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NASCAR weekend schedule at North Wilkesboro Speedway

mike hembree
·2 min read

North Wilkesboro Speedway will be the fifth different track to host the NASCAR All-Star Race.

Previous All-Star events have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway (34 times), Texas Motor Speedway (two) and Atlanta Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway (one each).

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Sunday’s race will complete the revival of the North Wilkesboro track, which last hosted a Cup race in 1996.

A look at the weekend schedule at North Wilkesboro:

North Wilkesboro Speedway (Cup and Trucks)

Weekend weather

Friday: Clouds mixed with sun in morning; more clouds in afternoon. High of 74. Little chance of rain at start of practice.

Saturday: Partly cloudy early, followed by increasing clouds with showers developing later in the day. High of 76 degrees with a 39% chance of rain at start of Cup heat races.

Sunday: High of 69 degrees with a 2% chance of rain at start of All-Star Race.

Friday, May 19

(All times Eastern)

Garage open

  • 12:30 – 10 p.m. — Craftsman Truck Series

  • 1 – 9:30 p.m. — Cup Series

Track activity

  • 3:05 – 3:55 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS1)

  • 4 – 4:50 p.m. — Cup practice (FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

  • 5:45 – 7 p.m. — Cup qualifying, pit crew challenge (FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Saturday, May 20

Garage open

  • 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. — Craftsman Truck Series

  • Noon – 9:30 p.m. — Cup Series

Track activity

  • 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS1)

  • 1:30 p.m. — Truck Series race (250 laps, 156 miles; Fox, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

  • 7:20 p.m. — Cup heat race 1 (60 laps, 37 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

  • 8:15 p.m. — Cup heat race 2 (60 laps, 37 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, May 21

Garage open

  • 1:30 p.m. — Cup Series

Track activity

  • 5:30 p.m. — Cup All-Star Open race (100 laps, 62.5 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

  • 8 p.m. — Cup All-Star Race (200 laps, 125 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

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NASCAR weekend schedule at North Wilkesboro Speedway originally appeared on NBCSports.com