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All-Star race to continue at North Wilkesboro in 2024
North Wilkesboro Speedway will again host the NASCAR All-Star Race in May 2024 after hosting it for the first time earlier this season.
It will be a three-day weekend that culminates with the 40th running of the $1 million non-points event taking place on Sunday, May 19.
“We are very grateful that NASCAR and FOX Sports have supported our efforts to bring the NASCAR All-Star Race back to North Wilkesboro in 2024,” said Speedway Motorsports president and CEO Marcus Smith. “While NASCAR’s current 75th anniversary season still has some memorable moments to come, it’s hard to imagine a more magical moment than what we witnessed with NASCAR’s return to North Wilkesboro Speedway this past May.
“The success of the 2023 All-Star Race with fans coming from all 50 states and seven foreign countries would not have been possible without the support of the NASCAR industry, our state legislature, Gov. Roy Cooper and the Wilkes County community. We’re thankful to have the opportunity to bring back an international spotlight for the second consecutive year to North Wilkesboro and the great state of North Carolina.”
Kyle Larson dominated this year’s All-Star Race to take his second victory in the event. He swept the weekend by also winning the Craftsman Truck Series race.
A complete schedule for All-Star Race weekend has not been announced, but the Craftsman Truck Series will again be a part of the festivities, as will the NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge, which was won by the No. 54 team for Ty Gibbs.
“As part of NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, the return to racing at North Wilkesboro Speedway was one of the indelible moments of the 2023 season,” said Ben Kennedy, senior vice president, racing development and strategy. “We look forward to bringing the NASCAR All-Star Race with the NASCAR Cup Series, along with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, back to North Wilkesboro next season to create new generational memories at this historic venue."
Joining the weekend schedule will be a CARS Tour event. The CARS Tour is a late-model stock division which was purchased by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, and Justin Marks earlier this year.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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