NASCAR Racing Schedule for Texas

NASCAR heads to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend with all three national series as the Playoffs continue. The Truck Series hits the track Friday for the JAG Metals 350 followed by the XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Saturday night. The Cup Series closes out the action Sunday at 2 p.m. on NBCSN with the AAA Texas 500.

Please check below for the complete schedule of events. All times are Eastern.

Thursday, Nov. 2

On-Track:
3-3:55 p.m.: World Truck Series Practice (Follow Live)
5-5:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice (Follow Live)

Friday, Nov. 3
On-Track:
1-2:25 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
3-3:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
4 p.m.: Truck Series Texas Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
5-5:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBC Sports App
6:15 p.m.: Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBC Sports App (Will air tape delayed on NBCSN at 11:30 p.m.)
8 p.m.: Truck Series JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief (147 laps, 220.5 miles) – FS1

Garage Cam: (Watch live)
12:30 p.m.: Cup Series
2:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series

Press Conferences: (Watch live)
11 a.m.: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Appreci88tion
11:30 a.m.: Erik Jones
11:45 a.m.: Chase Elliott
Noon: Ryan Blaney
12:15 p.m.: Jimmie Johnson
12:40 p.m.: Cole Custer, Brennan Poole, Matt Tifft
3:15 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr.
3:45 p.m.: Richard Petty Motorsports announcement
7:15 p.m.: Post-Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)
10:15 p.m.: Post-Truck Series Race (time approx.)

Saturday, Nov. 4

On-Track:
3-3:55 p.m.: Cup Series Second Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
5-5:50 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
6:05 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – CNBC/NBC Sports App
8:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Press Conference: (Watch live)
11 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

Sunday, Nov. 5

On-Track:
2 p.m.: Cup Series AAA Texas 500 (334 laps, 501 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Press Conference: (Watch live)
5:30 p.m.: Post-Cup Series Race (time approx.)

Complete TV Schedule

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Race Details:

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 
Race: JAG Metals 350
Place: Texas Motor Speedway
Date: Friday, Nov. 3
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 7:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 220.5 miles (147 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 35), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 70), Final Stage (Ends on lap 147)

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300
Place: Texas Motor Speedway
Date: Saturday, Nov. 4
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, 8 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 300 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Race: AAA Texas 500
Place: Texas Motor Speedway
Date: Sunday, Nov. 5
Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, 1:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio                   
Distance: 501 miles (334 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 85), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 170), Final Stage (Ends on lap 334)

 

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Angie Campbell
Angie Campbell
A native of Charlotte, NC, Angela (Angie) was first introduced to racing by her father. An avid fan of NASCAR, she found a way to combine her love of racing with her passion for writing. Angie is also an award-winning member of the National Motorsports Press Association. Follow her on Twitter @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

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