It will be a busy weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, hosting the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Trucks.
Sunday is the middle race in the second round of the cup play-offs. Saturday’s Xfinity race is the middle event of the first round of the playoffs. The second round of the Truck play-offs starts on Friday.
Which NASCAR playoff drivers will be carrying baggage to Talladega and who will be throwing it at Kansas?
As NASCAR hops around the country from one playoff location to another, the series heads to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.
Talladega Superspeedway weekend weather
Friday: Partly cloudy skies with a high of 78 degrees and a 15% chance of rain at the start of the Truck Race.
Saturday: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 81 degrees and a 2% chance of rain during Cup qualifying. Partly cloudy skies with a high of 84 degrees and a 1% chance of rain for the start of the Xfinity race.
Sunday: Partly cloudy skies with a high of 82 degrees and a 3% chance of rain for the start of the Cup race.
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Talladega Superspeedway schedule
Thursday October 3
(All Times East)
Garage open
Track activity
No activities on the track
Friday October 4
(All times East)
Garage open
Track activity
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1:00 PM – 2:30 PM — Truck Qualification (FS2)
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4:30 PM – Truck Race (85 laps/226.1 miles; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday October 5
(All times East)
Garage open
Track activity
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11:30 AM – 1:00 PM — Xfinity Qualifying (NBC Sports App, USA Network)
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1:30 PM – 3:00 PM — Cup Qualifier (USA Network, MRN)
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4:00 PM – Xfinity Race (94 laps/250.04 miles; CW Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday October 6
Garage open
Track activity
