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Indy weekend schedule: Cup Series, INDYCAR, Xfinity and Truck Series start times

It’s a busy weekend in Indianapolis with five races on the schedule.

It’s going to be a busy weekend in Indianapolis, as all four of NASCAR’s top touring series are in town, while the INDYCAR series returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

Things will kick off on Friday night at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, where Shane van Gisbergen will make his oval debut in the Craftsman Truck Series.

The action then shifts to the Indy road course, where INDYCAR, Xfinity and Cup Series stars will deliver a trio of races.

Here’s the full weekend schedule for Indy, with start times and broadcast information for each session:

NASCAR Cup Series:

Saturday: Practice (11:35 a.m. ET, NBC Sports App), Qualifying (12:35 p.m. ET, NBC Sports App)

Sunday: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC)

INDYCAR:

Friday: Practice (9:00 a.m. ET, Peacock), Qualifying (12:30 p.m. ET, Peacock)

Saturday: Gallagher Grand Prix (2:30 p.m. ET, USA Network)

Xfinity Series:

Saturday: Practice (9:35 a.m. ET, NBC Sports App), Qualifying (10:05 a.m. ET, NBC Sports App), Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard (5:30 p.m. ET, USA Network)

Craftsman Truck Series:

Friday: Practice (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1), Qualifying (4:05 p.m. ET, FS1), TSport 200 (9 p.m. ET, FS1)

ARCA Menards Series:

Friday: Practice (1:30 p.m. ET), Qualifying (2:30 p.m. ET), Reese’s 200 (6 p.m. ET, FS1)

 

Shane van Gisbergen explains why he wants to leave Supercars series for NASCAR

Shane van Gisbergen opens up on why he isn’t enjoying himself in the Australian Supercars series.

Shane van Gisbergen has dominated the Supercars Championship in Australia in recent years, winning three championships since 2016, but after a victory in his NASCAR Cup Series debut, the New Zealander sounds more than ready for a massive career change.

SVG will be on the track this weekend at the Indianapolis road course in the Cup Series, and is also making his NASCAR oval debut on Friday night at Indianapolis Raceway Park in the Craftsman Truck Series.

In a discussion with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mike Davis on the Dale Jr. Download, van Gisbergen explained that recent changes to the Supercars series have made the action much more boring for him as a driver, calling race days “mind-numbing.”

“It’s not as enjoyable…. they changed [the car]. A whole new chassis and concept. Everyone’s the same, same parts. It’s very similar to here [in NASCAR], a year delayed. When you read all the articles from last year about the drivers’ problems and stuff, it’s very similar. 

The qualifying there is awesome, but the racing sucks, it’s so boring. Like, you’re driving around at 30 percent trying to keep the tires and everyone’s just following each other. All the parts are the same and the car’s got a very narrow setup window, everyone’s running the same setup basically. And there’s a minimum tire pressure rule of 17 pound. So everyone goes out on 17, they come on at the same time, drive around at the same pace. The tire just explodes because it’s running too high and you just follow each other around. It’s mind-numbing. 

I come here and the race is just a hustle the whole time, you’re just driving flat-out. That’s what I love.”