NASCAR Cup Series
Starting Lineup: 2025 NASCAR All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro
May 17, 2025
Brad Keselowski won the first heat race on Saturday, giving him momentum for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, while Christopher Bell won teh second heat race.
Ross Chastain and William Byron battled side-by-side in the closing laps of the first heat, with Chastain holding off Byron for second. Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five.
Joey Loegano held off Chase Elliott for second in Heat Race No. 2, followed by Kyle Busch and Chris Buescher.
The 75-lap heat races set the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race, which begins at 8 p.m. ET.
-Photo credit: Rusty Jarrett, NKP for Ford Performance
NASCAR All-Star Race Heat Race Results
Heat 1
| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Diff |
| 1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 75 | --- |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 75 | 0.497 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | 75 | 0.556 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 75 | 1.007 |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 75 | 1.616 |
| 6 | 21 | Josh Berry | 75 | 4.436 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 75 | 6.173 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 75 | 6.747 |
| 9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 75 | 7.110 |
| 10 | 5 | Justin Allgaier | DNS |
*Justin Allgaier qualified the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on Friday. Kyle Larson will race on Sunday following his attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Heat 2
| Pos | Car | Driver | Laps | Diff |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 75 | --- |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | 75 | 2.085 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 75 | 2.569 |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 75 | 4.210 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 75 | 5.216 |
| 6 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 75 | 6.132 |
| 7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 75 | 7.196 |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 75 | 7.329 |
| 9 | 51 | Harrison Burton | 75 | 10.842 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 75 | 14.681 |
