Event Schedule times are local to the track
Thursday, March 2
7:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER
Friday, March 3
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
11:00 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
12:00 - 1:25 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
5:45 PM MENCS QUALIFYING
Saturday, March 4
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:00 - 1:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
Sunday, March 5
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
1:50 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:30 PM MENCS RACE
MENCS = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time
PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
(these times in eastern time)
Practices:
Friday, March 3, 12:00 - 1:25 pm/et, TV-FS1 Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, March 4, 12:00 - 1:25 pm/et, TV-FS1
Qualifying: qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, March 3 at 5:45 pm/et, TV-FS1;
re-air scheduled: Saturday, March 4 at 7:30am/et on FS1
TRACK NEWS & LINKS Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.54 mile quad oval, 325 laps, 500.5 miles
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees; Straightaways: 5 degrees
Straights: Front stretch - 2332 feet; Backstretch - 1800 feet
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Fuel Window: 50-55 laps
Grandstand Seating: 75,000 [was 92,000 and 98,000]
Opened: 1960