Weekend schedule for Texas

NASCAR travels to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend as all three series are set to compete at the 1.5-mile track. William Byron captured his third NASCAR Cup Series win of the season last week at Martinsville and heads to Texas as the most recent winner at the 1.5-mile track.

Jimmie Johnson will make his second start of the season for Legacy Motor Club in the No. 84 Toyota. The seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion leads the series with seven wins at Texas (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 sweep and 2017).

The Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash continues at Texas Motor Speedway in the second of four races as Sam Mayer, Justin Allgaier, Chandler Smith and Sheldon Creed compete for a $100,000 bonus.

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will headline the weekend’s events Friday night. There have been 27 different winners in 49 Truck Series races at Texas and six drivers have won their first Truck Series race at Texas – Carson Hocevar (4/1/2023), Jeb Burton (6/7/2013), Clint Bowyer (11/3/2006), Brendan Gaughan (6/7/2002), Travis Kvapil (10/5/2001), and Bryan Reffner (10/13/2000).

Kyle Busch will join the Truck Series field in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. He has five series wins at Texas (2009, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020) in 14 starts. Series.

All times are Eastern.

Friday, April 12
4:05 p.m.: Truck Series Practice
All Entries, 20 minutes
4:35 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Impound)
All Entries, Single Vehicle, 1 Lap
TV: FS1

6 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice
All Entries, 20 minutes
6:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (Impound)
All Entries, Single Vehicle, 1 Lap
TV: FS1

8:30 p.m.: Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250
Stages 40/80/167 Laps, 250.5 Miles
FS1/MRN/SiriusXM
Purse: $794,039
NASCAR Press Pass: Post Truck Series race

Saturday, April 13
10:35 a.m.: Cup Series Practice
Group A: 20 Minutes, Group B: 20 Minutes
FS1/PRN/SiriusXM

11:20 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (Impound)
Group A & B: Single Vehicle, 1 Lap, 2 Rounds
FS1/PRN/SiriusXM
NASCAR Press Pass: Post Cup Series qualifying

1:30 Xfinity Series Andy’s Frozen Custard 300
Stages 45/90/200 Laps = 300 Miles
FS1/MRN/SiriusXM
Purse: $1,541,418
NASCAR Press Pass: Post Xfinity Series race

Sunday, April 14
3:30 p.m.: Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400
Stages 80/165/267 Laps = 400.5 Miles
FS1/PRN/SiriusXM
Purse: $9,397,736
NASCAR Press Pass: Post Cup Series race

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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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