Last Updated on May 18, 2024 8:33 pm
NASCAR All-Star Saturday events were canceled late in the afternoon as heavy rains and flooding occurred at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Events were postponed at least twice earlier in the day due to lightning near the track.
The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning at 4:48 pm. According to social media reports, “4:30 pm – 600 block of Speedway Rd. Trees and powerlines down. Scanner report.,…several trees down on Speedway Rd. 4:00 pm Street Flooding – North Wilkesboro – Wilkesboro Ave by Memorial Park.”
Here is the updated schedule, as of 6:15 pm Saturday, for Sunday from NASCAR:
Saturday's Wright Brand 250 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race has been postponed to 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday. Saturday's All-Star Heat Races have been canceled.
Saturday and Sunday tickets will be honored on Sunday. Saturday ticket holders receive priority seating for the Truck Series race, and Sunday ticket holders will receive priority seating for the Cup races in cases of same-seat purchases.
Updated Schedule – Sunday, May 19:
Parking lots / Fan Zone open – 9:00 a.m.
Entry gates open – 10:00 a.m.
Wright Brand 250 – 11:30 a.m.
Warren Zeiders Concert – 2:00 p.m.
Trackside Live – 3:45 p.m.
NASCAR All-Star Open – 5:30 p.m.
NASCAR All-Star Race – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday's Speedway Children's Charities Track Walk and Track Rides have been canceled.
Where’s the track? @NASCAR_Trucks pic.twitter.com/UuWTvZtC7s
Scenes from pit road @NWBSpeedway pic.twitter.com/Pa0JiVFoIv
Never in my life pic.twitter.com/xhi2VbZbv5
Might need a boat to get out of here…. @BassProShops @trackerboats @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/m5BC0S6urL
Bye bye tires pic.twitter.com/PkiRWIHlTm
somebody plz save @christianeckes pic.twitter.com/JZ5F29blz5
And yet these hardy fans remained in their seats the entire time…@NWBSpeedway pic.twitter.com/1M6BQOZ2e9
It appears that the old moonshine stills have indeed burst open at North Wilkesboro. pic.twitter.com/06KhlOzpYG
Duke outage map showing over 900 outages in and around #NorthWilkesboro. #NorthWilkesboroSpeedway @savethespeedway pic.twitter.com/Sn9xDQHIYZ
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