Xfinity and Cup teams are both on track Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Cup teams will kick off the schedule with practice and qualifying sessions. They will set the lineup for Sunday’s race. Xfinity teams will race Saturday afternoon.
There is only one driver in the lineup with an Xfinity win at Texas. Cole Custer won the playoff race during the 2018 season. Twenty of the last 21 Xfinity races at Texas were won by a driver currently competing full-time in Cup.
2024 NASCAR Cup championship goes to William Byron … maybe
William Byron can join an esteemed list by winning the championship.
Parker Kligerman’s best finish at Texas is second last season. Austin Hill’s best finish is second in 2022. Justin Allgaier’s best finish is second in 2021.
Saturday marks the second race of the Dash 4 Cash program. Sam Mayer, Sheldon Creed, Allgaier and Chandler Smith are the four drivers competing for the $100,000 bonus.
Texas Motor Speedway Saturday schedule
Weather
WeatherUnderground: Partly cloudy skies with gusts of wind up to 20 mph. A high of 73 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
Saturday, April 13
(All times Eastern)
Garage open
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The Cup Series races Sunday afternoon at the 1.5-mile speedway.
Track activity
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10:35 – 11:20 a.m. — Cup practice (FS1, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
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11:20 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.— Cup qualifying (FS1, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
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1:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (200 laps, 300 miles; FS1, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
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