{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Short description|NASCAR Truck Series race}} {{primary sources|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox motor race | Race title = FaithFest 250 | Logo = 250px | Track map = North Wilkesboro Speedway 2024.svg | Series long = NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Series short = | Venue = North Wilkesboro Speedway | Location = North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | Coordinates = | Sponsor = Window World | First race = 1995 | Last race = | Distance = 156.25 miles (251.46 kilometers) | Laps = 250 <br> '''Stages 1 & 2:''' 70 laps <br> '''Stage 3:''' 110 laps | Previous names = '''Lowe's 150''' (1995) <br> '''Lowe's 250''' (1996) <br>'''Tyson 250''' (2023)<br>'''Wright Brand 250''' (2024)<br>'''Window World 250''' (2025) | Most wins driver = | Most wins team = | Most wins manufacturer = Ford (3) | Surface = Asphalt | Length mi = 0.625 | Turns = 4 }} Pickup truck races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina in 1995 and 1996, and since 2023 as a support race for the NASCAR Cup Series race weekend. The race is currently known as '''FaithFest 250''' for sponsorship reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/09/14/nascar-unveils-2023-schedule-three-national-series/ |title=NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=September 14, 2022 |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref>
==History== In 1995, the race was the '''Lowe's 150''' and the race in 1996 was the '''Lowe's 250'''.
The first Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro in 1995 featured the return of Cup Series driver Ernie Irvan, who was not able to race for over a year after suffering an injury in the 1994 Cup Series race at Michigan in August. He entered the race to get re-acclimated to racing so he would be better prepared for the Cup Series race on the same weekend.<ref>{{cite web |first=Shav |last=Glick |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-01-sp-52065-story.html |title=Irvan's Comeback Starts Well, but His Truck Can't Finish Job |website=Los Angeles Times |date=October 1, 1995 |access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> Mike Bliss would win that race. It was his first Truck Series win.
The 1996 race was lengthened from 150 laps to 250 laps. Full-time Cup Series driver Mark Martin would win the race. It was his first Truck Series win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/09/29/martin-beats-truck-regulars/ |title=Martin beats Truck regulars |website=Tampa Bay Times |publisher=Times Publishing Company |date=September 29, 1996 |access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> After this race, he would not enter another Truck Series race until the 2005 season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
On February 17, 2023, Tyson Foods was announced as the title sponsor for the 2023 race. The company was previously the title sponsor of the fall Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro from 1990 to 1996. After the track closed and became abandoned, their logo remained on the track's scoring pylon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2023/02/17/tyson-named-sponsor-for-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-race-at-north-wilkesboro/ |title=Tyson named sponsor for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref>
On March 1, 2024, it was announced that Wright Brand Foods, which is owned by Tyson Foods, would be the title sponsor of the 2024 race.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/03/01/wright-brand-named-entitlement-sponsor-of-craftsman-truck-series-wright-brand-250-at-north-wilkesboro-speedway/ |title=Wright Brand named entitlement sponsor of CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=March 1, 2024 |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref>
On March 25, 2025, it was announced that the North Wilkesboro-based business, Window World, would be the title sponsor of the 2025 race, replacing Wright Brand Foods as the sponsor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Window World Named Entitlement Sponsor For NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race At North Wilkesboro |url=https://www.northwilkesborospeedway.com/media/window-world-named-entitlement-sponsor-for-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-race-north-wilkesboro.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.northwilkesborospeedway.com |language=en}}</ref>
On April 23, 2026, it was announced that FaithFest, a Christian music festival in the North Wilkesboro area, would assume naming rights for the 2026 race.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2026/04/23/faithfest-named-sponsor-of-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-race-at-north-wilkesboro/ |title=FaithFest Named Entitlement Sponsor of NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=April 23, 2026 |access-date=April 23, 2026 }}</ref>
==Past winners== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! rowspan=2| Year ! rowspan=2| Date ! rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|No.|Truck number}} ! rowspan=2| Driver ! rowspan=2| Team ! rowspan=2| Manufacturer ! colspan=2| Race distance ! rowspan=2| Race time ! rowspan=2| Average speed<br>(mph) ! rowspan=2| Race report ! rowspan=2| Ref |- ! Laps ! Miles (km) |- | 1995 | September 30 | align=center| 2 | Mike Bliss | Ultra Motorsports | Ford | align=center| 150 | align=center| 93.75 (150.876) | align=center| 0:58:31 | align=center| 96.126 | Report | align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Lowe's 150 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1995_Lowes_150/C/ |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> |- | 1996 | September 28 | align=center| 99 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | align=center| 250 | align=center| 156.25 (251.46) | align=center| 1:50:02 | align=center| 85.201 | Report | align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Lowe's 250 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_Lowes_250/C/ |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> |- | align=center| 1997<br>–<br>2022 |colspan=11 align=center| ''Not held'' |- | 2023 | May 20 | align=center| 7 | Kyle Larson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | align=center| 252* | align=center| 157.5 (253.471) | align=center| 2:17:25 | align=center| 68.769 | Report | align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Tyson 250 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2023_Tyson_250/C/ |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2024 | May 18–19 | align=center| 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | align=center| 250 | align=center| 156.25 (251.46) | align=center| 1:53:02 | align=center| 82.94 | Report | align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Wright Brand 250 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_Wright_Brand_250/C/ |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=May 19, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2025 | May 17 | align=center| 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | align=center| 255* | align=center| 159.375 (256.489) | align=center| 1:45:33 | align=center| 90.597 | Report | align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Window World 250 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2025_Window_World_250/C/ |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> |- | 2026 | July 18 | align=center| | | | | align=center| | align=center| | align=center| | align=center| | Report | align=center| |}
*'''2023 and 2025:''' Races extended due to NASCAR Overtime. *'''2024:''' Race was started on 18th but after the first stage it was postponed to the 19th due to the Track flooding.
===Manufacturer wins=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! # Wins ! Make ! Years won |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ford | 1995, 1996, 2025 |- ! rowspan="2" | 1 |{{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet | 2023 |- |{{flagicon|Japan}} Toyota |2024 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Racing-Reference track|North_Wilkesboro_Speedway|North Wilkesboro Speedway}}
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