All-Star race North Wilkesboro weekend plan, television information for Nascar Cup and truck

The Nascar All-Star race returns to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the third time in a row With a few new folds in racing format and on schedule On 0.625 miles oval in North Carolina.

Cup cars will be on the right track for training and qualification on Friday, two heat races to set the main event field on Saturday, and then the Open and All Star race will take place on Sunday evening.

The main event will make a “caution” of the promoter, which can be thrown 220 round of 250. A new “manufacturer showdown” will hire Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota in a struggle for the best combined overall finish in the all-star race.

The Pit Crew Challenge also takes place on qualifying Friday and determines the pit selection for the 250-round head event on Sunday.

A “manufacturer showdown” is also presented in the annual exhibition race.

Joey Logano is the defending winner of the All-Star race. Kyle Larson won the first all-star race in 2023 in North Wilkesboro.

The Cars Tour, the Camping World Truck Series and the Whelen Modified Tour will also run in North Wilkesboro this weekend.

Joey Logano won the all-star race of the past year and led 199 out of 200 laps.

All-Star racing plan in North Wilkesboro

(All times Eastern)

Friday, May 16

Garage open

• 10:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. – cup
• 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. – truck series

Track activity

• 5:05 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. – Cup exercise (FS2, MRN)
• 6:10 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. – Cup Open Qualifying (FS1, MRN)
• 7:05 – 8 p.m. – Cup All -Star Race Qualifying/Pit Crew Challenge (FS1, MRN)
• 8:15 p.m. – Cars Tour Race (100 rounds, FS1, Flo Racing)

Saturday, May 17th

Garage open

• 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. – truck series
• 1:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – cup

Track activity

• 9:35 – 10:30 a.m. – Truck exercise (FS2)
• 10:35 – 11:30 a.m. – truck qualification (FS2)
• 1:30 p.m. – truck race (250 rounds, 156.25 miles, level 1 in round 70, level 2 in round 140; FS1, mrn, siriusxm nascar radio)
• 5:10 p.m. All-star Race Heat 1 (75 laps, 46.875 Meilen, FS2, MRN, Siriusxm Nascar Radio)
• 6:15 p.m. All-star Race Heat 2 (75 laps, 46.875 miles, FS2, mrn, siriusxm nascar radio)

Sunday, May 18th

Garage open

• 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Whhelen Modified Tour
• 2 p.m. – 11:55 p.m. – cup

Track activity

• 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. – Whhelen Modified Tour Practice
• 10:55 – 11:25 a.m. – Whhelen Modified Tour Practice
• 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. – Whhelen Modified Tour Qualifying
• 2 p.m. – Whelen Modified Tour Race (150 laps, 93.75 miles, Flo Racing, mrn, Siriusxm Nascar)
• 5:30 p.m. All-Star Open (100 rounds, 62.5 miles, FS1, MRN, Siriusxm Nascar)
• 8 p.m. All-Star race (250 laps, 156.25 miles, FS1, MRN, Siriusxm Nascar)

Weekend weather

Friday: Caused with a stray shower or a thunderstorm. A high of 86 degrees and winds from the west-south vest at 5 to 10 miles per hour.

Saturday: Cloudy possible with a stray shower or a thunderstorm. A high of 85 degrees and winds from the west-south vest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. It is expected to be 82 degrees with a rain probability of 15% at the beginning of the truck race. It is expected that it is partially cloudy with a high of 82 degrees and a rain probability of 15% at the beginning of the first of the two cup heat races.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a high of 84 degrees and wind from the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. It is expected to be 75 degrees with a rainy probability of 1% at the beginning of the all-star race.