The three national NASCAR series are in action this weekend for a trip to Indianapolis. They will compete at two different tracks.
The Craftsman Truck Series teams will return from a three-week break for a short track race. They will compete at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday night. The ARCA Menards Series teams will join in on the fun at IRP with a Friday afternoon race.
The Xfinity Series teams and Cup Series teams will return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway while continuing the season. This weekend will culminate with the Brickyard 400 crown jewel race.
This Indianapolis race weekend marks the final event on the TNT Sports schedule. NBC Sports will return to NASCAR next weekend at Iowa Speedway.
Indianapolis forecast
Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. A high of 84 degrees and a 32% chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series race.
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. A high of 85 degrees and a 46% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series race.
Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. A high of 87 degrees and a 33% chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway schedule
Friday, July 25, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 12:05 - 12:55 p.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
- 1:05 - 1:55 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (truTV, Max, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network)
Saturday, July 26, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 8 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 1 - 1:55 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
- 2:35 - 3:30 p.m. -- Cup Series qualifying (truTV, Max, Radio coverage on IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 4:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (100 laps, 250 miles. CW. Radio coverage on IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, July 27, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 11 a.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 2 p.m. -- Cup Series race (160 laps, 400 miles. TNT, truTV, Max, Radio coverage on IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park schedule
Friday, July 25, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 9 a.m. -- ARCA Menards Series garage hours
- 10 a.m. -- Truck Series garage hours
- 1 - 1:45 p.m. -- ARCA practice (No TV)
- 2 - 2:20 p.m. -- ARCA qualifying (No TV)
- 3:05 - 4 p.m. -- Truck Series practice (FS1)
- 4:10 - 5 p.m. -- Truck Series qualifying (FS1)
- 5:30 p.m. -- ARCA race (150 laps, 102.9 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on Motor Racing Network)
- 8 p.m. -- Truck Series race (200 laps, 137.2 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)