2025 NASCAR Xfinity 500: Weather forecast for the Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway

The 2025 Xfinity 500 is officially back, and fans are in for a high-octane 35th stock-car racing weekend of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season at the Martinsville Speedway on October 26. This year's edition at the 0.526-mile short track will mark the 77th annual Xfinity 500.

Thirty-seven NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be in action for practice on October 25, at 4:30 pm ET, followed by qualifying at 5:40 pm ET before Sunday’s afternoon race. The main event will be spread over 500 laps in Ridgeway, Virginia, divided into three stages, totaling 263 miles.

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Weather forecast for the 2025 Xfinity 500

Here’s the weather report for NASCAR’s three national series at Martinsville Speedway, as per dailydownforce.com:

Friday, October 24, 2025

NASCAR Truck Series Slim Jim 200: High 65°F, Low 62°F, Wind 2-3 mph, and 0% chance of rain.

Saturday, October 25, 2025

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying: High 60°F, Low 51°F, Wind 1 mph, and 5% chance of rain.

NASCAR Xfinity Series IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250: High 60°F, Low 51°F, Wind 1 mph, and 5% chance of rain.

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Xfinity 500: High 65°F, Low 60°F, Wind 3 mph, and 5% chance of rain.

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Full entry list for NASCAR’s 2025 Martinsville playoff race

The 2025 Xfinity 500 iteration is set to see 37 Cup cars lined up on the grid. Here's a look at the list of drivers who will be vying to win the ninth race of the playoffs:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Noah Gragson
5. #5 - Kyle Larson (P)
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Justin Haley
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott (P)
10. #10 - Ty Dillon
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin (P)
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney (P)
13. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
14. #17 - Chris Buescher
15. #19 - Chase Briscoe (P)
16. #20 - Christopher Bell (P)
17. #21 - Josh Berry
18. #22 - Joey Logano (P)
19. #23 - Bubba Wallace
20. #24 - William Byron (P)
21. #34 - Todd Gilliland
22. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
23. #38 - Zane Smith
24. #41 - Cole Custer
25. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
26. #43 - Erik Jones
27. #45 - Tyler Reddick
28. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
29. #48 - Alex Bowman
30. #51 - Cody Ware
31. #54 - Ty Gibbs
32. #60 - Ryan Preece
33. #66 - Casey Mears (i)
34. #71 - Michael McDowell
35. #77 - Carson Hocevar
36. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
37. #99 - Daniel Suárez