The penultimate race weekend of the 2023 NASCAR season is upon us, and Martinsville Speedway will be the site to decide who makes the Championship 4 in the Cup Series and Xfinity Series. The weather is set to be a factor for the weekend as well. What awaits the stars of NASCAR this weekend?

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Martinsville Weather Forecast via National Weather Service

Saturday, October 28: Xfinity Series Dead On Tools 250 (3:30 PM ET)

• Forecast: Sunny
• Temperature: High 83°F
• Rain: 0%
• Wind: W 3 MPH

Sunday, October 29: Cup Series XFINITY 500 (2:00 PM ET)

• Forecast: Sunny
• Temperature: High 83°F
• Rain: 1%
• Wind: SW 7 MPH

Martinsville Weather History

Weather has generally not been much of a factor during the Martinsville fall weekend. The last time the fall race at Martinsville was rain-shortened was all the way back in 1976. Primarily, weather has impacted the spring race at the track with the 2021 spring race postponed from a Saturday night to a Sunday afternoon.

Martinsville was also the site of the first oval track race on a damp race track in NASCAR history back in the spring. The Craftsman Truck Series ran on wet weather tires after a rain delay. The race was eventually halted when rain too heavy to race in came through, and Corey Heim took home the win.

It seems it could be unseasonably warm this weekend at Martinsville. Could that play a factor in the race we see this weekend?