NASCAR will this weekend travel to Fort Worth, Texas for a double header at Texas Motor Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. Texas Motor Speedway opened for racing in 1996. The track is a 2.4 km (1.5 mile) quad-oval. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns; 24°, straightaways; 5°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Tony Stewart with 200.11 mph (26.985 sec.) in October 31, 2014. Most wins by an active driver at Texas Motor Speedway is Jimmie Johnson with 6 wins (27 races). The stands currently capacity are 181 655 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Texas Motor Speedway
Series: Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Friday, April 7
18.00-20.25 | noon-2:25 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
20.30-21.55 | 2:30-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
23.00-23.55 | 5-5:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS1
00.35 | 6:15 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
Garage Cam
17.30 | 11:30 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
22.30 | 4:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series
Saturday, April 8
15.30-16.25 | 9:30-10:25 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
16.35 | 10:35 a.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
18.00-18.50 | noon-12:50 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS2
19.30 | 1:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), FOX
Sunday, April 9
19.30 | 1:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), FOX / VIASAT SPORT LIVE 19.00 (Sweden)
Photo credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway (NASCAR Media.com)