NASCAR 2024: Here’s what Saturday’s schedule at Talladega Superspeedway looks like

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series are scheduled to be on the 2.66-mile-long tri-oval-shaped track on Saturday, Apr. 20, as the action on the season’s 10th weekend continues at Talladega Superspeedway.

The Xfinity Series will race today (Apr. 20) after running in the qualifying session on Friday, Apr. 19, where Austin Hill claimed pole.

The NASCAR Cup Series drivers will take part in a qualifying session scheduled for Saturday at 10:30 am ET before hitting the track for the GEICO 500 on Sunday, April 21.

Kyle Busch and Jeb Burton are respectively the defending champions of the Cup and Xfinity events at Talladega.

The weather forecast on Saturday predicted cloudy skies with possible rain showers throughout the day, a high temperature of 75 degrees and a 50% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

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Full NASCAR's Saturday schedule at Talladega Superspeedway

Here’s the complete schedule for Saturday’s on-track action across NASCAR’s top-two national series at Talladega Superspeedway:

\Saturday, April 20, 2024

Garage Open

8:30 am ET – 12:30 pm ET: Cup Series

10 am ET: ARCA Menards Series

1 pm ET: Xfinity Series

Track activity

10:30 am ET – 12 pm ET: Cup Series qualifying

12:30 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series race (76 laps and 202.16 miles)

4 pm ET: Xfinity Series race (113 laps and 300.58 miles)

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GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: Qualifying Order

Here’s the qualifying order for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway:

1. Anthony Alfredo - 41.000
2. BJ McLeod - 40.650
3. Cody Ware - 34.700
4. Josh Berry - 31.600
5. Shane van Gisbergen - 31.250
6. Michael McDowell - 29.450
7. John Hunter Nemechek - 29.100
8. Harrison Burton - 28.500
9. Zane Smith - 28.450
10. Alex Bowman - 28.200
11. Todd Gilliland - 26.950
12. Justin Haley - 26.900
13. Corey LaJoie - 26.700
14. Daniel Hemric - 25.550
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 25.150
16. Austin Cindric - 24.500
17. Noah Gragson - 23.250
18. Ross Chastain - 21.800
19. Ryan Blaney - 18.450
20. Ryan Preece - 18.450
21. Erik Jones - 17.800
22. Carson Hocevar - 17.650
23. Austin Dillon - 16.950
24. Denny Hamlin - 16.800
25. Chris Buescher - 15.500
26. Kyle Busch - 15.350
27. Christopher Bell - 13.800
28. Joey Logano - 13.300
29. Kyle Larson - 11.000
30. Daniel Suarez - 10.900
31. Ty Gibbs - 9.950
32. Chase Briscoe - 9.600
33. Martin Truex Jr - 9.200
34. Brad Keselowski - 7.850
35. Bubba Wallace - 7.700
36. Tyler Reddick - 5.100
37. William Byron - 3.700
38. Chase Elliott - 2.500