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Race Week

6:30 a.m. NWS & NASCAR Credentials Open
1 p.m. Parking Lots & Fan Zone Open
1 p.m. Ticket Office Open (Through 8 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. zMAX CARS Tour Driver Autograph Session (Through 2:15 p.m.)
2 p.m. Gates & Suites Open
2 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Practice
3:05 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Qualifying
5:30 p.m. zMAX CARS Tour Driver Introductions (Both Series)
6 p.m. zMAX CARS Tour PLM Spears Manufacturing 75
7 p.m. zMAX CARS Tour LMSC Skyline National Bank 100

*Schedule subject to change.

8:30 a.m. NWS & NASCAR Credentials Open
8:30 a.m. Parking Lots & Fan Zone Open
9 a.m. Ticket Office Open (Through 5 p.m.)
10 a.m. Gates & Suites Open
11:50 a.m. Grid Access Open To Properly Credentialed Guests (Until End Of Anthem; On Pit Road)
12:10 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Driver Introductions
12:30 p.m. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series FaithFest 250 (Stages 70/140/250 Laps = 156.25 Miles)
5 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Practice
6:10 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying

*Schedule subject to change.

12:30 p.m. Parking Lots Open
1 p.m. Fan Zone Open
2 p.m. Ticket Office Open (Through 8 p.m.)
2:30 p.m. NWS & NASCAR Credentials Open (Through 7 p.m.)
3:30 p.m. Gates & Suites Open
3:30 p.m. GARAGE & PIT PASS HOLDER - GARAGE ACCESS PERMITTED
3:30 p.m. Fan Track Access (Frontstretch)
5 p.m. Sawyer Brown Pre-Race Concert pres. by Raymer
5:30 p.m. Grid Access Open To Properly Credentialed Guests (Until End Of Anthem; On Pit Road)
6:30 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
7 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series Window World 450 (Stages 80/265/450 = 281.25 Miles)

*Schedule subject to change.

Latest News

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Monday, July 13, 2026
Official commemorative souvenir program celebrating "Outlaw Roots. Racing Soul." available for Window World 450 in print and digital formats
Recent Headlines
07/11/26
The countdown is on for one of the most anticipated race weekends of the NASCAR Cup Series season.
07/10/26
When race fans from around the world arrive for the first NASCAR Cup points race in 30 years at North Wilkesboro Speedway, they’ll find four days of entertainment off the track before the green flag drops for the Window World 450 on July 19.
07/10/26
In less than a week, thousands of fans will head to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the inaugural Window World 450, marking the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at the historic venue in nearly three decades.
07/09/26
For generations, North Wilkesboro Speedway has represented the heart of NASCAR. This summer, as the NASCAR Cup Series returns for the inaugural Window World 450—the first points-paying Cup Series race at the legendary short track in nearly three decades—the historic venue once again becomes the place where NASCAR's past and present come together.