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Weekend schedule for NASCAR at Martinsville Speedway

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500

MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 29: Cars race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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NASCAR returns to its backyard this weekend after the three week West Coast swing.

The Cup and Camping World Truck Series visit Martinsville Speedway in Southern Virginia.

The weekend is capped off by Sunday’s STP 500. It will be the first Cup race broadcast on Fox Sports 1 this year.

Here’s the full weekend schedule complete with TV and radio info.

(All times are Eastern)

Friday, March 23

8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. -- Truck garage opens

11:05 - 11:55 a.m. -- Truck practice (No TV)

1:05 - 1:55 p.m. -- Truck practice (Fox Sports 1)

3:05 - 3:55 p.m. -- Final Truck practice (FS1)

Saturday, March 24

7 a.m. - 8 p.m. -- Cup garage open

7:30 a.m. -- Truck garage opens

10:05 - 10:55 a.m. -- Cup practice (FS1, MRN)

11:05 a.m. -- Truck qualifying; multi-truck/three rounds (FS1)

12:15 p.m. -- Truck driver-crew chief meeting

12:30 - 1:20 p.m. -- Final Cup practice (FS1, MRN)

1:30 p.m. -- Truck driver introductions

2 p.m. -- Alpha Energy Solutions 250; 250 laps/131.5 miles (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

5:10 p.m. -- Cup qualifying; multi-car/three rounds (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, March 25

9:30 a.m. -- Cup garage opens

Noon -- Driver-crew chief meeting

1:20 p.m. -- Driver introductions

2 p.m. -- STP 500; 500 laps/263 miles (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)