NASCAR Saturday schedule: Here’s what today’s schedule at Martinsville Speedway looks like

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series are scheduled to take place at the Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, October 28, for another action-packed racing weekend.

A total of 36 NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be on the track for the scheduled practice and qualifying session on Saturday at 12:35 pm ET and 1:20 pm ET, respectively, which will be followed by Xfinity 500 on Sunday.

After Friday’s Xfinity qualifying, where Sammy Smith claimed his first Xfinity pole. He will start the Round of 8 elimination race on the front row with Justin Allgaier. The Xfinity Series is planned for the 250-lap race at 3:30 pm ET.

The weather forecast on Saturday predicts sunny skies with a high temperature of 83 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity Series race.

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NASCAR's full Saturday schedule at Martinsville Speedway

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

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Garage open

7:30 am ET – 3 pm ET: Cup Series

12:30 pm ET: Xfinity Series

Track activity

12:35 pm ET – 1:20 pm ET: Cup Series practice

1:20 pm ET – 2:30 pm ET: Cup Series qualifying

3:30 pm ET: Xfinity Series race (250 laps and 131.5 miles)

The Saturday track activities at Martinsville will be broadcast on USA, NBC Sports, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway: Qualifying order

Here's the qualifying order for the NASCAR's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway:

Group A:

• BJ McLeod – 37.750
• JJ Yeley(i) – 33.850
• Ryan Newman - 29.850
• Todd Gilliland - 26.950
• Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. – 23.450
• Corey LaJoie – 21.800
• Erik Jones – 20.350
• Daniel Suarez – 18.800
• Brad Keselowski – 18.350
• Austin Cindric – 16.900
• Kyle Busch – 15.250
• Kevin Harvick – 13.400
• Ty Gibbs # - 11.200
• Bubba Wallace – 9.550
• Denny Hamlin (P) – 19.200
• Chris Buescher (P) – 16.550
• Tyler Reddick (P) – 4.600
• William Byron (P) – 2.650

Group B

• Carson Hocevar – 35.600
• Harrison Burton – 33.050
• Ty Dillon – 28.350
• Justin Haley – 24.300
• Chase Briscoe – 22.750
• Ross Chastain – 20.950
• Alex Bowman – 19.800
• Michael McDowell – 18.800
• Ryan Preece – 18.050
• Austin Dillon – 16.800
• Aric Almirola – 13.700
• AJ Allmendinger – 12.100
• Joey Logano – 10.000
• Martin Truex, Jr. (P) – 19.950
• Kyle Larson (P) – 18.850
• Chase Elliott (P) – 13.750
• Ryan Blaney (P) – 2.800
• Christopher Bell (P) – 1.350