Weekend schedule for Martinsville Playoff race

This week the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Martinsville Speedway. After the race, only four drivers from each series will move on to compete for the 2022 championship trophy at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6.

The Camping World Truck Series championship contenders were set last week at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Drivers Ty Majeski, Ben Rhodes, Chandler Smith and Zane Smith made the final cut.

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour takes center stage Thursday afternoon with practice (3 p.m.) and qualifying (6 p.m.) in preparation for Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at 8 p.m. on floracing.com and MRN.

All times are Eastern.

NASCAR Press Pass Live will be available for post-qualifying (Xfinity) and post-race (Xfinity and Cup).

Friday, Oct. 28

4 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice (Group 1 & 2) USA
4:35 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (Impound-Single Vehicle/2 Laps/All Entries) USA

Saturday, Oct. 29

12 p.m.: Cup Series Practice (Group – A & B) USA at 12:30 p.m.
12:45 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (Impound)-Group A & B/Single Vehicle/2 Laps/2 Rounds) USA/MRN/SiriusXM
3 p.m.: Xfinity Dead On Tools 250
Distance: 250 Laps = 131.5 Miles
Stage1 ends on Lap 60, Stage 2 ends on Lap 120, Final Stage ends on Lap 250
NBC/Peacock/MRN/SiriusXM
The Purse: $1,339,357

Sunday, Oct. 30

2 p.m.: Cup Series Xfinity 500
Distance: 500 Laps = 263 Miles
Stage 1 ends on Lap 130, Stage 2 ends on Lap 260, Final Stage ends on Lap 500
NBC/MRN/SiriusXM
The Purse: $8,132,735

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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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