MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Two of the national NASCAR series are in action on Saturday afternoon and evening at a historic short track, Martinsville Speedway.
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The Xfinity Series teams will take part in three on-track sessions. They will practice, qualify, and race at Martinsville while moving closer to the end of the season. This race will determine which two drivers join Connor Zilisch and Justin Allgaier in the Championship 4.
Aric Almirola, a driver in the owner's championship, will try to win for the third time in the last four Xfinity Series races.
Cup Series teams will practice and qualify. They will set the starting lineup for Sunday's Round of 8 elimination race. These sessions will be pivotal for playoff drivers trying to lock into the Championship 4.
Martinsville Speedway forecast and Saturday schedule
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies. A high of 50 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series playoff race.
Saturday, Oct. 25, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 11:30 a.m. — Xfinity Series garage hours
- 1 - 1:55 p.m. — Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
- 2:05 - 3 p.m. — Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
- 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. — Cup Series practice (truTV, Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 5:40 - 6:30 p.m. — Cup Series qualifying (truTV, Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series race (250 laps, 131.5 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Xfinity Series broadcast info
The pre-race show setting up the Xfinity Series race will begin at 7 p.m. ET on CW. Race coverage will continue on the CW at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Driver introductions will take place at 7:10 p.m. ET. The invocation will take place at 7:33 p.m. ET. The national anthem will take place at 7:34 p.m. ET.
The command to fire engines will take place at 7:41 p.m. ET. The green flag will wave at 7:50 p.m. ET.
Harrison Burton won the pole for Saturday's Xfinity Series race. Carson Kvapil qualified second. Full starting lineup here.
