NASCAR Friday schedule: Here’s what today’s schedule at North Wilkesboro Speedway looks like

Modified May 20, 2023 00:12 GMT

The drivers of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Cup Series are scheduled to be at the North Wilkesboro Speedway on Friday (May 19) as All-Star weekend opens at the 0.625-mile short oval track.

The 40 Truck Series drivers will take part in a practice at 4 pm ET before competing in qualifying and Tyson 250 on Saturday. Cup Series drivers are scheduled for practice and qualifying (pit crew challenge) after the Truck events.

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However, Friday’s weather forecast predicted mostly cloudy skies and a 10% chance of rain at the start of the Cup series practice.

NASCAR's full Friday schedule at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Here’s the complete schedule for Friday’s on-track action across the NASCAR races at the North Wilkesboro Speedway:

Friday, May 19, 2023

Garage open

12:30 pm ET – 10 pm ET: Craftsman Truck Series

1 pm ET – 9:30 pm ET: Cup Series

Track activity

3:05 pm ET – 3:35 pm ET: Truck Series practice

4 pm ET – 4:50 pm ET: Cup Series practice

5:45 pm ET – 7 pm ET: Cup Series qualifying, pit crew challenge

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The practice for Truck Series will be broadcast on FS1. The Cup Series practice and pit crew challenge will be live on FS1, Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

All-Star Open and All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway: Entry list

Here’s the entry list for the All-Star Open and All-Star Race at the North Wilkesboro Speedway:

All-Star Open entry list:

#7 - Corey LaJoie
#10 - Aric Almirola
#13 - Chandler Smith (i)
#15 - J. J. Yeley
#16 - A. J. Allmendinger
#21 - Harrison Burton
#31 - Justin Haley
#34 - Michael McDowell
#38 - Todd Gilliland
#41 - Ryan Preece
#42 - Noah Gragson (R)
#48 - Josh Berry (i)
#51 - Ryan Newman
#54 - Ty Gibbs (R)
#77 - Ty Dillon
#78 - B. J. McLeod

All-Star Race entry list:

#1 - Ross Chastain
#2 - Austin Cindric
#3 - Austin Dillon
#5 - Kyle Larson
#6 - Brad Keselowski
#8 - Kyle Busch
#9 - Chase Elliott
#11 - Denny Hamlin
#12 - Ryan Blaney
#14 - Chase Briscoe
#17 - Chris Buescher
#19 - Martin Truex Jr.
#20 - Christopher Bell
#22 - Joey Logano
#23 - Bubba Wallace
#24 - William Byron
#29 - Kevin Harvick
#43 - Erik Jones
#45 - Tyler Reddick
#47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
#99 - Daniel Suárez