NASCAR Saturday Brickyard schedule at Indianapolis
It's the 10th time that Xfinity has raced on the 2.5-mile oval.
Riley Herbst is the defending race winner but won't be in this year's field after moving full time to the Cup Series this season.
A 30-minute Cup practice at 2 p.m. ET was added to the Saturday schedule after a 50-minute session Friday was canceled because of rain.
Indianapolis Brickyard Saturday schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Saturday, July 26
Garage open
8 a.m. - 10 p.m. — Xfinity Series
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. — Cup Series
Track activity
1 - 1:55 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (CW App)
2 - 2:30 p.m. — Cup practice (truTV, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
2:35 - 3:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (truTV, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
4:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (100 laps, 250 miles; Stage 1 at Lap 30, Stage 2 at Lap 60; CW, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Weather
Saturday: Scattered afternoon thunderstorms with a high near 90 degrees and winds from the south to southwest at 5 to 10 mph and a 40% chance of rain. It's expected to be 87 degrees with a 24% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
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