NASCAR’s top three series will all be in action this weekend when the Camping World Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series hits Chicagoland Speedway.
The 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway sits in Joliet, IL. Seating 55,000 the track features 18 degress of banking in the turns, 11 on the front stretch and 5 on the backstretch. The track has been a fixture for NASCAR since opening in 2001.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, June 29
4:35-5:20 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, NBCSN (Canada: TSN GO)
5:40 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole qualifying, FS2
7:35- 8:20 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN (Canada: TSN GO)
9 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overton’s 225 (150 laps, 225 miles), FS1 GREEN FLAG: 9:19 p.m.
Saturday, June 30
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN (Canada: TSN2)
12:40 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, NBCSN (Canada: TSN GO)
2-2:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN (Canada: TSN2)
3:30 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Overton’s 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), NBCSN (Canada: TSN2) GREEN FLAG: 3:46 p.m.
7:05 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pole qualifying, NBCSN (Canada: TSN1, 3)
Sunday, July 1
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400, NBCSN (267 laps, 400.5 miles) (Canada: TSN2) GREEN FLAG: 2:46 p.m.
Previous Winners
Monster Cup Series: Martin Truex Jr. has won the last two events here. Toyota has won four of the last five races.
Xfinity Series: Justin Allgaier
Truck Series: Johnny Sauter
Weather
Excessive heat warnings have hit the midwest. Joliet is not different. Temperatures will be in the upper 90s for much of the weekend hitting 95 on Friday and Saturday. Incoming storms knock it down to 90 degrees for Sunday but come with the risk of rain.
