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North Wilkesboro Truck Qualifying Axed; Practice Running at 10:40 AM ET

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After some early-morning precipitation in the North Wilkesboro, North Carolina area, NASCAR has decided to ax qualifying for Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event, due to inclement weather.

With only 34 drivers on the revised entry list for Saturday’s 250-lap contest from the historic 0.620-mile short track, all teams that have arrived at North Wilkesboro Speedway will be taking the green flag.

The starting lineup will be determined by the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rule Book.

However, NASCAR says that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will run practice, as usual, at 10:40 AM ET.

Corey Heim, a three-time winner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2025, will be leading the field to green in his No. 11 Mobil 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for TRICON Garage, based on NASCAR’s Performance Metric.

Kyle Busch (No. 07) and Sammy Smith (No. 7), who are teammates at Spire Motorsports for this weekend’s event at North Wilkesboro, will roll from second and third at the start of Saturday afternoon’s event.

Rookie of the Year (ROTY) contender Gio Ruggiero, in the TRICON Garage No. 17, will roll from fourth place, with Jake Garcia completing the top-five starters.

Stewart Friesen, Daniel Hemric, Grant Enfinger, Kaden Honeycutt, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debutant Brent Crews will round out the top-10 starters.

Other notable starters for Saturday’s event include: Ben Rhodes (11th), Ty Majeski (12th), Tyler Ankrum (13th), Chandler Smith (14th), Rajah Caruth (18th), and Layne Riggs (26th).

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