This weekend will mark the first double title for the NASCAR Cup Series and NTT IndyCar Series as they both compete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making the schedule for the Brickyard 400 weekend very busy (Sunday, 4 pm ET on NBC and the NBC Sports app).
They will be joined by the Xfinity Series, which will hold its first race on the IMS circuit on Saturday (3pm ET on NBC and the NBC Sports app) after the IndyCar race. The series will have two practice sessions before Saturday’s race, the first practice sessions for any NASCAR series since the sport returned in May.
The weekend ends on Sunday with the Brickyard 400 of the Cup series.
All three races will air on NBC.
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For Saturday, wunderground.com is forecasting partly cloudy skies, a high of 90 degrees and a 10% chance of rain for the start of the Xfinity race.
For Sunday, the forecast is for partly cloudy skies, a maximum of 90 degrees and a 10% chance of rain for the start of the Cup race.
Here’s the full schedule for the Brickyard 400 weekend with TV and radio info:
(All hours are oriental)
Brickyard 400 Hours: Thursday, July 2
4 – 4:30 pm – Xfinity Rookie Meeting (electronic communication)
4 – 8 pm- IndyCar carriers enter (detection and loading of equipment)
Brickyard 400 Hours: Friday, July 3
6 am – 9 pm – IndyCar garage open
7:30 – 9:30 am – Xfinity carriers enter (screening in progress)
10 am – IndyCar team leader / team leader meeting
10 a. M. – 6 p. M. – The Xfinity garage entrance exam is underway
11:30 am – 1 pm – First IndyCar Practice (NBC Gold)
1:30 – 2:25 pm – First Xfinity Practice (NBC Sports App)
3 – 3:55 pm – Xfinity Final Practice (NBC Sports App)
4:30 – 5:45 pm – IndyCar Rating (NBCSN)
5 pm – Xfinity Driver / Crew Meeting (electronic communication)
Brickyard 400 weekend schedule: Saturday, July 4
6 am – IndyCar garage opens
From 9:00 am to 3:00 pm – The Xfinity garage entrance exam is underway
9 – 9:30 am – IndyCar warm-up and pit practice
10:30 am – IndyCar driver, team manager and observer meeting
11:30 am – Main and final adjustments of the IndyCar engine
11:45 am – IndyCar drivers report to cars
Noon – IndyCar race; 80 laps / 207.32 miles (NBC, IMS Radio Network)
2:30 pm – Xfinity drivers report to cars
3 pm – Xfinity Series; 62 laps / 151.22 miles (NBC, Performance Radio Network / IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
5 pm – Cup Pilot / Team Leader Meeting (electronic communication)
5:30 pm – Xfinity carriers leave
6 – 9 pm – Tracking conversion to oval design
8-10 pm – Cup Carriers Enter
Brickyard 400 weekend schedule: Sunday, July 5
9 am
2 – 3 pm – Cup motor main and final adjustments (pit lane)
3:50 pm – Copa drivers report to cars
4 pm – Brickyard 400; 160 laps / 400 miles (NBC, PRN / IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
8:30 pm – Departure of the cup transporters
