NASCAR travels to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for the XFINITY Series Sparks Energy 300 and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500. The XFINITY races will air Saturday at 1 p.m. and the Cup Series race will be broadcast Sunday at 2 p.m., both on FOX.
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson remains the Cup Series points leader while Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. is in second place, 40 points behind Larson. Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski is the defending race winner. Forty-two drivers are on the entry list for the GEICO 500.
Elliott Sadler is the XFINITY Series points leader and will be looking to defend his 2016 win in the Sparks Energy 300.
Please check below for the complete schedule of events. All times are Eastern.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: GEICO 500
The Place: Talladega Superspeedway
The Date: Sunday, May 7
The Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: FOX, 1:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 500.8 miles (188 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 55),
Stage 2 (Ends on lap 110), Final Stage (Ends on lap 188)
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Next Race: Sparks Energy 300
The Place: Talladega Superspeedway
The Date: Saturday, May 6
The Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: FOX, 12:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 300.58 miles (113 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on lap 113)
Friday, May 5
On-Track:
8:30 AM 10:20 AM ARCA FINAL PRACTICE
10:30 AM 11:25 AM NXS 1ST PRACTICE
NOON-12:30 PM NXS PRACTICE
1:30 PM-2:25 PM NXS FINAL PRACTICE
2:30 PM-3:25 PM MENCS PRACTICE
4:30 PM-5:25 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE – CANCELED DUE TO RAIN
5:00 PM ARCA RACE (76 LAPS, 202.16 MILES) – POSTPONED TO MAY 6 DUE TO RAIN
Garage Cam:
1 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Press Conferences:
10 a.m.: Brendan Gaughan and Ben Kennedy
10:15 a.m.: Erik Jones
10:30 a.m.: Brennan Poole and Elliott Sadler
10:45 a.m.: Joey Logano
12:30 p.m.: Ryan Blaney
1:30 p.m.: Kyle Larson
1:50 p.m.: Chase Elliott
3:30 p.m.: Kurt Busch
3:50 p.m.: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
TBD: Kurt Busch
Saturday, May 6
On-Track:
10:30 AM NXS QUALIFYING (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)
1:00 PM NXS RACE (113 LAPS, 300.58 MILES)
4:00 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)
5:00 PM ARCA RACE (76 LAPS, 202.16 MILES)
Sunday, May 7
On-Track:
1:00 PM MENCS RACE (188 LAPS, 500.08 MILES)
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Odds to win NASCAR Geico 500
Dale Earnhardt Jr +900
Jimmie Johnson +1100
Brad Keselowski +750
Joey Logano +750
Denny Hamlin +1100
Kevin Harvick +800
Kyle Larson +1100
Kyle Busch +1500
Chase Elliott +1000
Matt Kenseth +1200
Clint Bowyer +2000
Ryan Blaney +2000
Kurt Busch +2200
Erik Jones +2500
Kasey Kahne +2500
Jamie McMurray +3000
Austin Dillon +3500
Daniel Suarez +4000
Ryan Newman +4200
Trevor Bayne +2000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr +4000
AJ Allmendinger +4500
Aric Almirola +6000
Paul Menard +6000
Field (Any Other Driver) +2500
GEICO 500 Entry List:
