NASCAR weekend schedules for Dover, Las Vegas

By Jerry BonkowskiOct 2, 2015, 6:00 AM EDT

The first elimination race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup takes place in Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. The 16-driver Chase field will be cut to 12 after the race.

The Xfinity Series will race Saturday at Dover, while later that evening, the Camping World Truck Series will compete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Here’s the weekend schedule (all times listed are Eastern):

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 – DOVER

6:30 am – 6 pm – Sprint Cup garage open
10:30 am – 6:30 pm – Xfinity garage open
11 am – 12:20 pm – Sprint Cup practice (NBCSN, Motor Racing Network)
12:25 pm – Sprint Cup qualifying inspection begins
1:30 – 3:25 pm – Xfinity final practice (NBCSN)
3:45 pm – Sprint Cup qualifying (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 – LAS VEGAS

4 pm – 8 pm – Truck garage open

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 – DOVER

8 am – Xfinity garage opens
9 am – 5:30 pm – Sprint Cup garage open
11 am – 11:55 am – Sprint Cup practice (CNBC, MRN)
12:15 pm – Xfinity qualifying (NBCSN)
1:45 pm – Xfinity driver/crew chief meeting
2 – 2:50 – Sprint Cup final practice (NBCSN, MRN)
3 pm – Xfinity driver introductions
3:30 pm – Xfinity race – Hisense 200 (200 laps, 200 miles) (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 – LAS VEGAS

10 am – Truck garage open
Noon – 2:30 pm – Truck final practice (Fox Sports 2)
6:30 pm – Truck driver/crew chief meeting
7:05 pm – Truck qualifying (Fox Sports 2)
9:30 pm – Driver introductions
10 pm – Truck race – Rhino Linings 350 (146 laps, 219 miles) (Fox Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 – DOVER

8:30 am – Sprint Cup garage opens
12:30 pm – Sprint Cup driver/crew chief meeting
2 pm – Sprint Cup driver introductions
2:30 pm – Sprint Cup race – AAA 400 (400 laps, 400 miles) (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

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Monday Charlotte Cup race: Start time, TV info, weather

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 10:50 AM EDT

After two days of soaking rains, the longest race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is set for a 3 p.m. ET start Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The 600-mile marathon was scheduled for a 6:21 p.m. start Sunday, but persistent rain forced a postponement to Memorial Day.

A look at the Monday Cup schedule:

Details for Monday’s Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start engines will be given at 3:12 p.m. by USO official Barry Morris and retired drivers Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte. … The green flag is scheduled to be waved at 3:23 p.m.

PRERACE: Driver introductions are scheduled at 2:30 p.m. … The invocation will be given by retired Air Force Master Sergeant Monty Self at 3 p.m. … The national anthem will be performed by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Elizabeth Marino at 3:04 p.m.

DISTANCE: The race is 400 laps (600 miles) on the 1.5-mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 100. Stage 2 ends at Lap 200. Stage 3 ends at Lap 300.

STARTING LINEUP: Charlotte Cup starting lineup

TV/RADIO: Fox will broadcast the race at 3 p.m. … Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 3 p.m. and can be heard on goprn.com. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast.

STREAMING: Foxsports.com

FORECAST: Weather Underground — The forecast calls for overcast skies with a high of 71. There is a 15% chance of rain at the start of the race.

LAST TIME: Denny Hamlin won last year’s 600 as the race was extended to two overtimes, making it the longest race in distance in Cup history.

Monday Charlotte Xfinity race: Start time, TV info, weather

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 10:02 AM EDT

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s rescheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race is set for an 11 a.m. start Monday.

The race originally was scheduled Saturday, but was postponed by weather to noon Monday. After Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 Cup Series race also was postponed to Monday, the Xfinity Series race was moved to an 11 a.m. start.

A look at the Monday Xfinity schedule:

Details for Monday’s Xfinity race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start engines will be given at 11:01 a.m. by representatives of race sponsor Alsco Uniforms … The green flag is scheduled to be waved at 11:12 a.m.

PRERACE: Xfinity garage opened at 8 a.m.

DISTANCE: The race is 200 laps (300 miles) on the 1.5-mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 45. Stage 2 ends at Lap 90.

STARTING LINEUP: Charlotte Xfinity starting lineup (Justin Haley will replace Kyle Busch in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing car).

TV/RADIO: FS1 will broadcast the race at 11 a.m. … Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 11 a.m. and can be heard on goprn.com. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast.

STREAMING: Foxsports.com

FORECAST: Weather Underground — The forecast calls for overcast skies with a high of 71. There is a 15% chance of rain at the start of the race.

LAST TIME: Josh Berry won last May’s Xfinity race. Ty Gibbs was second and Sam Mayer third.

Justin Haley replaces Kyle Busch in Kaulig car for Xfinity race

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 7:54 AM EDT

Justin Haley will drive Kaulig Racing’s No. 10 car in Monday morning’s scheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Haley replaces Cup Series regular Kyle Busch, who was scheduled to drive for Kaulig in the 300-miler. The race was postponed from Saturday to Monday because of weather, giving NASCAR a 900-mile doubleheader at the track.

Busch decided to concentrate on the Coca-Cola 600 Cup race, scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.

Haley also will race in the 600.

Ty Gibbs is scheduled to run in both races.

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