Schedule for March 9-11 NASCAR Weekend at LVMS

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Sam's Town 300, Las Vegas Dirt Classic

Thursday, March 8 – No spectator activity at superspeedway.
11 a.m. – Haulers enter.
Noon – Pit gates open at ½-mile dirt track for Las Vegas Dirt Classic.
12:30 p.m. – NASCAR Busch Series registration opens.
1 p.m. – NASCAR Busch Series garage opens.
4 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series haulers enter.
5 p.m. – Las Vegas Dirt Classic at ½-mile dirt track begins (Late Models, CRA Sprint Cars).
6 p.m. – NASCAR Busch Series garage and registration closed.

Friday, March 9 – Spectator gates open at 8 a.m.
5:30 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series registration opens.
6 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series garages open.
6:30 a.m. – Track services meeting (Petty/Andretti building).
7:30 a.m. – NASCAR Busch Series rookie and spotter meeting, drawing for qualifying order.
8:30-9:30 a.m. – NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 practice.
9:40-10:10 a.m. – NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 rookie practice.
10:20-11:20 a.m. – NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 final practice.
10:30 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series rookie and spotter meetings, draw for qualifying order.
11 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series HOT PASS in effect.
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 practice.
Noon – Pit gates open at ½-mile dirt track for Las Vegas Dirt Classic.
2:40 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup HOT PASS in effect.
3:10 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 qualifying (two laps, all positions).
5 p.m. – Las Vegas Dirt Classic at ½-mile dirt track begins (Late Models, CRA Sprint Cars).
5:05 p.m. – NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 qualifying.
5:30 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series garage and registration closed.
6 p.m. – Las Vegas Dirt Classic at ½-mile dirt track begins (Late Models, CRA Sprint Cars).
7 p.m. – NASCAR Busch Series garage and registration closed.

Saturday, March 10 – Spectator gates open at 8 a.m.
7 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series garage and registration opens.
7:30 a.m. – Track services meeting (Petty/Andretti building), NASCAR Busch Series garage and registration opens.
8:30 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series HOT PASS in effect.
9-9:50 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 practice.
9:50-10:20 a.m. – TV exhibition run.
10 a.m. – NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 driver and crew chief meeting (Media Center).
10:20-11:20 – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 final practice.
11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 driver introductions (security will clear pit road).
Noon – NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 (200 laps, 300 miles).
1 p.m. – NASCAR Busch Series registration closed.
2 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series garage and registration closed.

Sunday, March 11 – Spectator gates open at 7 a.m.
7 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series garage and registration opens.
10 a.m. – Track services meeting (Petty/Andretti building).
11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 driver and crew chief meeting (Media Center).
12:30 p.m. – Pre-race activities begin; NASCAR Nextel Cup Series HOT PASS in effect (until one hour after race).
1 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 driver introductions (security will clear pit road).
1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles).
2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Nextel Cup Series registration closed.