NASCAR Saturday schedule: Here’s what Cup and Truck schedule at Talladega Superspeedway looks like

The drivers of NASCAR Cup Series and Truck Series are scheduled to take place at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, September 30, for another action-packed racing weekend.

38 NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be on the track for the scheduled qualifying session for the second race of Round of 12 on Saturday at 4:30 pm ET. It will be followed by the main event on Sunday, October 1.

Meanwhile, the NASCAR Truck Series drivers will be seen in action, starting with the qualifying race as they continue the opening round of the playoffs before finishing their day with the main event on Saturday.

The weather forecast on Saturday predicted sunny skies with a high temperature of 84 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Truck Series race.

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NASCAR's full Saturday schedule at Talladega Superspeedway

See below for the complete schedule for Saturday’s on-track action across NASCAR’s two national series at the Talladega Superspeedway:

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Garage open

7:30 am ET: Truck Series

10 am ET – 6:30 pm ET: Cup Series

Track activity

9:30 am ET – 11 am ET: Truck Series qualifying

1 pm ET: Truck Series race (94 laps and 250.04 miles)

4:30 pm ET – 6 pm ET: Cup Series qualifying

The Saturday track activities at Alabama will be broadcast on USA Network, NBC Sports, and PRN.

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YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway: Qualifying order

Here are the qualifying order for the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway:

1. Chandler Smith - 40.650
2. Riley Herbst - 39.950
3. JJ Yeley - 37.400
4. Brennan Poole - 36.300
5. Austin Dillon - 32.500
6. Todd Gilliland - 32.200
7. BJ McLeod - 28.850
8. Corey LaJoie - 27.550
9. Austin Cindric - 26.500
10. Ty Gibbs - 25.850
11. Ty Dillon - 25.550
12. Harrison Burton - 25.050
13. Erik Jones - 24.700
14. AJ Allmendinger - 24.100
15. Ryan Preece - 23.100
16. Carson Hocevar - 22.350
17. Aric Almirola - 20.000
18. Joey Logano - 19.800
19. Justin Haley - 18.500
20. Chase Briscoe - 17.300
21. Michael McDowell - 15.650
22. Daniel Suarez - 14.750
23. Alex Bowman - 13.800
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 13.300
25. Kevin Harvick - 9.500
26. Kyle Busch - 24.200
27. Ryan Blaney - 19.500
28. Kyle Larson - 18.450
29. Tyler Reddick - 17.200
30. Martin Truex Jr - 13.700
31. Chase Elliott - 11.050
32. Chris Buescher - 9.100
33. Bubba Wallace - 8.200
34. Brad Keselowski - 6.850
35. Christopher Bell - 5.500
36. Ross Chastain - 4.450
37. Denny Hamlin - 3.650
38. William Byron - 1.150