All three of the national NASCAR series are in action for a busy playoff weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.
Craftsman Truck Series teams will kick off the Round of 8 after Ben Rhodes and Daniel Dye were eliminated from championship contention at Kansas last weekend.
Xfinity Series teams will continue the opening round of the playoffs while the Cup Series teams will continue the second round of the playoffs.
No drivers from either series have secured spots in the Round of 8 due to non-playoff drivers -- Aric Almirola and Ross Chastain -- winning last weekend's races at Kansas.
Talladega is a superspeedway, so the weekend will not include any practice sessions. Teams across the national series will simply qualify and then race.
Talladega Superspeedway forecast and weekend schedule
Friday forecast: Rain showers in the morning with clear skies in the afternoon. A high of 79 degrees and an 18% chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series race.
Saturday forecast: Partly cloudy skies. A high of 83 degrees and a 5% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
Sunday forecast: Partly cloudy skies throughout the day. A high of 80 degrees and a 3% chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.
Friday, Oct. 4 (Eastern Time)
- 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 11 a.m. -- Truck Series garage hours
- 1 - 7 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 1 - 2:30 p.m. -- Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
- 4:30 p.m. -- Truck Series race (85 laps, 226.1 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday, Oct. 5 (Eastern Time)
- 9:30 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (USA Network, Streaming on NBC Sports app)
- 1:30 - 3 p.m. -- Cup qualifying (USA Network, Streaming on NBC Sports app, radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 4 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (94 laps, 250.04 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, Oct. 6 (Eastern Time)
- 11 a.m. -- Cup Series garage opens
- 2 p.m. -- Cup Series race (188 laps, 500.08 miles. NBC, streaming on NBC Sports app, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)