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

The drivers of NASCAR's top-two national series are scheduled to be at the two-mile-long D-shaped track on Saturday (August 5) for another action-packed weekend kick-off at the Michigan International Speedway.

A total of 37 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 the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday.

After Friday’s Xfinity qualifying, where Josh Berry took the pole, the Xfinity Series is scheduled for the 250-mile main event at 3:30 pm ET.

Saturday’s weather forecast predicts a 1% chance of rain, with sunny skies and a high of 78 degrees at the start of the Cup Series qualifying.

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NASCAR's full Saturday schedule at Michigan International Speedway

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

Saturday, August 5, 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 (125 laps, 250 miles)

The Saturday track activities at Michigan will be broadcast on the USA Network and Motor Racing Network (MRN), while the Xfinity main event can be watched on NBC and MRN.

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FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway: Qualifying order

Here’s the qualifying order for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at the Michigan International Speedway:

Group A:

• Josh Bilicki - 38.000
• Ty Dillon - 33.750
• Harrison Burton - 30.800
• Noah Gragson - 27.650
• Austin Cindric - 25.950
• AJ Allmendinger - 25.450
• Todd Gilliland - 23.850
• Michael McDowell - 19.700
• Alex Bowman - 18.100
• Aric Almirola - 16.300
• Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 14.950
• Kyle Larson - 14.250
• Ryan Blaney - 13.150
• William Byron - 12.300
• Chase Elliott - 11.850
• Kevin Harvick - 8.600
• Joey Logano - 8.200
• Kyle Busch - 3.850

Group B:

• Austin Hill - 41.000
• Cole Custer - 35.550
• JJ Yeley - 32.900
• Corey LaJoie - 28.300
• Daniel Suarez - 27.450
• Justin Haley - 25.600
• Erik Jones - 25.050
• Chase Briscoe - 21.000
• Ross Chastain - 18.500
• Austin Dillon - 17.950
• Ty Gibbs - 15.200
• Christopher Bell - 14.850
• Bubba Wallace - 13.250
• Tyler Reddick - 12.350
• Ryan Preece - 12.150
• Martin Truex Jr - 8.950
• Brad Keselowski - 8.200
• Chris Buescher - 6.850
• Denny Hamlin - 2.000