On Saturday, NASCAR Cup teams will be practicing and qualifying ahead of the Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. This seventh race of the season has seen two victories each for Chandler Smith and Austin Hill. The other two Xfinity races were won by John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Larson.
The weather on Saturday is predicted to be mostly sunny with a high of 58 degrees. At the start of the Xfinity race, the temperature is forecasted to be 49 degrees with no chance of rain. The track schedule for the day is as follows: The garage opens at 10:30 a.m. for the Cup Series and remains open until 7 p.m. Cup Series track activity begins at 3 p.m., followed by Xfinity Series track activity at 4:35 p.m.
Cup practice will take place from 4:35 to 5:20 p.m., and will be broadcast on FS2, Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Following cup practice, cup qualifying will occur from 5:20 to 6:30 p.m., also broadcast on FS2, Motor Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio . The Xfinity race is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., covering 250 laps over a distance of
