Two of the national NASCAR series will take on Watkins Glen International on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Xfinity Series teams will practice, qualify, and race at the New York road course. Cup Series teams will practice and qualify in advance of Sunday's playoff race.
Cup teams will have an extended practice session while adapting to the course changes and the updated Goodyear tires implemented for this weekend. Each group will have two, 20-minute sessions instead of one to see if the tires deliver three seconds of falloff as Goodyear anticipates.
Saturday marks the 30th time Xfinity teams have competed at Watkins Glen. Sam Mayer is the defending winner, and he will face off with other past Xfinity winners at the Glen. This list includes Ty Gibbs and Joey Logano, who will both make one-off starts.
Saturday also marks the Xfinity Series debut of Connor Zilisch, who will drive full-time for JR Motorsports next season. Zilisch has some experience at the track considering that he finished second in last season's ARCA Menards Series race.
Watkins Glen International Saturday schedule
Saturday forecast: Sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 84 degrees with no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series race. A high of 76 degrees and a 1% chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.
Saturday, Sept. 14 (Eastern Time)
- 8 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
- 9:30 - 9:50 p.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (Streaming on NBC Sports app)
- 10 - 11 a.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (Streaming on NBC Sports app)
- 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app, radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
- 1 - 2 p.m. -- Cup qualifying (USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app, radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 3 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (82 laps, 200.9 miles. USA Network, streaming on NBC Sports app, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)