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• Track Specifications:
  Race Length: 400 laps, 300 miles
  Track Length: 0.75 mile D-shaped oval, measured 13.5 ft from SAFER Barrier
  Track Width: 60 feet with 10-foot apron
  Banking: turns 14 degrees; front stretch 8 degrees; backstretch 2 degrees
  Straights: Backstretch - 860 feet; Front stretch - 1290 feet
  Pit Road: 64-foot width, 43 concrete pit stalls, each measuring 28'x19'
  Pit Road Speed: 45mph
  Pace Car Speed: 50mph
  Seating Capacity: 71,000 {was 97,912 and was 112,029 before that]
  Opened: 1946 (First NASCAR race was 1953)
  Last Repaved: Fall of 2003

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PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage

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(times in eastern time)

• Practices:
  Friday, September 5, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm/et, TV-none scheduled

• Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, September 5, 1:00 - 2:20 pm/et, TV-ESPN2

• Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, September 5 at 5:45 pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.