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)
