From morning to evening, the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval will be a flurry of activity with three series practicing, qualifying and racing.
The on-track action begins at 10:10 a.m. with the inaugural IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge event on the 17-turn, 2.28-mile road course. The 45-minute race will be the opener of a doubleheader for the single-make sports car series.
The Xfinity Series will be on track for practice at 11:30 a.m., followed by qualifying for a 67-lap race.
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Cup cars will practice and then qualify from 2-4 p.m. for Sunday’s Round of 12 cut race.
The Xfinity race will begin shortly after 5 p.m., pushing the finish to or beyond sunset at 7:11 p.m. Temporary lighting will be used to illuminate the track’s infield sections, supplementing the permanent fixures at the 1.5-mile speedway.
Saturday will wrap up with another 45-minute Ford Mustang Challenge race that will begin under the lights at 8 p.m.
Charlotte Roval Saturday schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Saturday, Oct. 4
Garage open
- 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Cup Series
- 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. — Xfinity Series
Track activity
- 10:10 a.m. — IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge Race 1 (45 minutes, Peacock)
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. — Xfinity practice (CW App)
- 12:40 – 1:30 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App)
- 2 – 3 p.m. — Cup practice (truTV, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 3:10 – 4 p.m. — Cup qualifying (truTV, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 5 p.m. — Xfinity race (67 laps, 152.76 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 20, Stage 2 at Lap 40; CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 8 – 8:45 p.m. — IMSA Ford Mustang Challenge Race 2 (45 minutes, Peacock)
Weather
Saturday: Partly cloudy with light and variable winds and a high of 79 degrees with a 7% chance of rain. It’s expected to be 77 degrees with no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
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