NASCAR Cup and Xfinity teams head to Michigan International Speedway this weekend for some high-speed racing on the 2-mile track. The ARCA Menards Series teams will join them for a tripleheader weekend.
Kevin Harvick won last year’s Cup race.
Michigan Weekend Schedule
Weekend weather
Friday: Mostly sunny with a few clouds. High of 84 degrees. Forecast for the start of Xfinity qualifying calls for mostly sunny skies, a high of 82 degrees and a 1% chance of rain.
Saturday: Partly cloudy skies early and mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. High of 82 degrees. Forecast for the start of the Xfinity Series race calls for mostly cloudy skies, a high of 82 degrees and a 2% chance of rain.
Sunday: Forecast calls for showers early and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 84 degrees and a 41% chance of precipitation at the start of the race.
Friday, Aug. 4
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 8:30 a.m. — ARCA Menards Series
- 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series
Track activity
- 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. — ARCA practice (no TV)
- 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. — ARCA qualifying (no TV)
- 3:35 – 4:05 p.m. — Xfinity practice (USA Network)
- 4:05 – 5 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (USA Network)
- 6 p.m. — ARCA race (100 laps, 200 miles; FS1, FloRacing, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday, Aug. 5
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Cup Series
- 12:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series
Track activity
- 12:35 - 1:20 p.m. — Cup practice (USA Network)
- 1:20 - 2:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (USA Network)
- 3:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series race (125 laps, 250 miles; NBC, Peacock, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday, Aug. 6
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
- 11:30 a.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
- 2:30 p.m. — Cup race (200 laps, 400 miles; USA Network, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
