13 hours agoTyler Reddick will start sixth in Sunday's All-Star Race from North Wilkesboro Speedway. After leading 174 laps last weekend, Reddick looked to be in position to bring home the checkered flag until a late race mistake cost both him and Chris Buescher a shot at victory. Despiteread more...
14 hours agoJoey Logano will start on the pole in Sunday's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Logano, a former All-Star Race winner (2016), finds himself in an unusual spot heading into the weekend as he sits 17th in the standings, which places him on the wrong side of theread more...
14 hours agoAfter qualifying for the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Christopher Bell will start third. Bell's pit crew won the pit crew challenge and will also get their first pick of pit stalls for the All-Star race. In last year's All-Star race at North Wilkesboro, Bell placed 12thread more...
14 hours agoDuring qualifying for this week's All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, William Byron gained a starting position of 13th. Byron obtained the deep starting spot after he nabbed a penalty for speeding during the pit crew challenge portion of qualifying. In last year's All-Star race at North Wilkesboro,read more...
14 hours agoDenny Hamlin collected a starting position of 11th after qualifying for the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. This is the lowest starting position at North Wilkesboro of his career so far. In last year's All-Star race at NWB, Hamlin placed 13th after starting ninth, finishing as the first driver one lap down. With 13 races completed so far in the 2024 season, Hamlin has three wins, including two at short tracks, six top-10 finishes, and remains the only driver to have led laps in all Cup events. In practice, Hamlin was one of the fastest and best overall drivers. The driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota displayed top-5 speeds in almost all categories and ranked first in 25 and 30 consecutive lap averages. With great equipment, top-notch practice speeds, and his overall 2024 performance so far, Hamlin is one of the top favorites to win this year's All-Star race. Source: Driveraverages.com
14 hours agoHendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson received a starting position of 12th for this week's All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Larson, however, will have to drop to the rear for a driver change as substitute driver Kevin Harvick drove the No. 5 Chevrolet during practice and qualifying. In practice, Harvick was one of the slower drivers as he ranked as high as 14th in 30 consecutive lap averages, showcasing that the No. 5 car was fastest on the longer run. In last year's All-Star race at North Wilkesboro, Larson was the dominant driver leading 145 laps and winning. After 13 races completed in 2024, Larson has two wins, and six top-5 finishes, which is the most of all drivers so far and also includes Bristol, Richmond, and Martinsville. Although Larson will not have any track time with the car until the All-Star race himself and drop to the rear, he is still one to watch at NWB due to his short track success this year and dominant performance at the site last year. Source: Driveraverages.com
14 hours agoMartin Truex Jr. will start eighth in this week's All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway after qualifying. This is a better starting position for the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota compared to last year at the site, when he started 12th. In last year's race at NWB, Truex placed 14th and finished one lap down. In 13 races completed this season so far, Truex has seven top-10 finishes, the second-best average finish of all drivers (10.2), and has led in eight different Cup events. In practice, Truex was one of the fastest drivers in the longer run, ranking as high as fourth in 20, 25, and 30 consecutive lap averages. Truex placed in the top 10 at all races using the short track and road-course rules package this year so far. This makes Truex one of the top drivers in the field to consider rostering for DFS or betting as a potential favorite to place in the top five and compete for the win.Source: Driveraverages.com
17 hours agoChase Elliott will start 15th in Sunday's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. After a disappointing 2023, a season in which Elliott was forced to miss significant time due to an injury he sustained snowboarding, the second-generation Cup driver has had quite the bounce back in 2024. Enteringread more...
