North Wilkesboro Speedway was a once a constant presence on the NASCAR schedule, but the 0.625-mile oval fell into disrepair when the NASCAR Cup Series left in 1996. However, an effort to preserve the legendary North Carolina short track breathed new life into the facility and NASCAR returned in 2023.

The NASCAR Cup Series races in the non-points All-Star Race on May 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The third edition of the All-Star Race at the historic race track in North Carolina will be 250 laps,