After a diverse start to the 2025 schedule, NASCAR makes its first short track visit of the year at the iconic Martinsville Speedway.
Fans can tune in for a full trilogy of races with all three touring series visiting “the paperclip.”
Two drivers will seek to defend their spring victory from 2024, with William Byron in the NASCAR Cup Series and Aric Almirola in the Xfinity Series. Christian Eckes was the 2024 Truck Series winner at Martinsville but now races full-time in the Xfinity Series. Each series will have its own race day, starting Friday night and going through Sunday.
Friday will feature two sets of practice and qualifying. First, the Trucks will hit the track for practice starting at 2 p.m. ET on FS2, followed by single vehicle, 2-lap qualifying. On-track coverage will shift over to The CW App for Xfinity practice and qualifying, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, featuring the 500th race for Toyota, will wave the green flag for the Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 on FS1 at 7:30 p.m ET.
Saturday starts at the same time with practice and qualifying for the Cup drivers, streaming on Amazon Prime. Justin Allgaier will go for three wins in a row in the US Marine Corps 250 on The CW starting at 5 p.m. ET.
Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race will be a 400-lap event, the Cook Out 400. Pre-race ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET, with coverage on FS1, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
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Friday
· 2:05 p.m. – Practice (NCTS)
· 3:10 p.m. – Qualifying (NCTS)
· 4:30 p.m. – Practice (NXS)
· 5:35 p.m. – Qualifying (NCTS)
· 7:30 p.m. – Race (NCTS)
Saturday
· 2:05 p.m. – Practice (NCS)
· 3:10 p.m. – Qualifying (NCS)
· 5 p.m. – Race (NXS)
Sunday
· 3 p.m. – Race (NCS)
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