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.
Race week will include a Cup Series hauler parade, Trackside Live shows downtown and at-track, driver autograph sessions and live music. Here’s a fan entertainment “off-track” schedule at a glance:
Window World 450 Race Week Entertainment Schedule
Thursday, July 16
7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Cup Series Hauler Parade (Click here for map)
• NASCAR Cup Series transporters depart Rivers Edge and travel through North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro before returning to Rivers Edge.
• Fans encouraged to line the streets and welcome NASCAR Cup teams to kick off race week.
Friday, July 17
1:30–2:15 p.m. – zMAX CARS Tour Driver Autograph Session
• Meet the full zMAX CARS Tour field at the Cracker Barrel Fan Stage at NWS before Friday night’s Spears Manufacturing 75 and Skyline National Bank 100.
Saturday, July 18
9:30–10:15 a.m. – NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Driver Autograph Session
• Meet the competitors for the FaithFest 250 presented by Mercer Transportation at the Cracker Barrel Fan Stage in the NWS Fan Zone.
7:45–8:45 p.m. – Trackside Live in Wilkesboro
(Downtown
Community Commons Park, 102 W. Main St., Wilkesboro)
• Interactive fan show featuring NASCAR personalities and special guests.
• Scheduled appearances include Ryan Preece, Noah Gragson and Kenny Wallace.
• Live concert by country music artist Tim Dugger.
• Free opportunity for fans to experience race weekend in downtown Wilkesboro while supporting local businesses.
Sunday, July 19
3:45–4:45 p.m. – Trackside Live at NWS
Speedway Experience presented by Cracker Barrel
Drivers scheduled to appear:
• Chase Briscoe
• Ty Gibbs
• Austin Cindric
• NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Rusty Wallace
• Ryan Blaney
• Joey Logano
5 p.m. – Sawyer Brown Pre-Race Concert presented by Raymer Oil
• Legendary ‘90s era country music band performs on the frontstretch
• Fans can upgrade to stage-front access by purchasing a pre-race track pass
On the track, the famed .625-mile North Wilkesboro Speedway oval comes alive with a zMAX CARS Tour doubleheader on Friday night, the FaithFest 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race on Saturday and the Window World 450 featuring the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday.
Ticket packages, individual event day tickets and upgrades including Track Passes and scanner rentals can be purchased online at www.northwilkesborospeedway.com.