NASCAR Friday schedule at Texas Motor Speedway
The Truck series will practice and qualify in the afternoon for a 167-lap race that will begin at 8 p.m. ET (FS1).
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The Xfinity Series will practice and qualify for a 200-lap race Saturday.
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Texas Motor Speedway schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Friday, May 2
Garage open
9:30 a.m. - midnight — Truck Series
12 - 7:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series
2 - 7 p.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
2:35 - 3:30 p.m. — Truck practice (No TV)
3:40 - 4:30 p.m. — Truck qualifying (No TV)
5 - 5:55 p.m. — Xfinity practice (CW App)
6:05 - 7 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App)
8 p.m. — Truck race (167 laps, 250.5 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 40, Stage 2 at Lap 80; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Weather
Friday: Scattered thunderstorms in the a.m. and cloudy skies later in the day with a high of 72 degrees. Winds from the north-northeast at 10 to 15 mph and a 50% chance of rain. It's expected to be 70 degrees with a 24% chance of rain at the start of the truck race.
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