Hey guys, welcome back to my blog! Today, I wanna talk about something that I was digging into recently, which is related to NASCAR. Basically, I was trying to figure out if NASCAR Cup Series runs practice sessions on Saturdays. It got me pretty involved, so I thought, why not share the whole process with you all?
So, first off, I started by just hitting up the internet, trying to find any info about NASCAR’s practice schedules. I stumbled upon a bunch of articles and forum posts, but nothing was really giving me a straight answer. They mentioned stuff about practice sessions, but it wasn’t clear if they always happen on Saturdays or if it depends on the race. I also read about how things changed after Covid hit, with NASCAR cutting down on practice times to save costs and limit contact.
I dug a little deeper and found some info about expanded road course qualifying and how cars are assigned to different groups. Apparently, they do have two 20-minute practices for each group, which adds up to 40 minutes per car. That was interesting. I also learned that these practice sessions usually lead right into qualifying, which makes sense. It is like a warm-up before the real deal. I noticed some drivers talking about this 20-minute practice session, and it seemed like a common thing for most races.
Then I moved on to looking for specific schedules for different races. I checked out the Darlington Raceway schedule and saw that they did have a practice session on Saturday afternoon. That was a good sign! I kept searching and found similar schedules for other races too. It looked like the Cup Series drivers typically get practice time on Saturday mornings, followed by qualifying sessions. It is kinda cool how they have it all planned out.
My Findings
After all that searching and reading, here’s what I gathered:
- NASCAR Cup Series does run practice sessions on Saturdays.
- These sessions are usually 20 minutes long for each group of cars.
- The practice sessions happen before the qualifying sessions.
- The practice and qualifying format seems to be pretty consistent across different races.
It was a fun little investigation, and I’m glad I could share it with you guys. Hope you found it interesting! Let me know what you think in the comments. Catch ya later!
