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USA Today
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
NASCAR entry list for All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro in May 2025
NASCAR entry list for All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro in May 2025 The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to take on the 2025 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and the entry list has been revealed. NASCAR released the All-Star Race entry list and Truck Series entry list for North Wilkesboro on Monday afternoon. It marks the second straight NASCAR weekend that the Xfinity Series will not be racing in 2025. This also represents the Cup Series' first exhibition event since the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray in early February. On Sunday, all 36 full-time drivers are present for the 2025 All-Star Race and Open at North Wilkesboro. This is the first season in the charter system's history in which all 36 entries have a full-time competitor. The only switch is Harrison Burton driving the No. 51 car for Rick Ware Racing. As for the open entries, Cody Ware (Rick Ware Racing) and Chad Finchum (Garage 66) join the All-Star Open. The top-2 finishers of the event and the Fan Vote Winner will go to the All-Star Race. Below, you can check out the NASCAR entry list for the All-Star Race and Open at North Wilkesboro in May 2025! Shop NASCAR All-Star Race tickets NASCAR Cup Series entry list, All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (May 2025) No. 1 Ross Chastain No. 2 Austin Cindric No. 3 Austin Dillon No. 5 Kyle Larson No. 6 Brad Keselowski No. 8 Kyle Busch No. 9 Chase Elliott No. 11 Denny Hamlin No. 12 Ryan Blaney No. 17 Chris Buescher No. 19 Chase Briscoe No. 20 Christopher Bell No. 21 Josh Berry No. 22 Joey Logano No. 24 William Byron No. 45 Tyler Reddick No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. No. 48 Alex Bowman No. 51 Harrison Burton No. 99 Daniel Suarez NASCAR Cup Series entry list, All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway (May 2025) No. 4 Noah Gragson No. 7 Justin Haley No. 10 Ty Dillon No. 15 Cody Ware No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger No. 23 Bubba Wallace No. 34 Todd Gilliland No. 35 Riley Herbst No. 38 Zane Smith No. 41 Cole Custer No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek No. 43 Erik Jones No. 54 Ty Gibbs No. 60 Ryan Preece No. 66 Chad Finchum No. 71 Michael McDowell No. 77 Carson Hocevar No. 88 Shane van Gisbergen Shop NASCAR All-Star Race tickets More: How to watch NASCAR live at North Wilkesboro in 2025, weekend schedule
Forbes
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
Harrison Burton's Lone Cup Win Still Paying Dividends—For Rick Ware Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 24: Harrison Burton, driver of the #21 DEX Imaging Ford, celebrates ... More in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 24, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by) Harrison Burton is making the most out of his one shining moment in the NASCAR Cup Series—or, more accurately, Rick Ware Racing is. Once a rising star with a famous last name and a golden ticket to the big leagues, Burton entered the Cup Series in 2021 and stepped into the storied No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing in 2022. On paper, it looked like a match made in NASCAR heaven: the young prodigy with a racing pedigree—his father Jeff won 21 times over 22 seasons, and Uncle Ward has a Daytona 500 trophy on the mantle—paired with one of the most iconic teams in the sport. But reality is rarely that neat. By mid-2024, the dream pairing was fraying at the seams. Burton and the Wood Brothers had managed just two top-10s the year before, and the current season wasn't going any better. By race 24, Burton had just one top-10 finish—and plenty of speculation about his future. Then came Daytona in August, and with it, a plot twist straight out of a Hollywood script. On a muggy Florida night, Burton held off Kyle Busch by less than half a second to win the summer race. It was the Wood Brothers' 100th Cup win and Burton's first—an improbable, emotional victory that might've saved his career. Except it didn't. A month earlier, the team had already announced Burton would be replaced by Josh Berry for 2025. One win couldn't undo the math. Burton was out of a Cup ride and dropped back to the Xfinity Series full-time with AM Racing. And to his credit, he's made the most of it—he's already notched a top-5 and six top-10s this year. But now, thanks to that one glorious night in Daytona, Burton is back—if only briefly. The NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway will see a first-time entrant in Rick Ware Racing, the perennial underdog of the Cup garage. RWR has been slogging through the series since 2012, often running at the back, but thanks to Burton's Daytona win, they've got a guaranteed ticket to the big show. 'The All-Star Race is one of those events you grow up dreaming about, so to have a spot on the grid is really special,' Burton said. 