NASCAR at Texas 2015: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule
FORT WORTH — It's NASCAR race day at Texas Motor Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500.
START TIME: Actor John Krasinski is scheduled to instruct drivers to start their engines at 2:08 p.m. (ET) Sunday. If you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 2:16 p.m. for the green flag.
RACE DISTANCE: The AAA Texas 500, the second of two Sprint Cup races this season at Texas Motor Speedway, is 334 laps around the 1.5-mile track for a total of 501 miles.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Barbara Padilla, runnerup on the fourth season of America’s Got Talent, will perform the national anthem.
TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC will broadcast today's race. The pre-race show is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The Performance Racing Network will call the race on the radio.
WEATHER: Sunday’s forecast calls for good weather – a high of 64 with sunny skies and almost no chance of rain.
LAST TIME: Jimmie Johnson, winner of four of the past six races at TMS, won last year’s AAA Texas 500 after leading 191 laps. Johnson led a race-high 128 laps to win this year's spring race at Texas.
STARTING LINEUP: Brad Keselowski won the pole Friday with a speed of 196.929 miles per hour. Also starting in the top five: Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson.
Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas:
1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota
4. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
5. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
6. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota
7. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
10. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet
11. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet
12. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford
13. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota
14. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota
15. (55) David Ragan, Toyota
16. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet
17. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet
18. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
19. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet
20. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet
21. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet
22. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
23. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet
24. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford
25. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford
26. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet
28. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford
29. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford
30. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
31. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
32. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford
33. (95) Michael McDowell
34. (26) J.J. Yeley, Toyota
35. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford
36. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet
37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet
38. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota
39. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford
40. (23) Jeb Burton, Toyota
41. (38) David Gilliland, Ford
42. (98) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet
43. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet
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