NASCAR Cup, Truck Saturday schedule at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Craftsman Truck Series teams continue the regular season with a Saturday afternoon race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Saturday marks the fourth Truck race at the .625-mile short track. Mike Bliss, Mark Martin and Kyle Larson won the past three Truck races at North Wilkesboro.

Kyle Larson will skip All-Star heat races at North Wilkesboro to focus on Indy 500 qualifying

He will remain Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

• Nate Ryan,

• Nate Ryan,

Cup teams are also on track Saturday. Drivers with secure spots in Sunday’s All-Star Race will split into two groups for heat races. Heat Race 1 will set the inside row for the All-Star Race. Heat Race 2 will set the outside row.

North Wilkesboro Speedway Saturday schedule

Weather

WeatherUnderground: Rain showers in the morning with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A high of 73 degrees and a 49% chance of rain at the start of the Truck race. A high of 72 degrees and a 68% chance of rain at the start of the Cup heat races.

Saturday, May 18

Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup teams ahead of All-Star Race

Josh Berry is coming off a season-best third-place finish at Darlington.

• Dustin Long,

• Dustin Long,

(All times Eastern)

Garage open

• 8:30 a.m. — Truck Series
• 10 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. — Cup Series

Track activity

• 10:35 - 11:30 a.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS1)
• 11:40 a.m. — All-Star Cup qualifying (FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio))
• 1:30 p.m. — Truck Series race (250 laps, 156.25 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
• 5:20 p.m. — Cup Series All-Star Heat Race 1 (60 laps, 37.5 miles; FS2, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
• 6:15 p.m. — Cup Series All-Star Heat Race 2 (60 laps, 37.5 miles; FS2, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)