The busy NASCAR weekend kicks off today on two different fronts.
The NASCAR Cup Series has two practice sessions at Sonoma Raceway in California, about 40 miles north of San Francisco.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series has two practice sessions at Iowa Speedway. That’s also the site for the Camping World Truck Series, which has two practice sessions followed by qualifying and then this evening’s M&M’s 200 race. William Byron won this race last year.
Here is today’s schedule for both Iowa and Sonoma:
(All times are Eastern)
At SONOMA
12:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Cup garage open
3 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. – Cup practice (FS1)
6:30 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – Final Cup practice (FS1)
At IOWA
8 a.m. – Truck garage opens
10 – 11:25 a.m. – Truck practice (FS1)
11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Xfinity garage open
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. – Final Truk practice (FS1)
2 – 2:55 p.m. – Xfinity practice (FS1)
5 – 5:55 p.m. – Final Xfinity practice (FS1)
6:05 p.m. – Truck qualifying (multi-vehicle, three rounds) (No TV)
7:30 p.m. – Truck driver/crew chief meeting
8 p.m. – Truck driver introductions
8:30 p.m. – M&M’s 200 Truck race (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR radio)