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NASCAR in Las Vegas weekend schedule, weather forecast


All three national NASCAR series are in action this weekend to close out the abbreviated West Coast swing of the schedule.

Craftsman Truck Series teams return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway after two weeks off. They will race on Friday night. Xfinity Series teams will continue their season with a Saturday afternoon race. Cup Series teams will close out the weekend with a Sunday afternoon race.

This is the first of two trips to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this season. The second will take place in October as teams try to secure spots in the Championship 4.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway weekend schedule

Friday weather forecastThe WeatherUnderground forecast calls for partly cloudy skies throughout the day. A high of 56 degrees and a 4% chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series race.

Saturday weather forecastThe forecast calls for sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 65 degrees and a 1% chance of rain.

Sunday weather forecast: The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 68 degrees and no chance of rain.

Friday, March 14, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 12 - 8:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
  • 2 p.m. -- Truck Series garage hours
  • 3:30 - 8:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
  • 3:35 - 4:30 p.m. -- Truck Series practice (FS2)
  • 4:40 - 5:30 p.m. -- Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
  • 6:05 - 7 p.m. -- Xfinity Series practice (CW app)
  • 7:10 - 8 p.m. -- Xfinity Series qualifying (CW app)
  • 9 p.m. -- Truck Series race (134 laps, 201 miles. FS1, radio coverage on NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Saturday, March 15, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
  • 1:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series garage hours
  • 1:35 - 2:30 p.m. -- Cup Series practice (Prime Video)
  • 2:40 - 3:30 p.m. -- Cup Series qualifying (Prime Video)
  • 4:30 p.m. -- Xfinity Series race (200 laps, 300 miles. CW, radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Sunday, March 16, schedule (Eastern Time)

  • 12:30 p.m. -- Cup Series garage hours
  • 3:30 p.m. -- Cup Series race (267 laps, 400.5 miles. FS1, driver cameras on the Max app, radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)