NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series teams head to Richmond Raceway this weekend for some short track racing. The Xfinity Series teams head to Road America for a road course race.
Richmond Weekend Schedule (Cup and Truck Series)
Weekend weather
Friday: Partly cloudy with a potential for a stray thunderstorm. High of 99 degrees. Forecast for the start of Truck qualifying calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 97 degrees and a 19% chance of rain.
Saturday: Mostly sunny early with scattered thunderstorms later in the day. High of 99 degrees and a 15% chance of rain. Forecast for the start of the Truck Series race calls for scattered thunderstorms, a high of 89 degrees and a 24% chance of rain.
Sunday: Forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. High of 83 degrees and a 67% chance of precipitation at the start of the Cup race.
Friday, July 28
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 12 - 7 p.m. — Craftsman Truck Series
Track activity
- 5 – 5:30 p.m. — Truck Series practice (no TV)
- 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (no TV)
Saturday, July 29
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Cup Series
- 3 p.m. — Truck Series
Track activity
- 12:35 - 1:20 p.m. — Cup practice (USA Network)
- 1:20 - 2:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (USA Network)
- 7:30 p.m. — Truck Series race (250 laps, 187.5 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, July 30
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 12 p.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
- 3 p.m. — Cup race (400 laps, 300 miles; USA Network, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Road America Weekend Schedule (Xfinity Series)
Weekend weather
Friday: Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms throughout the afternoon. High of 83 degrees. Forecast for the start of Xfinity qualifying calls for scattered thunderstorms, a high of 77 degrees and a 56% chance of rain.
Saturday: Partly cloudy skies. High of 79 degrees. Forecast for the start of the Xfinity race calls for sunny skies, a high of 78 degrees and a 0% chance of rain.
Friday, July 28
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 12 - 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series
Track activity
- 5 - 5:50 p.m. — Xfinity practice (USA Network)
- 6 - 7 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (USA Network)
Saturday, July 29
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 12 p.m. — Xfinity Series
Track activity
- 3 p.m. — Xfinity race (45 laps, 182.16 miles; NBC, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
