Thursday race in Kansas: Start time, TV channel


After a weekend in Texas, NASCAR heads to the Midwest to compete at Kansas Speedway.

The weekend begins Thursday with the fourth Series Cup event in 12 days and includes four other races, two Truck Series events, one Xfinity race and one ARCA race.

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The wunderground.com forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 88 degrees and a 7% chance of rain at the start of Thursday’s Cup race.

The site requires mostly sunny skies, a maximum of 88 degrees, and an 11% chance of rain for the start of Friday’s Truck Series race.

For Saturday, wunderground.com forecasts mostly sunny skies, a high of 87 degrees and a 2% chance of rain for the start of the Truck Series race. For the Xfinity race, forecast partially cloudy skies, a maximum of 88 degrees and no chance of rain.

Here’s the full NASCAR Texas weekend schedule with TV and radio info: (All ET times)

Wednesday July 22

2 pm – Cup Rookies Meeting (Electronic Communication)

6 pm – Meeting of the chief pilots of the Cup (electronic communication)

6:30 – 8:30 pm – Motorhome parking for drivers (Review in progress)

Thursday, July 23

10:30 a.m. M. – 12:30 p.m. M. – Cup transporters enter (detection and unloading of the equipment)

12:30 pm – The Copa garage opens

12:30 – 6:30 pm – The entrance exam to the Copa garage is being carried out

3:30 pm – ARCA crew chief meeting (electronic communication)

4 – 4:30 pm – ARCA Novice Meeting (Teleconference)

4:30 – 5 pm – ARCA Team Leader Meeting (Teleconference)

5:30 – 6:30 pm – Cup motor main and final adjustments (garage area)

5:30 pm – Truck Series Novice Meeting (Conference Call)

6 pm – Truck Series Crew Chief Meeting (Electronic Communication)

7:20 pm – Copa drivers report to cars

7:30 pm – Cup race; 267 laps / 400.5 miles; (NBCSN, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

10:30 pm – Departure of the cup transporters

Friday, July 24

10 am – Noon – Carriers of the series of trucks enter (detection and unloading of equipment)

11:30 a.m. M. – 12:30 p.m. M.: ARCA carriers enter (Projection in progress)

Noon – 9 PM – Truck Series Garage Access Inspection Underway

Noon – 11 PM – Truck Series Garage Open

12:30 pm – The ARCA garage opens

12:30 – 9 pm – The ARCA garage entrance exam is being carried out

4:30 pm – Xfinity Rookies Meeting (electronic communication)

5 – 6:30 pm – Final adjustments of the truck series (garage area)

5:30 – 6:30 pm – ARCA Practice (groups)

6 pm – Xfinity Driver Crew Chief Meeting (electronic communication)

6:50 pm – Truck Series drivers report to vehicles

7 pm – Truck Series Race No. 1; 134 laps / 201 miles (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

9:50 pm – ARCA drivers report to cars

10 pm – ARCA race; 100 laps / 150 miles (FS1)

12:30 am – Departure of ARCA carriers

Saturday July 25

7:30 am – The truck series garage opens

7:30 am – 12:30 pm – Truck Series garage overhaul is underway

8-10 am – Xfinity carriers enter (equipment detection and unloading)

10 am – Xfinity garage opens

10 a. M. – 4 p. M. – Xfinity garage entrance inspection is underway

11 am – 12:30 pm – Primary and final adjustments of the Truck series engine (Pit road)

1:20 pm – Truck Series drivers report to vehicles

1:30 pm – Truck race No. 2; 134 laps / 201 miles (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

3 – 4:30 pm – Xfinity engine primary and final adjustments (garage area)

4:30 pm – Truck series truck departure

4:45 – Xfinity drivers report to cars

5 pm – Xfinity race; 167 laps / 250.5 miles (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

7:30 pm – Departure of Xfinity carriers

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