{"id":863909,"date":"2026-08-19T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863909\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:54:12","slug":"complete-nascar-new-hampshire-weekend-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863909\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete NASCAR New Hampshire Weekend Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be the site of the 25th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorbiscuit.com\/nascar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series race of the season. The Dollar Tree 301 is scheduled for 301 laps and 318.46 miles around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorbiscuit.com\/who-won-last-years-nascar-cup-race-at-new-hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cThe Magic Mile\u201d<\/a> in Loudon, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Craftsman Truck Series will also be in action this weekend at New Hampshire as part of a doubleheader weekend. Set for 175 laps and 185.15 miles, the Truck Series field will compete in the Team EJP 175.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a full breakdown of this weekend\u2019s schedule and current weather forecast.<\/p>\n<p>Full NASCAR New Hampshire schedule breakdown<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Hampshire race weekend will kick off with Truck Series practice and qualifying on Friday. Practice is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Eastern time, while qualifying will follow at 5 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, the Cup Series hits the track for an impound practice session at 10:35 a.m. Eastern time. Impound practice means teams cannot make adjustments to their cars between qualifying and race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cup qualifying will follow practice on Saturday, which is set for 11:40 a.m. Eastern. Both Cup practice and qualifying can be watched on TruTV or listened to on the Performance Racing Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Truck Series race concludes Saturday\u2019s on-track activities, with the green flag scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. It can be watched on FS1 or listened to on SiriusXM or NASCAR Radio Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, the Cup Series race is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern time. The race can be watched on USA Network and HBO Max Driver Cam, or listened to on PRN Radio or SiriusXM.<\/p>\n<p>Weather forecast for NASCAR at New Hampshire<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the current weather forecast, the start of the NASCAR race weekend is in great shape. However, there could be a chance of a Sunday delay given the current threat of afternoon rain showers, as of Tuesday night Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s Truck practice and qualifying appears to be in the clear. The weather calls for it to be sunny with a high of 82 degrees and no chance of rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s forecast calls for a similar outcome with a high of 77 degrees and no threat of rain. Cup practice and qualifying, and the Truck Series race take place on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Sunday\u2019s Cup Series race, are \u201clikely, mainly after 9 a.m.,\u201d per the <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?lat=43.3&amp;lon=-71.48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">National Weather Service<\/a>. The forecast calls for it to be mostly cloudy with a high near 76 degrees and a 60 percent chance of rain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Hampshire Motor Speedway does not have lights, meaning NASCAR has a limited time window to get the race in. If the forecast does not change between now and raceday, it will be interesting to see how NASCAR navigates the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be the site of the 25th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[2571,49,48,634,82],"class_list":["post-863909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-auto-racing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nascar","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=863909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}