Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Front stretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 146,000 [down from 171,000]
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1960
Sprint Showdown Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Invocation: TBA
Military Flyover: TBA
All Star Race Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Honorary Pace Car Driver: Carolina Panther Luke Kuechly
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: Darius Rucker
Military Flyover: TBA
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, May 16TH
12:05 - 1:40 PM NSCS FINAL SPRINT SHOWDOWN - PRACTICE
1:50 - 3:15 PM NSCS FINAL SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE- PRACTICE
3:15 - 3:30 PM NSCS Sprint ALL-STAR, PIT ROAD PRACTICE
4:10 PM NSCS SPRINT SHOWDOWN, QUALIFYING
7:00 PM NSCS SHOWDOWN DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:15 PM NSCS THE SPRINT SHOWDOWN
Saturday, May 17TH
7:10 PM NSCS SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE, QUALIFYING-IMPOUND
8:45 PM APPROX. NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTION
9:00 PM APPROX. NSCS THE SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE
TELEVISION / RADIO COVERAGE / SCHEDULE
Tune in to the Sprint Showdown at 7:00pm/et on Friday, May 16 on FOX Sports 1, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Then catch NASCAR’s biggest stars in Sprint All-Star Race Qualifying at 7:00pm/et on Saturday, May 17 on FOX Sports 1, and the Sprint All-Star Race immediately following at 9:00pm/et on FOX Sports 1, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
(CMS)(4-19-2014)