NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The celebrities are set to shine as soon as once more at historic North Wilkesboro Speedway because the 2025 NASCAR All-Star race returns Might 15-18.
With a newly condensed four-day schedule that includes zMAX CARS Tour racing, the Window World 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence race, reside concert events, NASCAR Pit Crew Problem and the fan-favorite NASCAR All-Star Race, the thrill is constructing for the most important weeks in short-track racing.
Amongst these wanting to tackle North Wilkesboro’s distinctive 0.625-mile problem is 2024 NASCAR Cup Sequence champion and defending All-Star Race winner Joey Logano.
Forward of race week, Logano mirrored on his triumphant run final 12 months and shared his pleasure for the historic venue’s subsequent chapter, whereas offering observe rides to media members.
“To see what you guys have completed to tastefully enhance the ability for the fashionable day, whereas protecting the nostalgia of what North Wilkesboro Speedway is, is absolutely neat. This observe has a whole lot of character, and it’s simply been enjoyable, even all the way down to the particular trophy,” stated Logano. “It was enjoyable to provide rides to a number of the media members. I assumed that the primary factor everybody stated was that they couldn’t consider how a lot grip the observe has once we’re going by the corners. I imply, you place me in a Mustang, what do you assume goes to occur, we’re going to go quick.”
New for this 12 months’s NASCAR All-Star Race, a number of key format modifications—together with 50 further laps and a Promoter’s Warning—are set to raise the depth and pleasure for followers. Because the defending winner, Logano weighed in on the revamped format and the way it might form the battle for the $1 million prize.
“It’s positively completely different with some change there, however that’s the factor in regards to the All-Star Race, everyone seems to be racing for 1,000,000 bucks, and that’s it, no one cares about ending second or third or getting a top-5 within the All-Star Race. No one cares, it’s about profitable the race,” stated Logano. He additionally emphasised the distinctive problem posed by qualifying: “The Pit Crew Problem makes this one of the crucial pleasing and difficult qualifying periods of the 12 months—in all probability probably the most, so you will have much more crew chiefs and groups saying ‘Let’s go for it.’”
Rising NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence star, Jake Garcia, is heading again to North Wilkesboro with redemption on his thoughts after main 40 laps on the historic quick observe final 12 months. Set to compete in Saturday’s Window World 250, Garcia shared his enthusiasm about returning to the high-speed floor.
“I’m actually excited to be again, particularly after final 12 months (the place Garcia led 40 laps). It’s an superior facility, one I’ve heard about for a very long time, so lastly attending to see it up right here the previous couple of years within the Truck Sequence has been cool,” stated Garcia. “It’ll be superior to see this place with a packed crowd on Saturday for our race. This place is tremendous quick for the scale of the race observe, with the brand new asphalt, it’s received a whole lot of grip, so observe place is absolutely large right here, so we’ll have to enter it with technique and have a truck quick sufficient to cross individuals to have the ability to win.”
North Wilkesboro Speedway and Ford Motor Firm introduced an official new partnership, naming Ford the Official Automobile and Truck of North Wilkesboro Speedway. As a part of the partnership, the highly effective Ford Mustang Darkish Horse will function the official tempo automobile throughout All-Star Week.
As well as, the North Carolina State Freeway Patrol, which lately added 25 Ford Mustang GTs to its fleet, could have a specifically marked patrol Mustang GT on-site all through race week that may even assist tempo the sector for the All-Star Race. Each automobiles had been unveiled Tuesday, taking laps across the famed observe and giving followers a primary take a look at what’s going to lead the pack this Might.
