Brad Keselowski wins pole award for NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro

With his wicked fast qualifying time, three laps on the North Wilkesboro track, and a pit stop, Brad Keselowski is on pole for Sunday. The NASCAR All-Star Race will begin with Keselowski out front. This could turn his entire season around.

Brad Keselowski has not had a good season. At all. The struggles have been intense and have left this No. 6 team with no idea where to go. This could be the light in the tunnel that they needed.

Last year, Joey Logano jumpstarted his season, on his way to his third championship, by winning the All-Star Race. Does Wilkesboro have a little of that magic left for Keselowski?

Brad was in the middle of making a sandwich when he won the pole 😂🥪

“I’m hungry and I don’t want to watch the last car go out” -BK pic.twitter.com/58YfSJnhGe

— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) May 16, 2025

Brad Keselowski will lead Heat Race #1 to green tomorrow. Then, regardless of his finishing position in the heat race, he will have the pole for Sunday’s main event. Keselowski didn’t even make it close for the rest of the field. He was way out front on time.

During his career, Keselowski has won a lot of races. He has been a champion. However, he has yet to win an All-Star Race. What if Sunday is the day he punches his ticket and cashes his $1,000,000 check?

Tonight’s action included the Pit Crew Challenge as well. A piece of the total qualifying effort, the pit stops were insanely competitive. Tenths and hundredths of a second separating each team from one another.

While Brad Keselowski had the fastest total qualifying run, his pit crew didn’t win the $100,000 prize for their work. Instead, another underdog team emerged victorious.

Brad Keselowski on pole, Michael McDowell crew wins $100k

While Brad Keselowski is happy to win the pole award, I’m sure his pit crew wishes they had won the Pit Crew Challenge. That would have paid a nice $100,000 bonus for the crew. Instead, Michael McDowell’s crew walked away with the win.

The McDowell pit crew was ranked 32nd coming into the weekend. They are going to leave ranked #1 after they put on a clinic in the pit box. Flawless. McDowell’s team went early among the open race drivers and the time held up for the entire event.

When it comes to big paydays, the pit crews don’t get them as much as the drivers. This is a way for those pit crews to be celebrated and appreciated. Heck, if Brad Keselowski wins the All-Star Race, maybe he can break off a piece of that $1,000,000 to give his pit crew a bonus.