The fate of the Nascar All-Star Race is largely based on the whims of Marcus Smith, which gives little tips on how he will deploy a new ‘promoter’s waution’. It is the latest goofy gimmick in an event defined by annual format changes designed to goose the competition in the name of Fender-Banging Fireworks. At a randomly selected point Sunday night during the first 220 of 250 rounds at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a yellow flag will fly and possibly turn out a large lead as he joined the field for a again-changing restoration. The decision on when to throw the yellow rests exclusively with Smith, the president and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, which owns the 0.625 mile track in Northern Wilkesboro, North Carolina. “I will have a very special mystery gas with a small all-Star Race history of its own to help me when it’s time to drop the yellow,” Smith said. “Hopefully, at the same time, we will create a little chaos for the teams and some fun for the fans.” It is an attempt to restore a little glamor in the All-Star race, which has lost contact with its origin without containers. The past two rallies in North Wilde Boro have produced runaway victories for Kyle Larson and Joey Logano, which led in 2024 199 laps. The most memorable event last year came after the race when Ricky Stenhouse jr. And Kyle Busch was busy with fisticuffs after a midpack position. It was far from the furious last slaughter fights that once sent a winner of the All-Star race to the emergency room (Davey Allison suffered a concussion in 1992 after crashing from contact with Kyle Petty on the checkered flag). The caution of the promoter will not guarantee an end of a Slam-Bang end, but it is in the vein of an exhibition match with $ 1 million, but no points at stake. While other pro-sports have struggled to keep all-Star events relevant, the Cup series managers are proud to compete as hard as they would in a race with the implications of the championship and sometimes more difficult. “The All Star race is not just another race,” said Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing. “Everyone is more aggressive than a normal Sunday Cup race. Everyone wins it or carries it attitude, and it chases differently as a result. ‘ A sense of resignation from the All-Star Race’s annual format overhaul also makes it easier to accept the ominity of a random yellow. “I have a difficult time to keep up with all the different formats,” said Austin Cindric of Team Penske. “It doesn’t really bother me that much that we’re going to have a promoter’s caution, because if I’m the warning, I can’t control it in any way. It is just the rento ode, but maybe they are on earth this time. ‘ Although the timing of it can cost him a win, Logano is good at the caution of the promoter, because “The All-Star Race offers the opportunity to try things outside the box.” I don’t think we should have a promoter’s caution in points that pay the events, “he said.” But in this case we do something else. This is something that everyone can talk about. And I just don’t know what they’re going to do. Are they going to stand Marcus in the flag, and he’s just going to throw a yellow flag? ‘The son of the late Nascar Hall of Famer Bruton Smith, who once looked at random yellow as the most bombastic promoter in the cup history, is about how the promoter’s caution will be revealed. Or I could just jump with my gut the moment. “Christopher Bell (350) is the BetMGM SportsBook favorite, followed by pole-sitting Brad Keselowski (600), Logano (650), two-time defensive Daytona 500 winner William Byron (700) and Denny Hamlin (800). Host for his third consecutive all-Star race, as a $ 20 million make-up a points race from Charlotte car Speedway’s “Roval” layout to North Wilkesboro Speedway must move and be the All-Star Race back to Charlotte. “I am very strongly about the Roval.” ___ AP Auto Racing writer Jenna Fryer in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
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