Saturday schedule at Kansas Speedway for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity Series

KANSAS CITY, Kansas. — The Xfinity Series opens its playoffs Saturday at Kansas Speedway and Cup teams will use the day to prepare for Sunday’s race.

Xfinity teams will practice, qualify and race on Saturday. Cup teams practice and qualify for Sunday’s race.

Justin Allgaier enters Saturday’s Xfinity race as the leader in the playoff standings. Riley Herbst holds the final transfer spot going into the round.

Cliff Daniels said, “We don’t need chaos and disaster.”

Saturday again

The Weather Underground Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 79 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of Cup qualifying. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a high of 82 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

Saturday’s circuit schedule

(All times East)

Garage open

• 9:30am – Xfinity Series
• 11am – 3:30pm — Cup series

Track activity

• 11:05 AM – 11:35 AM — Xfinity Practice (NBC Sports App)
• 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM — Xfinity Qualifying (NBC Sports App)
• 1:05 PM – 1:45 PM — Cup training (NBC Sports App, MRN)
• 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM — Cup Qualifying (NBC Sports App, MRN)
• 4:00 PM – Xfinity Race (200 laps/300 miles; CW Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Twelve drivers remain in the play-offs, as the second round starts on Sunday.