'Winning at Daytona last year was a huge moment in my career, and I'm thankful to Rick and the entire RWR team for giving me the opportunity to make that win count by putting me in their car for the All-Star Race.' He'll drive the No. 51 Morton Buildings Ford Mustang Dark Horse, while regular RWR driver Cody Ware—yes, that Cody Ware—is relegated to the undercard. He'll pilot the No. 15 Schluter-Systems Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the All-Star Open, hoping to race his way into the main event. He'll be back in the No. 51 for the next points race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. 'Being a part of the NASCAR All-Star Race for the first time is a milestone moment for our organization,' said Rick Ware, team owner. 'It's an honor to have a place in the main event, and we're just as proud to provide Harrison the opportunity to compete. He definitely earned his spot and he deserves to be here.' The All-Star festivities go green on Sunday. The 100-lap All-Star Open begins at 5:30 p.m. EDT, followed by the 250-lap main event at 8 p.m. Three drivers will advance from the Open: the top two finishers and the Fan Vote winner. So yes—Burton may have lost his full-time Cup seat, but for one night under the lights at North Wilkesboro, the kid's back in the big leagues. And Rick Ware Racing, usually more known for blue flags than checkered ones, will finally get their moment in NASCAR's spotlight.
NBC Sports
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Details of Legacy MC agreement to purchase charter from Rick Ware Racing revealed in court
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina Superior Court judge denied a preliminary injunction Wednesday that Legacy Motor Club sought to keep Rick Ware Racing from possibly selling the charter that Legacy MC states it purchased. The hearing, scheduled for one hour, lasted nearly three hours before Judge Clifton H. Smith. At issue is what charter Legacy MC purchased from Rick Ware Racing and when they would have access to it. Among details revealed in court: Judge Smith noted that Legacy MC purchased a charter from Rick Ware Racing for 'roughly $45 million.' That makes it the highest price for a charter. The agreement calls for Rick Ware Racing to sell Charter No. 36 (currently used by the No. 51 car of Cody Ware). However, Legacy MC's attorney noted that the wording in the contract described the charter to be purchased as Charter 27, which also is owned by Rick Ware Racing but is being leased to RFK Racing this year for the No. 60 car of Ryan Preece. An attorney for Rick Ware Racing said two weeks after the agreement was signed the two sides met at Las Vegas where Legacy MC offered to pay RWR $5 million more to purchase Charter 27 so it could have three chartered cars next season. It was also noted in court that RFK Racing has an agreement with Rick Ware Racing to lease Charter 36 (the one being used by Cody Ware this year) next season. Teams are allowed to lease a charter once every seven years. Dustin Long, A key issue Wednesday in court was the contract and the confusion created by it. Keith Forst, an attorney who represented Legacy MC, said in court that the wrong charter number in the agreement was a result of what Rick Ware told the attorney writing the contract. Robert Marcus, attorney for Rick Ware Racing, said in court that Ware always intended to sell Charter 36 (being used by Cody Ware this season in the No. 51) and didn't intend to sell the charter used by RFK Racing. 'I don't think this contract makes any sense,' Marcus said in court ' … It's chalk full of mistakes.' Forst said the contract suggests otherwise. 'It is crystal clear that this purchase agreement covers (Charter) 27 and not 36, not withstanding the misidentification of the number,' Forst said in court. '… We wanted the charter that is being currently leased (Charter 27).' Marcus went through a timeline in the court of key moments in the deal. He stated that a text on March 3 shows Ware's understanding that the contract is for Charter 36 and that the deal was signed. He stated that on March 4, Legacy MC went to NASCAR to inform officials they had an agreement to purchase a charter. Marcus said in court that 'on March 4, they knew that Charter 36 is the charter that was meant to be used by RFK Racing next year.' He noted the March 15 meeting in Las Vegas when Legacy MC upped its offer by $5 million to get Charter 27 to race it next year Marcus said that 'selling Charter 27 puts Rick Ware Racing out of business,' noting that it would leave RWR without a charter for next season since there is an agreement with RFK Racing for it to lease Charter 36 next season. The two sides were in court Wednesday because Legacy MC had a temporary restraining order granted but wanted to make it a preliminary injunction to ensure that Rick Ware Racing didn't sell Charter 27 elsewhere. After the judge's decision, Ware said in a statement: 'RWR is gratified by the Court's decision in this case. It's good to be vindicated.' Cal Wells, CEO of Legacy Motor Club, who was in the courtroom, said of Wednesday's decision: 'Part of the journey.'
