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Dover Motor Speedway weekend schedule, forecast


The NASCAR season continues this weekend with a trip to Dover Motor Speedway.

This marks the lone trip to the Delaware track this season for the Xfinity Series and Cup Series teams, a trend that began with the 2021 season when one of Dover's dates went to Nashville Superspeedway. The ARCA Menards Series teams will also take part in the race weekend.

The Dover weekend schedule begins with a Friday night ARCA race. It continues with the Xfinity race on Saturday and the Cup race on Sunday.

Dover Motor Speedway forecast and schedule

Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for partly cloudy skies in the morning and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A high of 86 degrees and a 46% chance of rain at the start of the ARCA Menards Series race.

Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies throughout the day. A high of 85 degrees and a 12% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series race.

Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms. A high of 85 degrees and a 44% chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.

Friday, July 18, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 9:30 a.m. -- ARCA Menards Series garage hours
  • 1 - 6 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
  • 1:40 - 2:25 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series practice (No TV)
  • 2:40 - 3 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series qualifying (No TV)
  • 5 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series race (150 laps, 150 miles. FS1)

Saturday, July 19, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
  • 9:30 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage opens
  • 11 - 11:55 a.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
  • 12:05 - 1 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
  • 1:35 - 2:35 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (truTV, streaming on Max, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
  • 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. -- Cup Series qualifying (truTV, streaming on Max, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
  • 4:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (200 laps, 200 miles. CW, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, July 20, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 11 a.m. -- Cup Series garage opens
  • 2 p.m. -- Cup Series race (400 laps, 400 miles. TNT and truTV, streaming on Max, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)