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NASCAR weekend schedule, forecast for Sonoma Raceway


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Two of the national NASCAR series and the ARCA Menards Series West compete this weekend at Sonoma Raceway.

ARCA Menards Series West teams will kick off the weekend with a Friday evening race. Ryan Preece won last season's race at Sonoma in a one-off start.

The Xfinity Series teams will race Saturday afternoon for only the second time at the California road course. Cup teams will race Sunday afternoon. This is the 35th time since 1989 Cup teams have raced at Sonoma.

Martin Truex Jr. is the defending winner of the Cup race. He has four wins at Sonoma, three since 2018. Aric Almirola won last season's Xfinity race at Sonoma in a one-off start for RSS Racing.

Sonoma Raceway forecast and schedule

Friday forecast: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 79 degrees and a 6% chance of rain.

Saturday forecast: Partly cloudy skies with a high of 79 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

Sunday forecast: Partly cloudy skies with a high of 77 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Cup race.

Friday, June 7, schedule (Eastern Time)

Saturday, June 8, schedule (Eastern Time)

Sunday, June 9, schedule (Eastern Time)