Starting from 2nd place Car 20 Christopher Bell Mobil 1 Toyota won the 2025 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. This is his 1st All-Star win in his 5th try & becomes the 27th different driver all-time to win the event. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Joe Gibbs Racing wins the All-Star Race for the 3rd time – Christopher Bell (2025), Denny Hamlin (2015), and Kyle Busch (2017). 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 4th place. 3rd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Fan Vote Chevrolet, started from 3rd place.
4th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Amazon Prime Video Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick SiriusXM Toyota, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 8 Kyle Busch SENIX Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Tylenol Ford, in 10th place, started from 10th place. Chevrolet won the first ever Manufacturer Showdown at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
The race had 5 Cautions for 32 laps: 1st Caution on lap 58 for #99 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 102 for All-Star Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 114 for #1, 2, 48 Crash on the Backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 177 for #6 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 217 for Promoter’s Caution.
The race had 18 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; B. Keselowski (F) 1-5; J. Logano (F) 6; B. Keselowski (F) 7-63; K. Busch (C) 64-65; W. Byron (C) 66-77; J. Logano (F) 78-102; A. Cindric 103; C. Bell (T) 104-119; J. Logano (F) 120; C. Bell (T) 121; J. Logano (F) 122-177; A. Bowman (C) 178; K. Larson 179-182; J. Logano (F) 183; K. Larson 184; J. Logano (F) 185-228; C. Bell (T) 229; J. Logano (F) 230-240; C. Bell (T) 241-250. 59 Green Flag Passes for the Lead ? series-most all-time in the All-Star Race (2005-2025). 18 Lead Changes at Start/Finish Line – series-most all-time in the All-Star Race (1985-2025). 1,426 Total Green Flag Passes ? second-most all-time in the All-Star Race (2005-2025), record is 1,493 (2018, Charlotte). 8 Different Leaders ? tied for second-most all-time in the All-Star Race (1985-2025), record is 9 (2002, Charlotte).
Race Results for the NASCAR All-Star Race – Sunday, May 18, 2025
North Wilkesboro Speedway – North Wilkesboro, NC – 0.625 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 156.25 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 5/18/2025 @ 10:31 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 20 Christopher Bell (T) Mobil 1 Toyota 250 Running
2. 4. Car 22 Joey Logano (F) Shell Pennzoil Ford 250 Running
3. 3. Car 1 Ross Chastain (C) Busch Light Fan Vote Chevrolet 250 Running
4. 9. Car 48 Alex Bowman (C) Ally Chevrolet 250 Running
5. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) Amazon Prime Video Chevrolet 250 Running
6. 5. Car 24 William Byron (C) Valvoline Chevrolet 250 Running
7. 13. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (T) SiriusXM Toyota 250 Running
8. 8. Car 8 Kyle Busch (C) SENIX Chevrolet 250 Running
9. 14. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (T) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 250 Running
10. 10. Car 17 Chris Buescher (F) Kroger/Tylenol Ford 250 Running
11. 21. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Gainbridge/WNBA All Star ’25 Chevrolet 250 Running
12. 20. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (T) Progressive Toyota 250 Running
13. 23. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rural King Ford 250 Running
14. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Salutes Veterans Chevrolet 250 Running
15. 17. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SUNNYD Chevrolet 250 Running
16. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (F) Menards/Wrangler Ford 250 Running
17. 11. Car 21 Josh Berry (F) DEX Imaging Ford 250 Running
18. 16. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 250 Running
19. 22. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek (T) Family Dollar Toyota 250 Running
20. 18. Car 51 Harrison Burton Morton Buildings Ford 250 Running
21. 19. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 247 Running
22. 1. Car 6 Brad Keselowski (F) Solomon Plumbing Ford 176 Accident
23. 12. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 65 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear for reasons indicated: No. 5: driver change. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 37 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 95.728 MPH. Margin of Victory: .829 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 22 lap 6/18.583. Caution Flags: 5 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 25, 2025 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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