Friday schedule for NASCAR at Talladega

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series hits the track Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.

The second round of the playoffs begins this weekend for the series. Corey Heim leads the points. Nick Sanchez is fourth in the standings, occupying the final transfer spot. Those below the cut line are Rajah Caruth (-8 points), Tyler Ankrum (-11), Grant Enfinger (-11) and Taylor Gray (-15).

Truck teams will qualify before the race at 4:30 p.m. ET Friday on FS1.

The Xfinity and Cup garages will be open Friday, but both series won’t be on track until Saturday.

Talladega Weather

Friday: Mostly cloudy skies with temperatures of 80 degrees and 15% chance of rain at the start of the Truck race.

Talladega Superspeedway Schedule

Friday October 4

(All times Eastern)

Open garage

• 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.—Xfinity Series
• 11:00 a.m. — Truck series
• 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Cup Series

Track activity

• 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Truck qualifications (FS2)
• 4:30 p.m. — Truck Race (85 laps/226.1 miles; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)