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Legacy Motor Club rumored to pay new record of $45 million for charter
Legacy Motor Club rumored to pay new record of $45 million for charter Legacy Motor Club and Rick Ware Racing are currently feuding over a charter in the NASCAR Cup Series. On April 1, Legacy Motor Club issued a lawsuit against Rick Ware Racing, claiming the team is backing out of an agreement to sell one of its charters to the organization. However, what is the rumored price for the charter sale between the two NASCAR organizations? According to The Athletic's Jordan Bianchi on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s podcast, The Dale Jr. Download, the sale is rumored to feature a record breaking price for a charter in the Cup Series. 'I've talked to a lot of people involved in this. Do you know how much [Legacy Motor Club] paid [Rick Ware Racing] for the charter? $45 million, which would be a new high in this sport," Bianchi said. "The previous high was Spire Motorsports paying $40 million to BJ McLeod a few years ago, and we saw last year with Gene Haas when he was selling his charters with a fire sale. He basically just wanted to get rid of them. That number went down to the mid-20s. Now, $45 million seems like that's going to be the new floor for if you want to charter in this game, you're going to have to pay probably more than that.' As said by Bianchi, the previous high for a charter sale was $40 million when Live Fast Motorsports, owned by B.J. McLeod, sold their prized possession to Spire Motorsports. If Legacy Motor Club and Rick Ware Racing were forced to move forward with the deal, that record would be $45 million now. Either way, it seems like the floor has been set for any purchases in the near future. More: Dale Earnhardt Jr. calls out NASCAR Xfinity drivers at Martinsville in 2025
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
NASCAR entry list for Cup Series race at Bristol in April 2025
NASCAR entry list for Cup Series race at Bristol in April 2025 The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to take on the 2025 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, and the entry list has been revealed. NASCAR released the Food City 500 entry list, Xfinity Series entry list, and Truck Series entry list for Bristol on Monday afternoon. This is the first time since Martinsville in late March that all three NASCAR levels will be on track during the same weekend. On Sunday, all 36 full-time drivers are present for the 2025 Food City 500. This is the first season in the charter system's history in which all 36 entries have a full-time competitor. As for the open entries, Corey LaJoie (Rick Ware Racing), Jesse Love (Richard Childress Racing), and Josh Bilicki (Garage 66) round out the 39-driver field. Shop Bristol NASCAR tickets Below, you can check out the NASCAR entry list for the Cup Series race at Bristol in April 2025! NASCAR Cup Series entry list, Bristol Motor Speedway (April 2025) No. 01 Corey LaJoie No. 1 Ross Chastain No. 2 Austin Cindric No. 3 Austin Dillon No. 4 Noah Gragson No. 5 Kyle Larson No. 6 Brad Keselowski No. 7 Justin Haley No. 8 Kyle Busch No. 9 Chase Elliott No. 10 Ty Dillon No. 11 Denny Hamlin No. 12 Ryan Blaney No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger No. 17 Chris Buescher No. 19 Chase Briscoe No. 20 Christopher Bell No. 21 Josh Berry No. 22 Joey Logano No. 23 Bubba Wallace No. 24 William Byron No. 33 Jesse Love No. 34 Todd Gilliland No. 35 Riley Herbst No. 38 Zane Smith No. 41 Cole Custer No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek No. 43 Erik Jones No. 45 Tyler Reddick No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. No. 48 Alex Bowman No. 51 Cody Ware No. 54 Ty Gibbs No. 60 Ryan Preece No. 66 Josh Bilicki No. 71 Michael McDowell No. 77 Carson Hocevar No. 88 Shane van Gisbergen No. 99 Daniel Suarez Shop Bristol NASCAR tickets We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage.
