Two of the national NASCAR series head to the biggest track on the schedule this weekend. They will compete at Talladega Superspeedway.
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The O'Reilly Auto Parts Series teams will be in action on Friday and Saturday as they qualify and race. The Cup Series teams will be in action on Saturday and Sunday as they qualify and race. The Jack Link's 500 weekend will not feature practice sessions.
ARCA Menards Series teams will also compete this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. They will practice on Friday and then race on Saturday. They will not have traditional qualifying.
Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway forecast and weekend schedule
Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for mostly sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 84 degrees and a 6% chance of rain.
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for rain showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. A high of 77 degrees and a 57% chance of rain at the start of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race.
Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies throughout the day with some early fog. A high of 81 degrees and an 11% chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.
Friday, April 24, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series garage hours
- 10:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 1:30 - 7:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series practice (No TV)
- 5:30 - 7 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying (CW app)
Saturday, April 25 schedule (Eastern Time)
- 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 9:30 a.m. — ARCA Menards Series garage hours
- 12 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. — Cup Series qualifying (Prime Video, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 12:30 p.m. — ARCA Menards Series race (76 laps, 202.16 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 4 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race (113 laps, 300.58 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, April 26, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 12 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 3 p.m. — Jack Link's 500 Cup Series race (188 laps, 500.08 miles. Fox, in-car cameras on Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
