NASCAR Friday schedule: Here’s what today’s schedule at Talladega Superspeedway looks like

The drivers of the NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARAC Menards Series are scheduled to be at the 2.66-mile Superspeedway on Friday (April 21) for another action-packed weekend kick-off at the Talladega Superspeedway.

The 42 Xfinity Series drivers will take part in a qualifying session on Friday at 5:35 pm ET before racing in the main event on Saturday. The ARCA Menards Series drivers will only take part in practice on Friday, which will be followed by a qualifying race to set the field for Saturday’s main event.

However, Friday’s weather forecast predicted a 10% chance of rain around the start of the Xfinity Series qualifying race.

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NASCAR's full Friday schedule at Talladega Superspeedway

Here’s the complete schedule for Friday’s on-track action across the NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway:

Friday, April 21, 2023

Garage open

9:00 am ET: ARCA Menards Series

10:30 am ET: Xfinity Series

2:00 pm ET: Cup Series

Track activity

4:00 pm ET: ARCA Menards Series practice

5:35 pm ET: Xfinity Series qualifying

The practice session will not be telecast. The Xfinity Series qualifying will be broadcast on FS1.

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GEICO 500: Entry list

Here’s the entry list for the 54th annual GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Kevin Harvick
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott
10. #10 - Aric Almirola
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 - Riley Herbst (i)
15. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
18. #20 - Christopher Bell
19. #21 - Harrison Burton
20. #22 - Joey Logano
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #24 - William Byron
23. #31 - Justin Haley
24. #34 - Michael McDowell
25. #36 - Todd Gilliland
26. #38 - Zane Smith (i)
27. #41 - Ryan Preece
28. #42 - Noah Gragson (R)
29. #43 - Erik Jones
30. #45 - Tyler Reddick
31. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
32. #48 - Alex Bowman
33. #51 - J. J. Yeley (i)
34. #54 - Ty Gibbs (R)
35. #62 - Austin Hill (i)
36. #77 - Ty Dillon
37. #78 - B. J. McLeod
38. #99 - Daniel Suárez

Catch three days of action-packed racing events at NASCAR’s longest oval track, the Talladega Superspeedway, from April 21 to 23.