NASCAR Saturday schedule at Rockingham Speedway
After practicing and qualifying in the morning, ARCA East will race for 125 laps starting at 1 p.m.
The Xfinity Series will be qualifying at 11:30 a.m. for a 250-lap race that will begin at 4 p.m. It's been over 21 years since the circuit's last race at Rockingham.
Rockingham Speedway schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Saturday, April 19
Garage open
6:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. — ARCA East Series
Track activity
9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. — ARCA East practice
10:35 - 10:55 a.m. — ARCA East qualifying
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App)
1 p.m. — ARCA East race (125 laps, 117.5 miles, Flo Racing, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
4 p.m. — Xfinity race (250 laps, 235 miles, Stage 1 at Lap 60, Stage 2 at Lap 120; CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Weather
Saturday: Overcast with a stray shower or possible thunderstorm and a high of 83 degrees with winds west to southwest at 5-10 mph. It's expected to be 82 degrees with a 15% chance of rain at the green flag of the Xfinity race.
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