TV channel, schedule from North Wilkesboro

As Monty Python would say, “And now for something completely different.”

Drivers will practice entering and exiting the pits. Crews will practice, and compete, during what happens between that entrance and exit.

We’ll see heat races as well as something resembling the Last Chance Qualifier you get at the local short-track show.

But there will also be racing, and it’ll look rather familiar. Even the venue is starting to look familiar again. This is Year 3 for ancient North Wilkesboro Speedway to welcome NASCAR’s annual All-Star Race weekend. At five-eighths of a mile with a little bit of banking in the corners (14 degrees), it can be a racy little joint.

There will be plenty of opportunities to showcase that possibility over the next few days.

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Friday: North Wilkesboro pit road is host to action

4 p.m.: Pit Road qualifying entry/exit practice (FS2).

5 p.m.: All-Star practice (FS2).

6 p.m.: Qualifying/All-Star Pit Crew Challenge (FS1).

Saturday: NASCAR Truck Series race, All-Star heats take over

9:35 a.m.: Truck Series practice (FS2).

10:35 a.m.: Truck Series qualifying (FS2).

1:30 p.m.: Truck Series, Window World 250 (FS1).

5:10 p.m.: All-Star Race, Heat 1 (FS2).

6:15 p.m.: All-Star Race, Heat 2 (FS2).

Sunday: NASCAR at North Wilkesboro gets All-Star treatment

5 p.m.: All-Star Open (FS1).

8 p.m.: Cup Series All-Star Race (FS1).