Las Vegas Saturday Schedule, NASCAR Cup, Xfinity Series broadcast information

LAS VEGAS – Cup teams prepare for their Round of 16 playoff race on Saturday as the Xfinity Series begins its Round of 16 playoffs.

The Cup teams will practice and qualify on Saturday before the Xfinity Series playoff race.

Kyle Larson enters the weekend as the Cup Series points leader. William Byron holds the final transfer spot. Those below the cutline are Ryan Blaney (-4 points), Denny Hamlin (-8), Chase Elliott (-9) and Joey Logano (-11).

Justin Allgaier enters the Xfinity race as the leader in the playoff standings. Chandler Smith is the final transfer position. Below the cutline are Sam Mayer (-8), Jesse Love (-12), AJ Allmendinger (-18) and Sammy Smith (-19).

Weekend weather at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Saturday: Sunny skies with a high of 74 degrees, no chance of rain and wind gusts of 10 mph as Cup qualifying begins. Sunny skies with a high of 76 degrees, no chance of rain and wind gusts of 10 mph early in the Xfinity race.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway schedule

Saturday, October 19th

(All times Eastern)

Garage open

Track activity

• 4:35 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. – Cup training (USA, PRN)

• 5:20 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Cup Qualifying (USA, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

• 7:30 p.m. – Xfinity Race (201 laps/301.5 miles; CW Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)