PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage
(times in eastern time)
Practices:
Friday, February 28, 2:00 - 3:30pm/et, TV-FS1
Saturday, March 1, 11:00 - 11:55 am/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Saturday, March 1, 2:00 - 2:50 pm/et, TV-FS2
Qualifying: groups for positions 1-36, Friday, February 28 at 6:35pm/et, TV-FS1, no re-air scheduled.
Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.0 mile oval, 312 laps, 312 miles/500km
Degree of Banking: Turns 1-2: 11 degrees; Turns 3-4: 9 degrees
Front stretch: Length: 1,179 feet, Banking: 3 degrees
Back stretch: Length: 1,551 feet, Banking: 9 degrees
Pit Road: Length: 1,140
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Grandstand seating: 55,000 [was 76,812] Opened: 1964 (first NASCAR Sprint Cup event was 1988)
Last Repave: 2011