This weekend marks the first of two race weekends this season at Pocono Raceway.
The Cup and Xfinity Series will be in action this weekend at the 2.5-mile Tricky Triangle. The Gander Outdoors Truck Series is off until June 7 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Friday’s forecast, per wunderground.com, calls for partly cloudy skies with a high temperature of 70 degrees. There is 10% chance of rain.
Saturday’s forecast - afternoon thunderstorms expected with a high of 76 degrees. There is a 20% chance of rain at race time. Sunday’s forecast calls for afternoon storms expected with a high of 68 degrees at race time. There is a 60% chance of rain at race time.
Here’s the weekend’s full schedule with TV and radio info.
(All times are Eastern)
Friday, May 31
10 a.m. - 9 p.m. – Xfinity garage open
11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. – Cup garage open
1:05 – 1:55 p.m. – First Xfinity practice (NASCAR.com, Motor Racing Network)
2:05 – 2:55 p.m. – First Cup practice (NASCAR.com, MRN)
3:05 – 3:55 p.m. – Final Xfinity practice (FS2)
4:05 – 4:55 p.m. – Final Cup practice (FS2, MRN)
Saturday, June 1
7 a.m. – 12: 30 p.m. – Cup garage open
8:30 a.m. – Xfinity garage opens
10:05 a.m. – Xfinity qualifying impound (single vehicle/one-lap all positions) (FS1)
11:15 a.m. – Xfinity driver/crew chief meeting
11:35 a.m. – Cup qualifying impound (single vehicle/one-lap all positions) (FS1, MRN)
12:30 p.m. – Xfinity driver introductions
1 p.m. – Pocono Green 250 Xfinity race (Stages 25/50/100 = 100 laps/250 miles) (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, June 2
9 a.m. – Cup garage opens
Noon – Cup driver/crew chief meeting
1:20 p.m. – Cup driver introductions
2 p.m. – Pocono 400 Cup race (Stages 50/100/160 = 160 laps/400 miles) (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)