NASCAR Weekend Schedule: Practice, Qualifying Time for COTA, Truck Series Info

The 2026 NASCAR season rolls on this week, with the Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series headed for Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, while the Truck Series is racing at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Florida. With two different venues, we’ve got all the information you need for the NASCAR schedule this week.

Here is the NASCAR weekend schedule for COTA, with practice and qualifying times for all three series and the green flag time for each race.

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NASCAR Schedule this Week: Circuit of the Americas & Truck Series

Here is the NASCAR schedule this week for COTA (Cup Series and OAPS) and St. Petersburg (Truck Series). We’ve listed the times (ET) and how to watch each event.

Friday, February 27

• 4:00 PM ET – Truck Series Practice (St. Petersburg) – Fox Sports 2
• 5:00 PM ET – O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Practice (COTA) – CW app
• 5:05 PM ET – Truck Series Qualifying (Group Session) – Fox Sports 2
• 6:00 PM ET – O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying (Group) – CW app

Read More: NASCAR Stock Report for Top Drivers after Atlanta

Saturday, February 28

• 10:00 AM ET – Cup Series Practice – Amazon Prime Video
• 11:10 AM ET – Cup Series Qualifying (Group) – Amazon Prime Video
• 12:00 PM ET – OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 (Truck Series race) – FOX
• 3:00 PM ET – Focused Health 250 (O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race) – CW Network

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Sunday, March 1

• 3:30 PM ET – Duramax Texas Grand Prix (Cup Series race) – FOX

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NASCAR Cup Series Schedule this Weekend

Here is the NASCAR Cup Series schedule this weekend for Circuit of the Americas.

NASCAR Truck Series Schedule this Weekend

Here is the NASCAR Truck Series schedule this weekend for St. Petersburg.

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Schedule this Weekend

Here is the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series schedule this weekend for COTA.

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