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NASCAR weekend schedule, forecast for Phoenix championships

The NASCAR season has officially reached its end point. Only one race weekend remains as the three national NASCAR series head to Phoenix Raceway to determine the champions.

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The weekend will begin with Craftsman Truck Series teams racing on the 1-mile track. Corey Heim, Tyler Ankrum, Ty Majeski, and Kaden Honeycutt will battle for the title.

The ARCA Menards Series West and Xfinity Series teams will then take center stage on Saturday. The Xfinity race will feature Justin Allgaier, Connor Zilisch, Jesse Love, and Carson Kvapil racing for the title.

The Cup Series teams will close out the season with a Sunday afternoon race. Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, and William Byron will race for the championship. This will mark the first season since 2021 that Team Penske does not win the title.

Phoenix Raceway forecast and weekend schedule

Thursday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for sunny skies throughout the day, a high of 91 degrees, and no chance of rain.

Friday forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies throughout the day. A high of 87 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series championship race.

Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 87 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series championship race

Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies. A high of 85 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series championship race.

Thursday, Oct. 30, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. — Truck Series garage hours
  • 7:35 - 8:25 p.m. — Truck Series practice (No TV)

Friday, Oct. 31, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 10 a.m. — Truck Series garage hours
  • 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. — ARCA West garage hours
  • 1:30 - 9 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
  • 1:30 - 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series garage hours
  • 2 - 2:45 p.m. — ARCA West practice (no TV)
  • 3 - 3:20 p.m. — ARCA West qualifying (no TV)
  • 3:35 - 4:25 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
  • 4:35 - 5:25 p.m. — Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
  • 5:35 - 6:25 p.m. — Cup Series practice (truTV, Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Truck Series race (150 laps, 150 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Saturday, Nov. 1, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 10:30 a.m. — Xfinity Series garage hours
  • 11 a.m. — ARCA West garage hours
  • 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
  • 1:30 p.m. — ARCA West race (100 laps, 100 miles, FloRacing)
  • 3:30 - 4:25 p.m. — Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
  • 5 - 6 p.m. — Cup Series qualifying (truTV, Max, radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
  • 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series race (200 laps, 200 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, Nov. 2, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 10:30 a.m. — Cup Series garage hours
  • 3 p.m. — Cup Series race (312 laps, 312 miles. NBC, streaming on Peacock, in-car cameras on Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)