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Wood Brothers Racing to Serve as Dignitaries for NASCAR All-Star Race

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Wood Brothers Racing to Serve as Dignitaries for NASCAR All-Star Race
  • North Wilkesboro Speedway will honor Wood Brothers Racing during the 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race, celebrating the team’s 75th year.
  • Two generations of the Wood family will participate in race-day ceremonies, with Len Wood serving as honorary starter, Eddie Wood as honorary pace car driver and Jon Wood delivering the command to start engines alongside former Wood Brothers Racing driver Michael Waltrip.
  • Josh Berry, current driver of the legendary No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, will drive a special throwback paint scheme honoring Michael Waltrip’s 1996 All-Star Race win. The 1996 win at Charlotte Motor Speedway is the only Wood Brothers Racing victory in the 40-year history of the All-Star Race.
  • 1995 NASCAR CRAFSTMAN Truck Series Champion Mike Skinner will serve as Grand Marshal for Saturday’s Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, returning to the spotlight nearly 30 years after capturing the inaugural series title

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (May 13, 2025) – As Wood Brothers Racing celebrates their 75th year in 2025, North Wilkesboro Speedway will honor the team with dignitary roles for the NASCAR All-Star Race on May 18. Founded in 1950 by brothers Glenn and Leonard Wood, the oldest active NASCAR team has participated in races at the historic facility since 1957, shortly after the track was paved for the first time.

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Logano, Garcia Join NC State Highway Patrol to Reveal New Ford Mustang Dark Horse Pace Cars, Preview NASCAR All-Star Race

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Logano, Garcia Join NC State Highway Patrol to Reveal New Ford Mustang Dark Horse Pace Cars, Preview NASCAR All-Star Race
  • Highlighting North Wilkesboro’s new partnership with Ford, officials unveiled the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse pace cars that will be showcased during All-Star Race Week, May 15-18
  • Race week packages, single-day tickets and camping to all NASCAR All-Star Race Week events are on sale at www.northwilkesborospeedway.com

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (April 29, 2025) — The stars are set to shine once again at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway as the 2025 NASCAR All-Star race returns May 15-18. With a newly condensed four-day schedule featuring zMAX CARS Tour racing, the Window World 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, live concerts, NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge and the fan-favorite NASCAR All-Star Race, the excitement is building for the biggest weeks in short-track racing.

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It Was a Very Good Saturday for Rick Ware Racing: 1st CARS Tour Win, Second Straight AFT Win

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It Was a Very Good Saturday for Rick Ware Racing: 1st CARS Tour Win, Second Straight AFT Win
  • Team Earned First zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Win with Driver Luke Baldwin and Second Straight American Flat Track SuperTwins Victory with Rider Briar Bauman

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 28, 2025) – In the span of a few hours this past Saturday, Rick Ware Racing (RWR) added two more trophies to its mantle. Driver Luke Baldwin won the zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model race at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina, before Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) rider Briar Bauman won the Mission AFT SuperTwins feature at California’s Ventura Raceway.

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Keelan Harvick Will Make CARS Tour Pro Late Model Debut At Cordele

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Keelan Harvick Will Make CARS Tour Pro Late Model Debut At Cordele

Keelan Harvick, son of NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick, will make his CARS Tour Pro Late Model debut Saturday at Cordele Motor Speedway

It’s coming a month and a half later than expected, but Keelan Harvick is finally going to make his highly-anticipated CARS Tour Pro Late Model debut this Saturday night at Cordele Motor Speedway in Cordele, Georgia.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Leads CARS Tour Entry List For Inaugural Race At Cordele

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Leads CARS Tour Entry List For Inaugural Race At Cordele

Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads an entry list of 60 drivers across both CARS Tour divisions for Saturday’s race at Cordele Motor Speedway

FloRacing is reporting that the CARS Tour is headed to the Peach State for the first time in its history this weekend, with two deep fields of talent, a NASCAR Hall of Famer in competition with the Late Model Stock Cars, and a second-generation driver making his CARS Tour debut with the Pro Late Models. In total, 60 cars are making the inaugural trip to Cordele Motor Speedway this weekend.

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Rette Jones Racing Strengthens Motorsports Platform With Addition of NASCAR Euro Series Program

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Rette Jones Racing Strengthens Motorsports Platform With Addition of NASCAR Euro Series Program

MOORESVILLE, N.C.: Rette Jones Racing announced today a significant expansion of its motorsports program, confirming it will field a full-time entry in the NASCAR Euro Series beginning with the season opener at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain on April 12–13, 2025. (more…)

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FS1, FloSports Enter Historic Agreement To Broadcast zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Race At North Wilkesboro Speedway

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FS1, FloSports Enter Historic Agreement To Broadcast zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour Race At North Wilkesboro Speedway

Competitors in the zMAX CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour will get a chance to showcase their talent in front of its largest audience in history thanks to a co-distribution/co-production agreement between FloSports and Fox Sports for All-Star Race weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

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Donovan Strauss Joins Hettinger Racing’s Late Model Program

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Donovan Strauss Joins Hettinger Racing’s Late Model Program

From Sim to Reality, 19-Year-Old is Climbing the Racing Ladder

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2025) – Donovan Strauss has accomplished a lot in a short period of time, yet the 19-year-old Philadelphia native is just getting started. In only four years, Strauss has advanced from sim racing and winning in the virtual world to driving pavement-pounding Late Model stock cars and chasing checkered flags in the real world.

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Aaron Donnelly Gets Early Jump on 2025 Late Model Season With Hettinger Racing

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Aaron Donnelly Gets Early Jump on 2025 Late Model Season With Hettinger Racing

25-Year-Old Racer To Drive No. 71 Chevrolet in 125-Lap ‘Icebreaker’ Saturday at Florence Motor Speedway Ahead of Full zMAX CARS Tour Schedule

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 5, 2025) – Aaron Donnelly embarks on his most aggressive racing season yet when he climbs behind the wheel of the No. 71 Chevrolet for Hettinger Racing this Saturday at Florence Motor Speedway in Timmonsville, South Carolina.

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