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NASCAR weekend schedule at Kansas Speedway


The NASCAR season continues with a trip to America's Heartland as two of the national series take on Kansas Speedway.

Craftsman Truck Series teams will practice, qualify, and race on Saturday while taking part in a one-day show. Cup Series teams will practice and qualify on Saturday before racing on Sunday.

ARCA Menards Series teams will also be in action to kick off the weekend. They will practice, qualify, and race on Friday.

Xfinity Series teams are off for the next two weeks. They will not race until Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Kansas Speedway forecast and weekend schedule

Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 71 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the ARCA Menards Series race.

Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 74 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series race.

Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 77 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.

Friday, May 9, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 8 a.m. -- ARCA Menards Series garage hours
  • 3:30 - 8:30 p.m. -- Truck Series garage hours
  • 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series optional open practice (No TV)
  • 5 - 5:45 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series practice (No TV)
  • 6 - 6:20 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series qualifying (No TV)
  • 8 p.m. -- ARCA Menards Series race (100 laps, 150 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Saturday, May 10, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
  • 12:30 p.m. -- Truck Series garage hours
  • 2:05 - 3 p.m. -- Truck Series practice (FS2)
  • 3:10 - 4 p.m. -- Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
  • 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (Streaming on Prime Video)
  • 5:40 - 6:30 p.m. -- Cup Series qualifying (Streaming on Prime Video)
  • 7:30 p.m. -- Truck Series race (134 laps, 201 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on NASCAR Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, May 11, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 12 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
  • 3 p.m. -- Cup Series race (267 laps, 400.5 miles. FS1, in-car cameras on Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)