NASCAR, North Wilkesboro Speedway Announce NASCAR All-Star Race Format

NASCAR, North Wilkesboro Speedway Announce NASCAR All-Star Race Format

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 6, 2023) – NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports today announced details for the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race to be held at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday, May 21. The simplified format – featuring two heat races to set the starting lineup, a 100-lap All-Star Open and a 200-lap main event – puts the spotlight of the weekend on the historic .625-mile track, which will host its first NASCAR competition since 1996.

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$18,000 Purse for 64-Lap Thunder Road All-Star Race Alongside SRX on July 20th

$18,000 Purse for 64-Lap Thunder Road All-Star Race Alongside SRX on July 20th

Barre, VT — Thunder Road officials announced today the planned purse of $18,390 for the Late Model All-Star Race as part of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) event on Thursday, July 20th. Alongside such acclaimed SRX stars as Andretti, Stewart, Newman and Tracy, the international Late Model stars of the Northeast will be gunning for a $3,000 grand prize in the winner’s circle with a guaranteed starting pay of $450 for the twenty-six drivers that take the green flag in the 64-lap race to honor Thunder Road’s 64th season of operation.  

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Hickory Begins Road to All-Star Late Model Showdown with SRX at Thunder Road

Hickory Begins Road to All-Star Late Model Showdown with SRX at Thunder Road

Barre, VT — While the St. Patrick’s Day 125 and Easter Bunny 125 for the American-Canadian Tour are not set as point-counting events for the 2023 season, they nonetheless hold major implications for teams making the trip south. The winners of these two events will be the first to punch their tickets for the All-Star Late Model Showdown at Thunder Road in Barre, Vermont as part of the huge SRX Racing event on Thursday, July 20th.

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NASCAR All-Star Race Moves To Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway For 2023

NASCAR All-Star Race Moves To Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway For 2023

Speedway Motorsports and NASCAR announced today that, as part of NASCAR’s 75th anniversary season, the NASCAR All-Star Race will be held at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2023, capping off a three-day event weekend at one of stock car racing’s most storied venues, May 19-21, 2023. (more…)

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Fox Interested In Moving NASCAR All-Star Race

Fox Interested In Moving NASCAR All-Star Race

[Bill Wanger, Fox Sports’ executive vice president and head of programming and scheduling] said Fox is particularly keen on continuing to work with NASCAR on schedule innovation. On top of the Busch Light Clash at the L.A. Coliseum, Fox got to air the second edition of the Bristol dirt race and the inaugural Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. (more…)

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Texas Motor Speedway All-Star Weekend

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Texas Motor Speedway All-Star Weekend

For the second time in the prestigious event’s history, the NASCAR All-Star race and the NASCAR All-Star Open will take place at Texas Motor Speedway this Sunday, May 22. The NASCAR All-Star Open is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. ET and the main event, the NASCAR All-Star race, will follow at 8 p.m. ET (on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) with over a million dollars up for grabs.

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NASCAR All-Star Race Format Intensified With Qualifying Elimination Bracket, Stage Winner And Pit Crew Incentives

NASCAR All-Star Race Format Intensified With Qualifying Elimination Bracket, Stage Winner And Pit Crew Incentives

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (APRIL 28, 2022) – NASCAR and Texas Motor Speedway today announced the format and eligibility for the NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday, May 22, that features four stages and 125 laps of on-track competition for a $1 million payday, stage winner incentives, amplified roles for the pit crews, and a distinctive head-to-head elimination qualifying format.

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