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Brickyard 400 weekend schedule for NASCAR; TV, live stream info

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This weekend will mark the first doubleheader for the NASCAR Cup Series and NTT IndyCar Series as they both compete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making the Brickyard 400 weekend schedule a busy one (Sunday, 4 pm ET on NBC and the NBC Sports app).

They’ll be joined by the Xfinity Series, which will hold its first race on the IMS road course today (3 pm ET on NBC and the NBC Sports app) after the IndyCar race. The series will get two practice sessions before Saturday’s race, the first practice sessions for any NASCAR series since the sport returned in May.

The weekend culminates Sunday with the Cup Series’ Brickyard 400.

All three races will air on NBC. You can stream the Xinfity race here. You can stream the Cup race here.

RELATED: Brickyard 400 entry lists

For Saturday, wunderground.com forecasts partly cloudy skies, a high of 90 degrees and a 24% chance of rain for the start of the Xfinity race.

For Sunday, the forecast is for partly cloudy skies, a high of 91 degrees and a 14% chance of rain for the start of the Cup race.

Here’s the full Brickyard 400 weekend schedule with TV and radio info:

(All times are Eastern)

Brickyard 400 schedule: Thursday, July 2

4 - 4:30 p.m. - Xfinity rookie meeting (electronic communication)

4 - 8 p.m.- IndyCar haulers enter (screening and equipment upload)

Brickyard 400 schedule: Friday, July 3

6 a.m. - 9 p.m. - IndyCar garage open

7:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Xfinity haulers enters (screening in progress)

10 a.m. - IndyCar team manager/crew chief meeting

10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Xfinity garage access screening in progress

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - First IndyCar practice (NBC Gold)

1:30 - 2:25 p.m. - First Xfinity practice (NBC Sports App)

3 - 3:55 p.m. - Final Xfinity practice (NBC Sports App)

4:30 - 5:45 p.m. - IndyCar qualifying (NBCSN)

5 p.m. - Xfinity driver/crew chief meeting (electronic communication)

Brickyard 400 weekend schedule: Saturday, July 4

6 a.m. - IndyCar garage opens

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Xfinity garage access screening in progress

9 - 9:30 a.m. - IndyCar warm-up and pit stop practice

10:30 a.m. - IndyCar driver, team manager and spotter meeting

11:30 a.m. - IndyCar engine prime and final adjustments

11:45 a.m - IndyCar drivers report to cars

Noon - IndyCar race; 80 laps/207.32 miles (NBC, IMS Radio Network)

2:30 p.m. - Xfinity drivers report to cars

3 p.m. - Xfinity Series; 62 laps/151.22 miles (NBC, Performance Radio Network/IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

5 p.m. - Cup driver/crew chief meeting (electronic communication)

5:30 p.m. - Xfinity haulers leave

6 - 9 p.m. - Track conversion to oval layout

8 - 10 p.m. - Cup haulers enter

Brickyard 400 weekend schedule: Sunday, July 5

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Cup garage access screening in progress

2 - 3 p.m. - Cup engine prime and final adjustments (pit road)

3:50 p.m. - Cup drivers report to cars

4 p.m. - Brickyard 400; 160 laps/400 miles (NBC, PRN/IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

8:30 p.m. - Cup haulers exit