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
— North Wilkesboro Speedway (@NWBSpeedway) May 18, 2024
Scenes from pit road 😬 @NWBSpeedway pic.twitter.com/Pa0JiVFoIv
— Timmy Hill (@TimmyHillRacer) May 18, 2024
Never in my life pic.twitter.com/xhi2VbZbv5
— Elijah Burke (@ElijahWhosoever) May 18, 2024
Might need a boat to get out of here…. @BassProShops @trackerboats @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/m5BC0S6urL
— James Small (@james_small) May 18, 2024
Bye bye tires 👋🏼 pic.twitter.com/PkiRWIHlTm
— Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) May 18, 2024
somebody plz save @christianeckes pic.twitter.com/JZ5F29blz5
— TRICON (@TRICONGarage) May 18, 2024
And yet these hardy fans remained in their seats the entire time…@NWBSpeedway pic.twitter.com/1M6BQOZ2e9
— CupScene.com (@cupscene) May 18, 2024
It appears that the old moonshine stills have indeed burst open at North Wilkesboro. pic.twitter.com/06KhlOzpYG
— Jenna Fryer (@JennaFryer) May 18, 2024
Duke outage map showing over 900 outages in and around #NorthWilkesboro. #NorthWilkesboroSpeedway @savethespeedway pic.twitter.com/Sn9xDQHIYZ
— WataugaOnline (@WataugaOnline) May 18, 2024
