Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Weekend (Fort Worth)

NASCAR’s national series converged on Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth for a three-day race weekend built around practice, qualifying and one points race each day, according to NASCAR’s official weekend schedule. The May 1-3, 2026 program included the Craftsman Truck Series on Friday, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series on Saturday and the Cup Series on Sunday. Texas Motor Speedway said the weekend also doubled as the track’s 30th anniversary celebration. NASCAR and the speedway both directed fans to their online schedule pages for updated times, TV information, results and ticket details. ### Which races made up the Texas weekend? Texas Motor Speedway said the weekend opened Friday, May 1, with the SpeedyCash.com 250 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The track listed Truck practice at 1:35 p.m. CT, qualifying at 2:40 p.m. CT and the race at 7 p.m. CT, with FS1 carrying the event and NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM listed for radio coverage. (nascar.com) Saturday, May 2, centered on the Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. The speedway listed Cup practice at 11:30 a.m. CT, Cup qualifying at 12:40 p.m. CT and the Saturday race at 2:30 p.m. CT, with television coverage on The CW and radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM. (texasmotorspeedway.com) Sunday, May 3, closed the weekend with the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY for the NASCAR Cup Series. Texas Motor Speedway said the Cup race was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT, and NASCAR’s Texas race-weekend page listed race day at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1. (texasmotorspeedway.com) ### When were practice and qualifying sessions scheduled? NASCAR’s weekend schedule page showed Friday activity beginning with a 2:30 p.m. ET practice session, followed by a 3 p.m. ET press availability, 3:35 p.m. ET qualifying, a 5 p.m. ET practice session and 6:05 p.m. ET qualifying before the 8 p.m. ET Truck race. The same page listed Saturday items leading into the 3:30 p.m. ET O’Reilly race and Sunday items leading into the 3:30 p.m. (texasmotorspeedway.com) ET Cup race. NASCAR’s race-weekend hub said fans could use the Texas page to track qualifying order, practice results, lap averages, pit stalls and race results as they were posted. That page also listed tire allotments by series: 10 sets for the Cup weekend, six for the O’Reilly weekend and five for the Truck weekend. (nascar.com) ### Where could fans watch the races? FS1 carried the Friday Truck race and Sunday Cup race, according to NASCAR’s Texas race-weekend page and Texas Motor Speedway’s event release. The CW carried Saturday’s O’Reilly race, the same sources said. (nascar.com) NASCAR’s 2026 TV guide said weekly broadcast information, including channels and streaming options, is updated on NASCAR.com. The guide identified FOX, FS1, FS2, Prime Video, TNT Sports, Max, NBC, USA and The CW among NASCAR’s 2026 broadcast outlets, and directed viewers to platform-specific apps and station finders. ### What else was part of the weekend at the speedway? (texasmotorspeedway.com) Texas Motor Speedway said the May 1-3 program marked the third straight season the venue hosted all three of NASCAR’s national series on the same weekend. The track also said the event was part of its 30th anniversary year. (nascar.com) The speedway added that the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track was scheduled to host the Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede on Thursday, April 30, and Saturday, May 2, with both nights listed for 7:30 p.m. starts. The track’s March 30 release also advertised a “2 for $99” special offer for the Cup race. (texasmotorspeedway.com) ### Where should fans check before making plans? NASCAR’s official Texas weekend schedule page said it carries the full event lineup, TV information and results. NASCAR’s separate Texas race-weekend hub said it would continue updating links for entry lists, qualifying results, pit stalls and race results as information became available. (texasmotorspeedway.com) Texas Motor Speedway said additional information and ticket sales were available through its website. For anyone planning around the next Texas NASCAR weekend, the track and NASCAR pages are the clearest places to confirm session times, broadcast details and any event-day changes. (texasmotorspeedway.com) (nascar.com)