By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
Why not?
Why not hold a NASCAR Cup Series points race at North Wilkesboro Speedway?
Still basking in the afterglow of a hard-earned victory in Sunday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race, Christopher Bell declared the 0.625-mile venue the “best short track on the schedule.”
Carson Hocevar won the NASCAR All Star race. Ryan Preece finished 11th. At the qualifying of the Indy 500, Robert Shwartzman is on the pole while Santino Ferrucci will start the 500 from 17th position.
by Brandon Paul, Floracing
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour kicked off the final day of NASCAR All-Star Weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday afternoon with 150 laps of racing at the historic oval. A race filled with attrition ended with Craig Lutz in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory lane for the fifth time in his career.
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Fireworks lit up the sky, and smoke billowed from the tires of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota as Christopher Bell celebrated his first victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
On Sunday night, Bell climbed from his car to a standing ovation. Scratch that—virtually everyone in the packed grandstands already had been standing for the final 28 lap green-flag run, as Bell battled Joey Logano side-by-side and finally cleared last year’s winner for the lead on Lap 241 of 250.
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
If you‘re trying to find a predictor of the eventual NASCAR Cup Series champion, the winner of the NASCAR All-Star Race might be a good place to look.
In three of the last five years, the All-Star Race winner has gone on to win the title: Chase Elliott at Bristol in 2020; Kyle Larson at Texas Motor Speedway in 2021; and Joey Logano at North Wilkesboro Speedway last year.
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
Corey Heim has been the dominant force in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series this season.
With three victories already in hand, the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota is the only multiple winner in the series so far this year.
Kaden Honeycutt dominated The Reverend Sour Mash Whiskey 75 zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model race Thursday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway after starting from the pole. The Bridge City, Texas, native claimed the checkered flag, holding off a hard-charging Dawson Sutton and Keelan Harvick, who finished second and third respectively.
Click past the jump for bios and information about the different members of the Kaulig Racing pit crews ahead of their participation in the Pit Crew Challenge at North Wilkesboro Speedway …
