NASCAR 2023 North Wilkesboro schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Darlington Raceway may have been throwback weekend, but NASCAR's return to North Wilkesboro is the ultimate throwback.

NASCAR returns to one of the original circuits that was part of the inaugural Cup season in 1949, a track that hasn't hosted a Cup race since 1996 and hasn't been repaved since the early 1980s.

William Byron won his third race of the season last weekend at Darlington, but Ross Chastain was again the story. After crashing out of the race lead in the closing laps while battling Kyle Larson, Rick Hendrick had some harsh words for the championship leader.

Both Trackhouse Racing team owner Justin Marks and Chastain have spoken this week, reflecting on what went wrong and what the driver of the No. 1 can do better in the future. Chastain also had conversations with Hendrick, Larson, and Chevrolet representatives. 

The festivities at North Wilkesboro began with three late model races on Wednesday. They were won by Augie Grill (CARS Tour Late Model Pro), Brenden "Butterbean" Queen (CARS Tour Late Model Stock), and Bubba Pollard (ASA STARS National Tour).

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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Axalta Throwback Chevrolet Camaro (Photo by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Images)

What is the NASCAR All-Star Race weekend schedule?

(Schedule is tentative and subject to change)

Friday, May 19

3:05 p.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series practice - FS1

4:00 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series practice - FS1

5:45 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series pit crew challenge - FS1

Saturday, May 20

10:30 a.m. ET – NASCAR Truck Series qualifying - FS1

1:30 p.m. ET - NASCAR Truck Series race (250 laps) - FOX

7:35 p.m. ET - NASCAR Cup Series heat races - FS1

Sunday, May 21

5:30 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series Open Race (100 laps) – FS1 

8:00 p.m. ET – NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race (200 laps) – FS1 

How can I watch?

• Date: Sunday, May 21
• TV show start time: 5:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: FS1 | TSN 3/5 (Canada)
• Live stream: FOX Sports streaming; fuboTV
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Renovated North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Motor Speedway grand opening (Photo by: Grace Krenrich)

Who is racing at North Wilkesboro?

21 drivers are already locked into the main event. The top-two finishers from Open race, plus the Fan Vote recipient will also earn a place in the main event. 16 drivers are entered in the Open race.

More about the race format can be found HERE.

All-Star Race entry list

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
43	Erik Jones	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
99	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing Team	Chevrolet

NASCAR All-Star Open Entry list

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
7	Corey Lajoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
13	Chandler Smith	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
15	J.J. Yeley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
16	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
31	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Ryan Preece	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
42	Noah Gragson	Petty GMS Motorsports	Chevrolet
48	Josh Berry	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Ryan Newman	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
77	Ty Dillon	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
78	Josh Bilicki	Live Fast Motorsports	Ford