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Brad Keselowski said this was the perfect scenario for wet weather tires. He’s not sure they could use them in a full points race because they were wearing out in 30 laps. View the full article

Austin Dillon said he scraped the wall on the first lap but his car is fine. And his thoughts on whether they could race on the wet weather tires in a points event. View the full article

Denny Hamlin was encouraged by what he saw in the wet weather tires. Plus his thoughts on Heat 2 possibly running in the dry on slicks compared to those in Heat 1 on wets. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series' May schedule continues Sunday with its All-Star Race in North Carolina. Here are the highlights! View the full article

Christopher Bell is in the first heat, and if they used wet weather tires for at least part of that heat, would he be at a disadvantage to those in the second heat who could have a full 60 laps in the dry? His thoughts. View the full article

Bubba Wallace, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and other drivers walked out before the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. See their ELECTRIC walk-outs here! View the full article

Ross Chastain sat down with Jamie McMurray and talked about all his recent on-track incidents and if he will change his style of racing. View the full article

On Lap 57 of the 100-lap event, Gibbs got into the back of McDowell as they battled three-wide with Justin Haley for the second and final transfer spot. McDowell and Haley crashed, while Gibbs escaped unscathed. He went on to take the lead, but would have to lap the wounded car of McDowell 20 laps later. McDowell made it difficult and turned down on Gibbs, causing the two drivers to make ...Keep readingView the full article

Berry passed Gibbs – after Gibbs was door-slammed by Michael McDowell – with 22 of 100 laps remaining and held the rookie off by 0.571 seconds to take the victory. Berry has been substituting for the injured Alex Bowman in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. “Man, I feel so relieved. These guys deserve to be in this race so bad,” Berry said. “Thanks so much to Hendrick ...Keep readingView the full article

Noah Gragson and other drivers involved in a four car pile up at the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Open Race in North Wilkesboro. View the full article

Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing, said Sunday the tire supplier plans to debut a new softer tire compound in the Cup Series for the July 16 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “We went to Loudon (N.H.) just a few weeks back at the end of April and tested,” said Stucker, who spoke prior to Sunday night’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway. “We’re going ...Keep readingView the full article

For the first time since 1996, NASCAR Cup cars are racing at North Wilkesboro. The historic track, which was part of the original schedule in 1949, will host the 39th running of the All-Star Race. The starting order is now set for both the Open race and the main event, so here's a closer look at the format for Sunday. Read Also: Suarez, Buescher claim front row for NASCAR All ...Keep readingView the full article

Suarez, as the winner of Heat 1, will start on the pole for the $1 million-to-the-winner 200-lap race at the newly reopened historic short track. “The car was very fast. I have to thank my guys,” said Suarez, who drives the No. 99 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing. “I have an amazing team and we have a great group of people. “We haven’t been able to show it the last few races but ...Keep readingView the full article

Larson, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, led 138 of what turned out to be 252 laps but after pitting for new tires under a late-race caution, he had to run down Bubba Wallace to reclaim the lead with 13 laps to go. A late crash involving Chase Purdy and Christian Eckes sent the race into a two-lap overtime. However, Larson had little trouble holding off Ty Majeski by 0.974 ...Keep readingView the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" crew talked about the head-to-head matchups between Ross Chastain vs. Chase Elliott and Joey Logano vs. Tyler Reddick as they look ahead to the 2023 All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. View the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" crew shared their excitement for the 2023 All-Star race at North Wilkesboro and discussed what the drivers should look forward to. View the full article

Gibbs’s crew on the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team completed a four-tire pit stop in 13.012 seconds to lead all 37 entries in both the All-Star Race and the Open. As the top-performing Open team, Gibbs will start Sunday night’s 100-lap Open race from the pole. “All credit to them,” Gibbs said of his pit crew. “I don’t think you should be interviewing me. You should be ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said it would be very risky to have a Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro but he would like to see one. He also said the track would need to be repaved. View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson ended up posting the fastest average lap speed (109.143 mph) in Friday’s 50-minute practice session at the .625-mile oval in preparation for Sunday night’s All-Star Race. Brad Keselowski ended up second-fastest (108.407 mph) and Denny Hamlin was third (108.204 mph). Chris Buescher, Keselowski’s teammate at RFK Racing, was fourth and Chase Briscoe ...Keep readingView the full article

A revitalized and renovated North Wilkesboro will host its first NASCAR races since 1996 this weekend – a Truck race on Saturday and the Cup Series’ All-Star Race on Sunday night. While capacity crowds are expected this weekend – and the venue will seat around 35,000 fans – Elliott said the future of North Wilkesboro will depend on the continued support from the NASCAR industry and ...Keep readingView the full article