Martinsville Speedway can be roaring with on-track motion on Thursday night time.
The racing begins Thursday with the Tenting World Truck Sequence’ fifth race of the season. Zane Smith gained the final time the vans hit the monitor at Circuit of the Americas, and he’s additionally the collection’ most up-to-date winner at Martinsville.
On Friday, the Xfinity Sequence races for the eighth time in 2022. Ty Gibbs picked up his third win of the season every week in the past in Richmond, however Josh Berry held him off for Berry’s first career win at Martinsville one yr in the past. NASCAR Corridor of Famer and NBC Sports activities analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns to the No. 88 Chevrolet in his lone scheduled begin of the season.
The Cup Sequence’ eighth race of the yr will get underway Saturday night time, a 400-lap race for the primary time at Martinsville since 1956. Martin Truex Jr. won the spring race in 2021. Denny Hamlin, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, went to victory lane last week at Richmond.
Martinsville weekend climate
(Forecasts from Climate Underground)
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Thursday: AM thunderstorms, then principally cloudy, excessive of 64 levels, low of 39 levels
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Friday: Scattered showers within the afternoon, excessive of 61 levels, 50% probability of rain
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Saturday: Partly cloudy, excessive of 54 levels, low of 35 levels, 15% probability of rain
Martinsville weekend schedule
(All occasions Jap)
Thursday, April 7
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3 – 3:35 p.m. — Truck follow (Teams 1 and a couple of, FS1)
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3:35 – 4:30 p.m. — Truck qualifying (single-vehicle, two laps, FS1)
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5:30 – 6:05 p.m. — Xfinity follow (Teams 1 and a couple of, FS1)
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6:05 – 7 p.m. — Xfinity qualifying (single-car, two laps, FS1)
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8 p.m. — Truck race (200 laps, 105.2 miles; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Friday, April 8
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4:30 – 5:15 p.m. — Cup follow (Teams A and B, FS1, MRN)
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5:15 – 6:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (Teams A and B, single-car, two laps, two rounds, FS1, MRN)
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7:30 p.m. — Xfinity race (250 laps, 131.5 miles; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday, April 9
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7:30 p.m. — Cup race (400 laps, 210.4 miles; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
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NASCAR weekend schedule: Martinsville Speedway initially appeared on NBCSports.com
