Two of the nationwide NASCAR sequence shall be in motion Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.

The Cup groups will follow and qualify for Sunday’s Round of 8 elimination race. The Xfinity groups will shut out the Round of 8 with a 250-lap race.

There are 36 vehicles on the Cup entry listing. Carson Hocevar will return to the No. 42 for Legacy Motor Club after John Hunter Nemechek drove the entry at Homestead. Ryan Newman will make his seventh Cup begin of the season for Rick Ware Racing.

Sammy Smith won the pole for the Xfinity Series race. He’ll be joined on the entrance row by Justin Allgaier.

Martinsville Speedway Saturday Schedule

Weather

Saturday: Sunny skies with a excessive of 83 levels and no likelihood of rain. High of 82 levels and no likelihood of rain in the beginning of the Xfinity Series race.

Saturday, Oct. 28

(All occasions Eastern)

Garage open

• 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. — Cup Series
• 12:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series

Track exercise

• 12:35 – 1:20 p.m. — Cup follow (USA Network, NBC Sports App)
• 1:20 – 2:30 p.m. — Cup qualifying (USA Network, NBC Sports App)
• 3:30 p.m. — Xfinity Series race (250 laps, 131.5 miles; USA, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)