Kyle Larson overcame a bottom-third starting grid position and a pit road speeding penalty to win his third career NASCAR All-Star feature race.
The only non-competition yellow flag came out on lap 16 with Larson, Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, Bubba Wallace, Josh Berry, Noah Gragson, Tyler Reddick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. all pitting for fresh tires. Larson was nabbed for speeding during the stop but steadily made up ground, getting all the way into the lead by lap 55 and never looking back. Larson won the race off pit road cleanly at the midway competition yellow and made it stick.
NASCAR All-Star Race results
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR All-Star Race TV/streaming schedule
All times Eastern
Friday, May 194-5 p.m.: All-Star Open and Race practice (FS1)5:30-7 p.m.: All-Star Open and Race qualifying - pit stop challenge (FS1)
Saturday, May 207-9 p.m.: All-Star Open and Race heats (FS1)
Sunday, May 215-6 p.m.: All-Star Open (FS1, Fox Deportes)8-10 p.m.: All-Star Race (FS1, Fox Deportes)
NASCAR All-Star Race format
Cup Series regulars who have (a) won a race in 2022 or 2023, (b) won a previous All-Star Race, or (c) won a Cup Series championship are automatically entered into the 200-lap event. There are 21 drivers who meet that criteria and the remaining three to complete the 24-car field will be determined by the top two finishers of the 100-lap All-Star Open and a fan vote.
Prior to the Open, times from a pit stop competition Friday night will determine the starting grids for two 60-lap heat races to be run Saturday night. Similar to the Daytona 500 twin qualifying races, one heat will determine the inside lane starters for the All-Star Race and the other will determine the outside lane.
Cars will start the All-Star Race on brand-new sticker tires and will only be able to utilize one set after the competition caution. The winner takes home $1 million — the second-highest payout of the year after the Daytona 500.
North Wilkesboro Speedway details
North Wilkesboro opened in 1947 — the same year as NASCAR’s oldest track in Richmond, Virginia — and from 1949 to 1996 annually held at least one Cup Series race. It is unique to other tracks which, save for banking, are more or less “level.” North Wilkesboro features a downhill front stretch and an uphill backstretch.
Built: 1947First Cup Series race: Oct. 16, 1949 (won by Bob Flock)Last Cup Series race: Sept. 29, 1996 (won by Jeff Gordon)Profile: 0.625-mile ovalBanking: 3 degrees on straightaways, 14 degrees in turns
NASCAR All-Star Race starting grid
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
oq-Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
oq-Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
fv-Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
oq: Qualified via All-Star Open race | fv: Fan vote provisional
NASCAR All-Star Open results
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR All-Star Open starting grid
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
NASCAR Cup Series pit crew challenge results
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Daniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
Kevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
A.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Josh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
Erik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
NASCAR All-Star Race entries
(2022-23 race winners unless otherwise noted)
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing ChevroletAustin Cindric (2), Team Penske FordAustin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing ChevroletKyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevroletpc-Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing FordKyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing ChevroletChase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletDenny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotapw-Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske FordChase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing FordChris Buescher (17), RFK Racing FordMartin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaChristopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaJoey Logano (22), Team Penske FordBubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing ToyotaWilliam Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletKevin Harvick (29), Stewart-Haas Racing FordErik Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club ChevroletTyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing ToyotaRicky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing ChevroletDaniel Suárez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevroletpc: Past Cup Series champion | pw: Past All-Star Race winner
NASCAR All-Star Open entries
Corey LaJoie (7), Spire Motorsports ChevroletAric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing FordChandler Smith (13), Kaulig Racing ChevroletJJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing FordA.J. Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing ChevroletHarrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing FordJustin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing ChevroletMichael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports FordTodd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports FordRyan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing FordNoah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club ChevroletJosh Berry (48), Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletRyan Newman (51), Rick Ware Racing FordTy Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaTy Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports ChevroletJosh Bilicki (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Top drivers and best bets for the All-Star Race
The two drivers with multiple All-Star wins enter the weekend with the best odds at victory according to BetMGM. Kyle Larson, who has already won on two short tracks this season is +600 for the win, while the retiring Kevin Harvick is +800. Harvick is surely hoping that driving with No. 29 on the car — his number for the first 13 seasons of his career — rather than his Stewart-Haas No. 4 will bring him luck in his final All-Star Race.
Best odds to win• Kyle Larson +600• Kevin Harvick +800• Christopher Bell +900• William Byron +900• Joey Logano +900
Looking a little further down the field, Chase Elliott (+1200) and Ryan Blaney (+1800) are good mid-tier bets. Elliott has finished in the top 10 in each of his last five short track starts and won the All-Star Race in its only running at the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway in 2020. Blaney is the event's defending champion and typically runs well in the tight confines of Martinsville and Bristol, which most closely resemble North Wilkesboro.
NASCAR All-Star Race weather
The forecasts for Friday and Sunday are cool and clear with temperatures in the 70s, but thunderstorms could interfere with Saturday's running. The Craftsman Truck Series is running in support at North Wilkesboro this weekend with qualifying and its race scheduled before the All-Star Race heats, which could make scheduling dicey.