The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series are heading to Sonoma Raceway this weekend. This is the first time the Xfinity Series has competed in the 1.99-mile road course.
The Cup and Xfinity Series will kick off the following weekend before the season resumes at Nashville Superspeedway. NBC and USA will air every series the rest of the year, starting with Nashville.
Sonoma Raceway
weekend weather
Friday Mostly cloudy with a high of 69 degrees.
Saturday Mostly cloudy with a high of 73 degrees. Forecast: 70 degrees high and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.
Sunday : Mostly cloudy with a high of 67 degrees and a 1% chance of rain at the start of the Cup race.
Friday, June 9th
(all times east)
The garage is open
11 a.m. – ARCA Menards Western Series
1 – 10 pm – Xfinity Series
Activity tracking
2 – 3 pm – ARCA West Training
3:10 – 3:30pm – ARCA West Qualifiers
4:05 – 4:55pm – Xfinity Workout (FS1)
6:30 p.m. — ARCA West Race (64 laps, 127.36 miles; live on FloRacing, broadcast on CNBC at 11:30 a.m. ET on June 18)
Saturday 10 June
The garage is open
12 noon – 8 pm – Cup Series
1pm – Xfinity Series
Activity tracking
3-4pm – Xfinity Qualifiers (FS1)
5 – 6pm – Trophy Training (FS2)
6 – 7pm – Cup Qualifiers (FS2)
8 p.m. — Xfinity Race (79 laps, 156.95 miles; FS1, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday 11th June
The garage is open
12:30 p.m. – Trophy Series
Activity tracking
3:30 p.m. — Cup Race (110 laps, 218.9 miles; Fox, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
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