NASCAR Friday schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
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NASCAR Friday schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway will open for business with 10 hours of virtually nonstop racing activity. ARCA will hit the track from 1:30-2:50 p.m. ET for practice and qualifying to set the field for a 100-lap race. Tanner Gray, who is entered in the Truck race at Charlotte, won last year’s event. Defending winner Nick Sanchez isn’t on the entry list this time.
ARCA will hit the track from 1:30-2:50 p.m. ET for practice and qualifying to set the field for a 100-lap race at 6 p.m. ET. Tanner Gray, who is entered in the Truck race at Charlotte, won last year’s event.
In the Craftsman Truck Series, practice will begin at 3:35 p.m. ET and followed immediately by qualifying for a 134-lap race starting at 8:30 p.m. Defending winner Nick Sanchez isn’t on the entry list this time.
Good news/bad news for NASCAR Cup teams ahead of Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Cup drivers will compete in the longest race of the season Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Coca-Cola 600 schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
(All Times Eastern)
Friday, May 23
Garage open
1 – 6 p.m. — Xfinity
10:30 a.m. – 11:55 p.m. — Truck Series
9 a.m. – 11 p.m. — ARCA
Track activity
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. — ARCA practice
2:30 – 2:50 p.m. — ARCA qualifying
3:35 – 4:30 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS2)
4:40 – 5:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
6 p.m. — ARCA race (100 laps, 150 miles, FS1)
8:30 p.m. — Truck race (134 laps, 201 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Weather
NASCAR Friday schedule 2025: Here’s what today’s schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway looks like
The 2025 NASCAR Truck Series and ARCA teams are scheduled to be at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23. The racing action of the season’s 13th action-packed weekend will kick off at the 1.5-mile-long track. The Truck Series teams will also take part in practice and qualifying before concluding their day with the main event at 8:30 pm ET. The weather forecast for Friday in Charlotte is predicted to be sunny with a high temperature of 78 degrees and a 0% chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series race. The ARCA Menards Series drivers will also kick off the weekend withpractice and qualifying at 1:30pm ET and 2:30am ET, respectively, before the 100-lap main event. The Xfinity Series race will be available on FS1, and radio coverage will beavailable on SiriusXM NASCAR radio. The entry list for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is as follows:
NASCAR Friday schedule 2025: Here’s what today’s schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway looks like
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The 2025 NASCAR Truck Series and ARCA teams are scheduled to be at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23, as the racing action of the season’s 13th action-packed weekend will kick off at the 1.5-mile-long track.
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The NASCAR ARCA Menards Series drivers will kick off the weekend with practice and qualifying at 1:30 pm ET and 2:30 pm ET, respectively, before the 100-lap main event at 6 pm ET.
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The Truck Series teams will also take part in practice and qualifying before concluding their day with the main event at 8:30 pm ET.
The weather forecast for Friday in Charlotte is predicted to be sunny with a high temperature of 78 degrees and a 0% chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series.
Complete NASCAR’s Friday schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Here’s the complete schedule for Friday’s on-track action of the NASCAR Truck Series and ARCA race at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
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Friday, May 23, 2025
Garage open
1 pm ET – 6 pm ET: Xfinity Series
10:30 am ET – 11:55 pm ET: Truck Series
9 am ET – 11 pm ET: ARCA Series
Track activity
1:30 pm ET – 2:15 pm ET: ARCA Series practice
2:30 pm ET – 2:50 pm ET: ARCA Series qualifying
3:35 pm ET – 4:30 pm ET: Truck Series practice
4:40 pm ET – 5:30 pm ET: Truck Series qualifying
6 pm ET: ARCA Race (100 laps & 150 miles)
8:30 pm ET: Truck Series race (134 laps & 201 miles)
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Friday’s NASCAR track action at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be available on FS1, and radio coverage will be available on SiriusXM NASCAR radio.
North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Entry List
Here’s the entry list for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
#02 – Stefan Parsons #07 – BJ McLeod #1 – Brandon Jones #2 – Cody Dennison #5 – Toni Breidinger #7 – Kyle Busch #9 – Grant Enfinger #11 – Corey Heim #13 – Jake Garcia #15 – Tanner Gray #17 – Gio Ruggiero #18 – Tyler Ankrum #19 – Daniel Hemric #22 – Mason Maggio #26 – Dawson Sutton #33 – Frankie Muniz #34 – Layne Riggs #38 – Chandler Smith #42 – Matt Mills #44 – Ross Chastain #45 – Kaden Honeycutt #52 – Stewart Friesen #56 – Timmy Hill #66 – Luke Fenhaus #71 – Rajah Caruth #75 – Parker Kligerman #76 – Spencer Boyd #77 – Andres Perez De Lara #81 – Connor Mosack #88 – Matt Crafton #90 – Justin Carroll #91 – Jack Wood #98 – Ty Majeski #99 – Ben Rhodes
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NASCAR Friday schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway will open for business with 10 hours of virtually nonstop racing. ARCA will hit the track from 1:30-2:50 p.m. ET for practice and qualifying to set the field for a 100-lap race. Tanner Gray, who is entered in the Truck race at Charlotte, won last year’s event. Defending winner Nick Sanchez isn’t on the entry list this time.
ARCA will hit the track from 1:30-2:50 p.m. ET for practice and qualifying to set the field for a 100-lap race at 6 p.m. ET. Tanner Gray, who is entered in the Truck race at Charlotte, won last year’s event.
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In the Craftsman Truck Series, practice will begin at 3:35 p.m. ET and followed immediately by qualifying for a 134-lap race starting at 8:30 p.m. Defending winner Nick Sanchez isn’t on the entry list this time.
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Good news/bad news for NASCAR Cup teams ahead of Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte
Cup drivers will compete in the longest race of the season Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Coca-Cola 600 schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway
(All Times Eastern)
Friday, May 23
Garage open
1 – 6 p.m. — Xfinity
10:30 a.m. – 11:55 p.m. — Truck Series
9 a.m. – 11 p.m. — ARCA
Track activity
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. — ARCA practice
2:30 – 2:50 p.m. — ARCA qualifying
3:35 – 4:30 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS2)
4:40 – 5:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
6 p.m. — ARCA race (100 laps, 150 miles, FS1)
8:30 p.m. — Truck race (134 laps, 201 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Weather
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