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NASCAR weekend schedule, forecast for Iowa Speedway


NASCAR Cup Series teams take on Iowa Speedway for the first time this weekend while capping off a busy weekend.

Xfinity Series teams and ARCA Menards Series teams will also be in the Hawkeye State to compete on the .875-mile paved oval. Chase Briscoe won the last race at Iowa in 2019.

Iowa Speedway has hosted 17 ARCA races, 13 Truck races, and 20 Xfinity races. The track, which Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace helped design, is a new addition to the Cup schedule as part of a deal announced last October.

NASCAR teams will have extra time on track Friday due to Iowa being a new track. They will practice for 50 minutes instead of only 20.

Iowa Speedway forecast and schedule

Friday forecastMostly sunny skies with a high of 86 degrees and a 3% chance of rain.

Saturday forecastRain showers early with cloudy skies as the day progresses. A high of 81 degrees and a 15% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

Sunday forecast: Partly cloudy skies with the possibility of a stray thunderstorm. A high of 90 degrees and an 18% chance of rain at the start of the Cup race.

Friday, June 14, schedule (Eastern Time)

9 a.m. -- ARCA Menards Series garage hours
1:30 - 7:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
1:30 - 9 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
3 - 3:45 p.m. -- ARCA practice (No TV)
4 - 4:20 p.m. -- ARCA qualifying (No TV)
4:35 - 5:25 p.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app)
5:35 - 6:25 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app, Radio coverage on MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
8 p.m. -- ARCA race (150 laps, 131.25 miles. FS1, MRN)

Saturday, June 15, schedule (Eastern Time)

7:30 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- Cup Series garage opens
12:05 - 1 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app)
1:05 - 2:30 p.m. -- Cup qualifying (USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
3:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (250 laps, 218.75  miles. USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, June 16, schedule (Eastern Time)

4 p.m. -- Cup Series garage opens
7 p.m. -- Cup Series race (350 laps, 306.25 miles. USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)