There are 17 drivers and teams that are locked into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The entry list features drivers, who have won a race in 2023 or 2024, past NASCAR Cup Series champions, and past All-Star Race Winners.
There are also 20 cars entered in the NASCAR All-Star Open Race, which will take place prior to the All-Star Race on Sunday, May 19. The top-two finishers from the All-Star Open and one fan vote winner will advance from the All-Star Open to the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Kyle Larson, who won this race a season ago, will return to the NASCAR All-Star Race this season in the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Brad Keselowski, who won last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway, will also be in the All-Star Race as the driver of the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford Mustang with primary sponsorship from Nexlizet.
In all, 37 cars (the 36 chartered entries and one open entry) are on the entry lists for the weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The lone open team on the entry list this weekend is the No. 66 MBM Motorsports entry, which will be driven by Timmy Hill.
NASCAR All-Star Race Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Flannel Chevrolet | Phil Surgen |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | Cliff Daniels |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Nexlizet Ford | Matt McCall |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Lenovo Chevrolet | Randall Burnett |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | Alan Gustafson |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Mavis Tire & Brakes Toyota | Chris Gabehart |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Wrangler Ford | Jonathan Hassler |
| 8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter / Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | Travis Mack |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | Scott Graves |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | James Small |
| 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | Adam Stevens |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | Paul Wolfe |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | Rudy Fugle |
| 14 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Ford | Travis Peterson |
| 15 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing The Beast Unleashed Toyota | Billy Scott |
| 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger Health / Icy Het Chevrolet | Mike Kelley |
| 17 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | Matt Swiderski |
NASCAR All-Star Open Race Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Keystone Light Ford | Brian Wilson |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing SENIX Chevrolet | Justin Alexander |
| 3 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing Harrison's USA Ford | Rodney Childers |
| 4 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | Ryan Sparks |
| 5 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 6 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford | Richard Boswell III |
| 7 | 15 | Kaz Grala | Rick Ware Racing Remixers.com / Xemex Ford | Billy Plourde |
| 8 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / DEX Imaging Ford | Jeremy Bullins |
| 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Alltroo Toyota | Bootie Barker |
| 10 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing Poppy Bank Chevrolet | Trent Owens |
| 11 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | Ryan Bergenty |
| 12 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing HaasTooling.com Ford | Chad Johnston |
| 13 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | Ben Beshore |
| 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | Dave Elenz |
| 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | Blake Harris |
| 16 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing Pinnacle Home Improvement Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 17 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | Chris Gayle |
| 18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | PowerSource Ford | Carl Long |
| 19 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | Stephan Doran |
| 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports NASCAR Day Giveathon Chevrolet | Luke Lambert |
