Now, here is a proper weather scramble for you. NASCAR competition officials have completely shifted Saturday's timetable at Charlotte Motor Speedway, bringing practice and qualifying sessions forward by two hours to dodge the looming threat of inclement weather brought by Hurricane Isaias.
That Friday morning announcement dropped as the storm tracked closer to making landfall near Florida’s Gulf Coast, bringing the very real promise of heavy rain to the southeastern United States. Thankfully, the race start times themselves remain entirely untouched for this busy tripleheader weekend across NASCAR’s national series.
Let us look at how the revised Saturday plays out. The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series gets an early wake-up call with practice hitting the track at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed immediately by qualifying at 9:35 a.m. ET, with both sessions broadcast on ESPN Unlimited. Following them, the Cup Series takes over for practice at 11 a.m. ET, running straight into Busch Light Pole Qualifying at 12:05 p.m. ET, featuring television coverage on truTV alongside audio via PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
As for the rest of the weekend's stacked schedule, the action actually kicks off beforehand. The Craftsman Truck Series is set for the Ecosave 200 on Friday at 5 p.m. ET, with broadcasts on FOX, FOX One, and the NASCAR Racing Network. Once Saturday's early scramble is finished, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series resumes its Chase postseason later that day at 4 p.m. ET with the Blue Cross NC 300, broadcast across The CW, ESPN Unlimited, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Finally, the grand weekend closer arrives on Sunday. The Cup Series hosts the Bank of America 400—marking the sixth of 10 races in The Chase presented by Mobil 1—with the main event starting at 3 p.m. ET. Fans can catch that Sunday showdown on USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
