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 Series 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 1 and 2; 20°, turns 3 and 4; 24°, backstretch and dogleg; 5°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Kurt Busch with 200.951 mph (March 11, 2017). Most wins by an active driver at Texas Motor Speedway is Jimmie Johnson with 7 wins (29 races). The grandstand currently capacity: 112,522. Bonus facts. Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years in August 4, 2002.
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 6
19.00-19.55 | 1-1:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1
20.00-20.55 | 2:05-2:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1
22.05-22.55 |4:05-4:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
23.45 | 5:45 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, FS1
Saturday, April 7
17.00-17.55 | 11-11:55 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
18.10 | 12:10 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
19.30-20.20 | 1:30-2:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
21.00 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), FOX
Sunday, April 8
20.00 | 2 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), FS1 / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 19.30 (Sweden)
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