The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series are both in action this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
On Friday both series will hit the 1.5-mile track for practice with the Cup Series qualifying for the Kobalt 400 to close out the day. On Saturday the Xfinity Series takes center stage with the Boyd Gaming 300 being run. Finally on Sunday it’s the Kobalt 400.
Below you can see the entire NASCAR Weekend schedule for Las Vegas as well as race start times, practice times, qualifying times, previous winners and weather.
NASCAR Weekend Schedule Las Vegas 2016
FRIDAY, MARCH 4:
1:30-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
3:30-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
6-6:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS1
7:45 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
SATURDAY, MARCH 5:
11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
12:45 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS2
2:30-3:20 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FS1
4 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), FS1 Green Flag: 4:16 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6:
3:30 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 (267 laps, 400 miles), FOX Green Flag: 3:45 p.m.
Previous Winners
Sprint Cup: Kevin Harvick
Xfinity Series: Austin Dillon
Weather
Temperatures will be in the upper 70’s and low-80’s for Friday and Saturday before reaching a high of just 66 on Sunday. The difference surely will be noticed early on in the Cup race on Sunday as some times may misjudge the handling of their car for race day.
