fan vote are eligible to compete in the All-Star Race.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 18.198 seconds and a speed of 123.640 mph (198.979 km/h).

Shane van Gisbergen scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:28.694 seconds.^[7]

The 2025 Pit Crew Challenge set the starting lineup for both the NASCAR All-Star Open and the qualifying heat races.Brad Keselowski scored the pole for Heat Race 1 with a time of 1:27.362 seconds.Christopher Bell scored the pole for Heat Race 2 with a time of 1:28.252 seconds.Michael McDowell's pit crew won the Pit Crew Challenge.^[8]

Fox Sports was the television broadcaster of the race in the United States. Lap-by-lap announcer,Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer, and two-time All-Star race winnerKevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth.Jamie Little andRegan Smith handled pit road for the television side.Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.

Motor Racing Network (MRN) continued their longstanding relationship withSpeedway Motorsports to broadcast the race on radio. The lead announcers for the race's broadcast were Alex Hayden,Mike Bagley, and 1989 winner of the All-Star RaceRusty Wallace. The network also had one announcer stationed in turn 4:Dave Moody. Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake and Chris Wilner were the network's pit lane reporters. The network's broadcast was also simulcasted onSirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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