Two national NASCAR series are in action this weekend at Iowa Speedway as the .875-mile short track takes center stage.
Xfinity Series teams will continue the season with a 250-lap race on Saturday afternoon. Cup Series teams will take part in a 350-lap race on Sunday afternoon. Both series will showcase new tires from Goodyear.
ARCA Menards Series teams will also be in action. They will kick off the race weekend with a 150-lap race on Friday night.
Xfinity Series teams have competed at Iowa Speedway 21 times since the 2009 season. Cup Series teams have only competed at the track once.
Iowa Speedway forecast and schedule
Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 75 degrees and a 2% chance of rain at the start of the ARCA Menards Series race.
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 75 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series race.
Sunday forecast: The forecast call for partly cloudy skies throughout the day. A high of 75 degrees and a 4% chance of rain at the start of the Cup Series race.
Friday, Aug. 1, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 11:30 a.m. -- ARCA Menards Series garage hours
- 2 - 7 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. -- ARCA practice (No TV)
- 4:30 - 4:50 p.m. -- ARCA qualifying (No TV)
- 7 p.m. -- ARCA race (150 laps, 131.25 miles. FS1, Radio coverage on Motor Racing Network)
Saturday, Aug. 2, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Cup Series garage opens
- 9:30 a.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
- 11 - 11:50 a.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
- 12:05 - 1 p.m. --Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
- 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. -- Cup practice (truTV, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 2:40 - 3:30 p.m. -- Cup qualifying (truTV, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 4:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (250 laps, 218.75 miles. CW, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, Aug. 3, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 12:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage opens
- 3:30 p.m. -- Cup Series race (350 laps, 306.25 miles. USA Network, In-car cameras on Max, Radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)