Mother Nature is forcing NASCAR to begin their Saturday at North Wilkesboro on a sour note, cancelling Truck Series qualifying due to rain.
FOX’s Bob Pockrass shared the news to X, “Truck qualifying canceled. Almirola will be dnq. Order by the metric,” he reported on Saturday morning. Afterwards, he provided the full order for the upcoming race, which will hopefully be able to be run in full. Check it out below.
This isn’t the first event this weekend to be changed due to rain, as qualifying and the pit crew challenge for the Cup Series was postponed on Friday evening due to weather, as well. NASCAR also dealt with challenges regarding Mother Nature during last season’s iteration.
North Wilkesboro is still an awesome track for the NASCAR Cup Series and Truck Series, but perhaps fans need to do a rain dance next time the campaign moves to their area.
Kevin Harvick predicts winner for 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro
This Sunday, North Wilkesboro Speedway hosts the 40th NASCAR All-Star Race, the iconic racetrack’s second consecutive year hosting the event.
Kyle Larson, last year’s winner, is back to defend his crown but Kevin Harvick is going with one of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates to get it done at North Wilkesboro. Speaking on his “Happy Hour” podcast, Harvick picked William Byron to win his first career All-Star Race.
“I’m gonna pick William Byron because he did the tire test there, and I think those guys are gonna have a little bit of an advantage,” Harvick said.
Byron finished P20 at North Wilkesboro last year and comes into this year’s event riding a hot streak. In his last eight starts, he’s tallied two wins and six top 10s. He sits fifth in the points standings and is one of two drivers with three victories this season, the other being Denny Hamlin.
“This race is just as competitive. A chance to win a million dollars. It’s a stat that people talk about even after your career is over,” Byron said. “It’s ‘how many championships do you have, how many DAYTONA 500 wins and how many All-Star wins?’ It matters. The difference is you know that there’s no points on the line, so it’s a bit more aggressive. We were lucky enough to do the tire test this year but that was before we knew about the option tire. We ran about 600 laps that test, so we feel pretty good about our setup.”
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