It's NASCAR week at Texas Motor Speedway, and Friday will be a busy day at the Texas track. Both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series will have qualifying on Friday, and at night, the Nationwide Series will hold the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300.
Gates will open for NASCAR fans at 9:30 a.m. CT, as dedicated fans will be able to watch the final practices for both the NNS and NCNS drivers.
The full Friday schedule is as follows:
Friday, April 13 8:30am - 7:30pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours 8:30am NNS Garage & Registration Opens 9:30am Gate 4 Opens 9:30am Pit Road Open 10:00am-11:00am NNS Final Practice 11:00am NSCS HOT PASS IN EFFECT 12:00pm - 8:00pm NSCS Garage & Registration Hours 1:30pm Gates Open (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 11) 1:30pm Luxury Suites & Victory Lane Club Opens 2:00pm-3:30pm NSCS Final Practice (TV: SPEED) 4:00pm Live NASCAR Memorabilia auction benefitting Speedway Children's Charities (9th floor Speedway Club) 4:05pm NNS SportsDay Qualifying Day Powered by The Dallas Morning News(TV: ESPN2) 5:10pm NSCS HOT PASS IN EFFECT 5:40pm NSCS SportsDay Qualifying Day Powered by The Dallas Morning News(TV: SPEED) 7:30pm NNS O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (200 Laps, 300 Miles/TV:ESPN,Local Radio:The FAN 105.3FM KRLD) Midnight 12:00am Burnout Alley Load In Closes
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