NASCAR All-Star Race: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

NASCAR fans are in for an action-packed weekend of stock car racing at North Wilkesboro Speedway for the second exhibition race of the 2024 season, the All-Star Race, on Sunday, May 19.

This weekend, the 0.625-mile-long paved oval track on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the second time.

20 All-Star Open drivers will take to the track to compete over 100 laps with a competition break on or around Lap 50. Meanwhile, 20 All-Star race drivers will compete over 200 laps with a competition break on Lap 100 and Lap 150.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week's NASCAR All-Star events at North Wilkesboro Speedway, according to raceweather.net:

Friday, May 17, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series practice/qualifying/Pit Crew Challenge: High 78°F, Low 57°F, Mostly Cloudy with Afternoon Showers & Thunderstorms, South 5-15 mph, and 50% chance of rain.

Saturday, May 18, 2024

All-Star Race Heat 1 and Heat 2: High 65°F, Low 57°F, Overcast with Showers & Thunderstorms, and 80% chance of rain.

Sunday, May 19, 2024

All-Star Race: High 73°F, Low 59°F, Mostly Cloudy with Showers, West-Northwest 5-15 mph, and 40% chance of rain.

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in North Wilkesboro in several ways, especially in May or June.

The factors that could affect Sunday’s race are temperature, rain, wind, visibility, and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 All-Star Race & Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway

The 2024 iteration of the All-Star Open and Race is set to see a total of 20 and 17 Cup Series drivers lined up on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

All-Star Open entry list:

1. #2 - Austin Cindric
2. #3 - Austin Dillon
3. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
4. #7 - Corey LaJoie
5. #10 - Noah Gragson
6. #14 - Chase Briscoe
7. #15 - Cody Ware (i)
8. #21 - Harrison Burton
9. #23 - Bubba Wallace
10. #31 - Daniel Hemric
11. #38 - Todd Gilliland
12. #41 - Ryan Preece
13. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
14. #43 - Erik Jones
15. #48 - Alex Bowman
16. #51 - Justin Haley
17. #54 - Ty Gibbs
18. #66 - Timmy Hill (i)
19. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
20. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)

All-Star entry list:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #5 - Kyle Larson
3. #6 - Brad Keselowski
4. #8 - Kyle Busch
5. #9 - Chase Elliott
6. #11 - Denny Hamlin
7. #12 - Ryan Blaney
8. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger (i)
9. #17 - Chris Buescher
10. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
11. #20 - Christopher Bell
12. #22 - Joey Logano
13. #24 - William Byron
14. #34 - Michael McDowell
15. #45 - Tyler Reddick
16. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17. #99 - Daniel Suárez

Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at North Wilkesboro Speedway for All-Star Race on May 19 at 8 pm ET on FS1 and MRN.