NASCAR Sprint Cup Federated Auto Parts 400 TV schedule

Here is your complete guide to the NASCAR Sprint Cup television schedule from practice through qualifying and the race on Saturday night.

For those who cannot stay up to see the conclusion of the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway Saturday night, they will miss the end of the Sprint Cup regular season and who will make the Field of 16 as the Chase for the NASCAR Championship will kick off the following week.

Dubbed the “Last Race to Make the Chase,” RIR is a paved ¾ mile oval that will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Night Race. The tradition began in 1991 with Harry Gant winning the inaugural contest under the lights at the premier short track.

Carl Edwards (No. 19 Toyota) dominated the April race leading 151 laps in holding off Kyle Busch for the win and he did it from the pole. Edwards’ teammate, Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Toyota), is the defending champion of fall event with an average race speed of 100.353 mph. He started on the front row next to pole sitter Joey Logano (No. 22 Ford) last September. Dale Jarrett holds the race mark of 109.047 mph set back in 1997.

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The track qualifying record at RIR is held by Jeff Gordon who set the standard in 2013 with a speed of 130.599 mph. The 45-year-old future Hall of Famer will once again be sitting in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. who is out for the season with concussion-like symptoms.

For Sprint Cup teams, they will have just one day to prepare and qualify for the race in an action packed Friday. Here is schedule for both days and where you can watch.

FRIDAY
10:00-10:55 a.m. – Sprint Cup Series first practice (NBC Sports Network/NBC Sports App)
12:00-1:25 p.m. – Sprint Cup Series final practice (NBCSN/NBC Sports App)
5:45 p.m. – Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying (NBCSN/NBC Sports App)

SATURDAY
7:30 p.m. – Federated Auto Parts 400 | 400 laps, 300 miles (NBCSN/NBC Sports App)