Ty Dillon Rages At Zane Smith In Heated Exchange After NASCAR All-Star Open

Kaulig Racing NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Dillon fumed at rival Zane Smith after All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday.

After a wreck during the race involving the No. 10 Chevrolet and No. 38 Ford, Dillon was seen in a heated exchange with the Front Row Motorsports driver. While speaking to the media, Dillon fumed:

"If he wrecks me again, I'm just going to beat his ass."

Commenting on the wreck itself, the 33 year old driver added:

"Coming off [Turn] 4, I think I gave him plenty of room, and he just doors me halfway down the straightaway... There's something about the younger guys they never had to deal with consequences."

Dillon ultimately finished the All-Star Open in third, whereas, Smith crossed the line in sixth.

2025 NASCAR All-Star Open

Carson Hocevar secured the All-Star Open victory, advancing to the All-Star Race along with second-place finisher John Hunter Nemechek.

Commenting on the win, Hocevar explained:

"Yeah, super big for this group, this team. It's great to win, especially being challenged by tires there. I had my hands full. We definitely have to go to work here on our race car because I didn't really like it, but it's a good sign that we didn't like it and we were still pretty quick there.

"Hopefully we can take advantage of it. I've seen Kasey Kahne win and Dale and others win from the Open and stuff. Maybe we can take that advantage of having this notebook and move forward early and be able to take this Chevy up front."

Nemechek also commented:

"We have a shot to go win a million dollars. Hats off to this No. 42 team. We unloaded and we had good two- or three-lap speed, but no longer on pace.

"Proud of them for the effort they put in yesterday and what they were able to find, and pitting there at that last deal, I knew I couldn't win from where I was at. We came and got two (tires) and that helped us out. Hats off to the whole 42 team. Proud of the effort."

NASCAR All-Star Open results

1. Carson Hocever, No. 77 Chevrolet,
2. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota
3. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet
4. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota
5. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet
6. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
7. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
8. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
9. Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford
10. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota
11. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford
12. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford
13. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet
14. Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet
15. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
16. Cody Ware, No. 15 Ford
17. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford
18. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Ford