NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying Today: Watkins Glen start time, TV channel and FREE live stream

The NASCAR Xfinity Series hits Watkins Glen International today (Saturday August 9) for qualifying, and we've got the time scheduling, TV and streaming details you need.

Saturday’s qualifying will determine the starting lineup for the race, which is set to take place later this afternoon, and will consist of one round, with the drivers split into two groups and two 20-minute sessions to set their lap times.

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Heading into the session, all eyes are surely on JR Motorsports star Connor Zilisch. The 19-year-old’s three-race win streak might have been snapped last time out, but he has been excellent on road courses, taking two poles and two wins on them so far this year.

Add that to the fact he won on his Xfinity Series debut at Watkins Glen last season, and anyone who wants to get pole ahead of him is going to have to produce a very strong lap.

It isn’t a foregone conclusion by any means, though, particularly with several Cup Series drivers choosing to race in Xfinity this weekend.

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What time is NASCAR qualifying today?

Today’s qualifying session at Watkins Glen is scheduled to start at 10:35am ET today on Saturday August 9, immediately after practice, which begins at 9:30am ET.

The start time for qualifying converted to local time zones is as follows:

United States (ET): 10:35am
United States (CT): 9:35am
United States (MT): 8:35am
United States (PT): 7:35am

What TV channel is NASCAR qualifying on today?

Today's qualifying action will not be broadcast live on TV. However, you can watch all of the action live for free on The CW App.

Xfinity Series practice is also available to watch live on The CW App beforehand at no cost.

Unfortunately, there is no live radio coverage of the session being broadcast.

Live stream options

The best streaming option to watch Xfinity Series qualifying today is via The CW App.

The CW App is showing all of the qualifying and practice session from the Xfinity Series in 2025 exclusively and for free.

Qualifying order

Here is the order in which the drivers will set their lap times today:

Group 1

1. Kaz Grala, No. 24, Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
2. Austin Green, No. 32, Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
3. Stefan Parsons, No. 45, Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
4. Glen Reen, No. 35, Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
5. Garrett Smithley, No. 14, SS GreenLight Racing Chevrolet
6. Thomas Annunziata, No. 70, Cope Family Racing Chevrolet
7. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99, Viking Motorsports Chevrolet
8. Daniel Dye, No. 10, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
9. Preston Pardus, No. 07, SS GreenLight Racing Chevrolet
10. Austin J. Hill, No. 53, Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
11. Blaine Perkins, No. 31, Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
12. Dean Thompson, No. 26, Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
13. Ryan Ellis, No. 71, DGM Racing x JIM Chevrolet
14. Anthony Alfredo, No. 42, Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
15. Jeb Burton, No. 27, Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
16. Josh Bilicki, No. 91, DGM Racing x JIM Chevrolet
17. Jeremy Clements, No. 51, Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
18. Kyle Sieg, No. 28, RSS Racing Ford
19. Brennan Poole, No. 44, Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
20. Brandon Jones, No. 20, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Group 2

21. Nick Sanchez, No. 48, Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
22. Parker Retzlaff, No. 4, Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
23. Taylor Gray, No. 54, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
24. William Sawalich, No. 18, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
25. Sammy Smith, No. 8, JR Motorsports Chevrolet
26. Christian Eckes, No. 16, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
27. Justin Allgaier, No. 7, JR Motorsports Chevrolet
28. Riley Herbst, No. 19, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
29. Austin Hill, No. 21, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
30. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 9, JR Motorsports Chevrolet
31. Michael McDowell, No. 11, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
32. Ryan Sieg, No. 39, RSS Racing Ford
33. Carson Kvapil, No. 1, JR Motorsports Chevrolet
34. Sheldon Creed, No. 00, Haas Factory Team Ford
35. Harrison Burton, No. 25, AM Racing Ford
36. Connor Zilisch, No. 88, JR Motorsports Chevrolet
37. Jesse Love, No. 2, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
38. Sam Mayer, No. 41, Haas Factory Team Ford

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