18 hours agoKyle Busch will start 14th in Sunday's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Entering All-Star weekend, Busch has three top-10 finishes over the last five races, which shows that there is some momentum trending his way. However, despite some recent success, don't look for that trend to continue this weekend, as the 39-year-old has struggled on short tracks since making the switch to Richard Childress Racing last season. In the nine races on tracks that are less than a mile in length (exhibition races excluded), KFB has just one top-10 finish, with an average overall finish of just 19.8. Even more alarming is how badly the former 2x Cup champion struggled in this race, on this track, last season. After starting 14th in the 2023 All-Star Race, Busch finished 22nd, which was third to last. Given his recent struggles on short tracks and the struggles he had on this track in particular, it is recommended that you limit your exposure to the No. 8 this weekend in DFS. Source: Racing-Reference.info
20 hours agoRicky Stenhouse Jr. will begin the Sunday night NASCAR All-Star Race from the 16th position. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver has had a disastrous time on short tracks this season (33rd at Bristol and Richmond, 29th at Martinsville). Worse, the No. 47 Chevy has two Top 10 results but both are on superspeedway style tracks. Lap averages were especially less than stellar as Stenhouse Jr. was only faster than Timmy Hill. That 19.202 second overall was slower than Kevin Harvick (now retired) who piloted the Kyle Larson car on Saturday. Simply, Stenhouse Jr. figures to enjoy the race with limited place differential. Source: NASCAR.com
20 hours agoMichael McDowell will begin ninth on Sunday night at the NASCAR All-Star Race. The Front Row Motorsports driver was 25th in the practice session and saw something subtle speed changes. The No. 34 Ford turned in an overall lap that was slower than his 30-lap interval (18.93 seconds). McDowell on short tracks has not been the best posting a 21st at Martinsville and 26th at Richmond. The chances this Ford begins to slide as the laps mount. Even with wheel changes, McDowell figures to lose track positioning to faster cars on Sunday night.Source: NASCAR.com
20 hours agoAJ Allmendinger will start tenth for the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro on Sunday night. That is the good news. The bad news for the Kaulig Racing driver is those practice laps. Allmendinger was part of the 19-second club. With the No. 16 Chevy turning in an overall 19.055 seconds, that is a major concern. His five-lap interval came in at 18.589 seconds which was good. However, it was the long-run speed that should trouble any DFS players or sports bettors. The 0.625-mile track is asymmetrical with 13-degree banked turns that favor short-track drivers. Allmendinger's Chevy may not be suited for this track. Source: NASCAR.com
23 hours agoAlthough Daniel Suárez delivered one of the season's greatest highlights in his Atlanta win, he has not had the performance of a winner in most other events, and don't expect that to change in the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro. Suárez enters the event as the second-slowest eligible driver on all tracks as well as on short tracks this year (only Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was slower) and Trackhouse Racing has not seemed to figure out short tracks well for the most part as Suárez's teammate Ross Chastain has not been particularly fast on them either. Although Suárez did qualify fourth this year and won the pole and actually led 55 laps in last year's race, both his speed and performance have not been there on short tracks this year (his best short track finish this year is 18th) and it's hard to envision that changing.Source: Racing Reference
23 hours agoPerhaps surprisingly, Brad Keselowski has never won the NASCAR All-Star Race, but he has a very real chance to change that in this evening's event. Keselowski qualified second at North Wilkesboro and enters on something of a hot streak after winning at Darlington shortly after back-to-back second-place finishes at Talladega and Texas. Although the polesitter, Joey Logano, has been faster on short tracks this year than Keselowski, Logano tends to fade after winning the pole while most of the other top-10 starters have not had great short track speed this year. Meanwhile, Kyle Larson's Indy 500 qualifying will probably prove too much of a distraction for him to win and most of the other favorites are starting in the back at a track where passing is nary impossible in the dry. Although the Toyotas are probably most likely to win, don't be surprised if Keselowski erases his goose-egg tonight.Source: Racing Reference
23 hours agoRoss Chastain qualified seventh for the All-Star Race, but don't expect him to be a contender, as short tracks are generally Chastain's Achilles' heel. Chastain only ranks 17th in short track speed this year and he was even worse last year when he ranked 23rd even though the Trackhouse Racing cars seemed to be a little faster last year than they are this year. Chastain only finished 11th in last year's All-Star Race and he finished either 14th or 15th in all three points short track races as well as the Clash at the Coliseum. Together, all of this seems to suggest that even a top 10 will likely be a longshot for him, but he'd probably be a significant contender to win the race if the All-Star Race ever returns to an intermediate track, where it was usually held before.Source: Racing Reference