Massive wreck breaks out on Lap 2 of CARS Tour race at North Wilkesboro

Jake Bollman and Lanie Buice have gotten into each other on Lap 2 of the CARS Tour race at North Wilkesboro and it is chaos. A massive wreck and stack up has a ton of cars damaged, including championship contenders.

Going downhill into Turn 1, Lanie Buice wasn’t able to turn her car down soon enough. Jake Bollman was arcing the corner on his own line. The two ended up meeting going into the corner, and that’s when it got messy.

A bunch of cars are damaged. There will be plenty of angry and frustrated racers early in this race. Let’s see how it plays out the rest of tonight’s CARS Tour race. 15 cars were involved in this incident.

Just like 24 hours ago, we have an early race melee at @NWBSpeedway, this time to start off the @CARSTour Late Model Stock Cars!#CARSTour pic.twitter.com/OdMLjrWSnc

— FloRacing (@FloRacing) May 17, 2025

The CARS Tour is getting the spotlight tonight. They are on FS1 for the first time ever. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the dang booth, folks! Of course, he is a co-owner of the series, along with Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, and Justin Marks.

Late Model Stock racing is some of the best racing you will see. Early on, it has been messy. That happens with 36 cars on the track. Not to mention, Wilkesboro is the biggest and fastest track that the CARS Tour races at.

You combine the nerves of national TV, with this fast and intense Wilkesboro track, and you get wrecks. As the race stretches out, we are going to see better racing and you are going to love what you see from this series.

CARS Tour gets the national spotlight

When the CARS Tour was purchased by the current ownership group, it was the best thing to happen to grassroots stock car racing. In just a few short years, it has made it on FS1. Also, we have seen a number of drivers go from this series into the NASCAR national series pipeline.

Carson Kvapil, leading rookie in the Xfinity Series this season, is a multi-time champion in the CARS Tour. Brenden “Butterbean” Queen appears to be the favorite to win the ARCA Menards Series championship this year; he is the defending Late Model Stock champion.

There are a number of other names. Josh Berry is the winningest driver in CARS Tour history, now he’s a winner in the Cup Series with the Wood Brothers. This series has started to produce serious talent, and it isn’t going to stop any time soon. It helps that Harvick and Dale Jr. race in the series somewhat regularly. A huge draw for fans and a reminder to the field to be on their best behavior.

A big wreck early, but the action is just getting started. The CARS Tour is going to put on one hell of a race tonight, so make sure to tune in.