NASCAR Truck, Xfinity Friday schedule at Charlotte

Two of the national NASCAR series are on track during a busy Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Craftsman Truck Series teams will practice, qualify and race. Xfinity Series teams will practice and qualify ahead of Saturday afternoon’s race. ARCA Menards Series teams are also at Charlotte Friday for practice, qualifying and a 100-lap race.

Ben Rhodes is the defending winner of the Charlotte Truck race. Rhodes is ninth in the Truck standings as he seeks his first win of the season.

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Cup drivers entered in the Xfinity race this weekend are Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch and Noah Gragson.

Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday schedule

Weather

WeatherUnderground: Partly cloudy skies with a chance of rain in the evening. A high of 78 degrees and a 34% chance of rain around the start of the Truck race.

Friday, May 24

(All times Eastern)

Garage open

• 7 a.m. — ARCA Menards Series
• 8:30 a.m. — Craftsman Truck Series
• 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series

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• Dustin Long,

Track activity

• 11:40 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. — ARCA practice (No TV)
• 12:40 - 1 p.m. — ARCA qualifying (No TV)
• 1:35 - 1:55 p.m. — Truck Series practice (FS1)
• 2:05 – 3 p.m. — Truck Series qualifying (FS1)
• 3:35 - 3:55 p.m. — Xfinity Series practice (FS1)
• 4:05 - 5 p.m. — Xfinity Series qualifying (FS1)
• 6 p.m. — ARCA race (100 laps, 150 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network)
• 8:30 p.m. — Truck Series race (134 laps, 201 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)