How to Watch This Weekend's NASCAR Races At Rockingham Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series is off this weekend, which gives the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series the rare chance to shine as the top-billed race of the weekend this week at Rockingham Speedway. The O'Reilly Series, which is marking its eighth race of the 2026 season this weekend, will be joined at the 1-mile oval by the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series East.

Last season, Rockingham Speedway returned to the NASCAR National Series schedule after a 12-year hiatus. This will mark the second consecutive season that the O'Reilly, Craftsman Truck, and ARCA East Series compete in a joint-race weekend at the iconic track.

The weekend's festivities will all culminate in Saturday afternoon's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black's Tire.

Watching the NC Education Lottery 250

The O'Reilly Auto Parts Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 takes place on Saturday, April 4, and the eighth race of the 24-race NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season begins at 2:30 PM ET.

Coverage of Saturday's event will be on The CW, and select driver in-car cameras will be available for fans to watch on The CW App. The race can also be listened to on the radio via the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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Practice and qualifying for the NC Education Lottery 250 will take place on Friday, April 3, with coverage available on the CW App beginning at 1:30 PM ET.

Justin Allgaier comes into this weekend's race on a two-race winning streak, and the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet is the series points leader. Allgaier won the series championship in 2024.

Sammy Smith won this event a season ago after initial race winner Jesse Love was disqualified following a failure of his car in post-race inspection.

Remainder of the Broadcast Schedule from Rockingham Speedway

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 at Rockingham is scheduled for Friday, April 3, and will be televised on FS1 with coverage set to kick off at 4:30 PM ET.

Corey Heim is the most recent race winner in the Craftsman Truck Series, as he scored the win a couple of weeks ago at Darlington Raceway in a thrilling come-from-behind finish over NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain.

Tyler Ankrum took home the win in the NASCAR Truck event at Rockingham a season ago, and will look to back that effort up this weekend.

Additionally, the ARCA Menards Series East will contest its 125-mile event on Saturday, April 4, and will be viewable on the NASCAR Channel at 11:30 AM ET. This race will serve as a lead-in race to Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series main event.

Friday, April 3

Time (ET)	Session	TV
11:00 AM	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Practice	FS2
12:05 PM	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying	FS2
1:30 PM	NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Practice	CW App
2:35 PM	NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying	CW App
4:30 PM	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 Race	FS1

Saturday, April 4

Time	Session	TV
11:30 AM	ARCA Menards East 125 Race	NASCAR Channel
2:30 PM	NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NC Education Lottery 250 Race	The CW