Times are local to the Track
Thursday, October 30
6:00 pm NSCS Haulers Enter
Friday, October 31
7:00 am NSCS Garage Opens & Inspections Begins
12:00 - 1:30 pm NSCS Practice
5:45 pm NSCS Qualifying
7:30 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Saturday, November 1
8:30 am NSCS Garage Opens
10:00 - 10:50 am NSCS Practice
1:00 - 1:50 pm NSCS Final Practice
4:00 pm NSCS Garage Closes
Sunday, November 2
8:00 am NSCS Garage Opens
2:00 pm NSCS AAA Texas 500 race
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All times above are listed in LOCAL Time
Practices:
Friday, October 31, 1:00 - 2:30 pm/et, TV-FS1
Saturday, November 1, 11:00 - 11:50 am/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, November 1, 2:00 - 2:50 pm/et, TV-FS2
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, October 31 at 6:45 pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.
Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile quad oval, 334 laps, 501 miles
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race: 334 laps, 501 miles
Width: 58 feet (minimum)
Turns: 750-foot radius
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees
Straightaways/dogleg: Banking: 5 degrees;
Straights: Front Straight - 2250 feet; Back Stretch - 1330 feet
Front Straightaway Grandstand: 66 rows, 112,522. Includes: PSL seats (36,000 w/armrests); and Handicapped Seating (1,595 - Row 28 at portal entrances)
Back Straightaway Grandstand: 12 rows, 9,855
Luxury Suites: 144 with seating for 9,992
Victory Lane Club Suites: 50 with seating for 3,152
Condominium Seating: 2,571
Infield Capacity: Approx. 53,000
Grandstand Seating: 122,377
Total Permanent Seating: 138,122
Total Estimated Capacity: 191,122 Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Harlem Globetrotters
Command to start engines: Harlem Globetrotters
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: David Tiger, AAA Texas
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA
Track Websites & Social Media:
Texas Motor Speedway
Speedway Motorsports
Texas Motor Speedway - Facebook
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Texas Motor Speedway - MySpace