Charlotte Motor Speedway will open for business with 10 hours of virtually nonstop racing activity between the ARCA and Truck Series.
ARCA will hit the track from 1:30-2:50 p.m. ET for practice and qualifying to set the field for a 100-lap race at 6 p.m. ET. Tanner Gray, who is entered in the Truck race at Charlotte, won last year’s event.
In the Craftsman Truck Series, practice will begin at 3:35 p.m. ET and followed immediately by qualifying for a 134-lap race starting at 8:30 p.m. Defending winner Nick Sanchez isn’t on the entry list this time.
Coca-Cola 600 schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
(All Times Eastern)
Friday, May 23
Garage open
- 1 - 6 p.m. — Xfinity
- 10:30 a.m. - 11:55 p.m. — Truck Series
- 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. — ARCA
Track activity
- 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. — ARCA practice
- 2:30 - 2:50 p.m. — ARCA qualifying
- 3:35 - 4:30 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS2)
- 4:40 - 5:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
- 6 p.m. — ARCA race (100 laps, 150 miles, FS1)
- 8:30 p.m. — Truck race (134 laps, 201 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Weather
Friday: Sunny with a high of 78 degrees and winds from west to northwest at 10 to 15 mph. It’s expected to be 77 degrees with a 0% chance of rain at the start of the ARCA race. It’s expected to be 73 degrees with a 0% chance of rain at the start of the Truck race.
