The 2012 Samsung Mobile 500 is set for Saturday night, as NASCAR week at Texas Motor Speedway comes to a conclusion -- for the spring, at least.
Tonight's race at Texas Motor Speedway will get underway at 6:46 p.m. local time. Pre-race festivities, however, will begin at 3:50 p.m. CT, with a concert by Foreigner being held at 4:30 p.m.
Defending Samsung Mobile champion Matt Kenseth is second in the starting lineup this year, behind pole winner Martin Truex Jr. Current Sprint Cup Series points leader Greg Biffle is third. Jeff Gluck, SB Nation's NASCAR guru, posted the entire starting lineup over at SB Nation's NASCAR hub, and it is as follows:
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Matt Kenseth
- Greg Biffle
- Mark Martin
- Kasey Kahne
- Ryan Newman
- Marcos Ambrose
- Brad Keselowski
- Jamie McMurray
- Jimmie Johnson
- Paul Menard
- AJ Allmendinger
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kyle Busch
- Clint Bowyer
- Trevor Bayne
- Carl Edwards
- David Ragan
- Casey Mears
- Aric Almirola
- Jeff Burton
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Regan Smith
- Kurt Busch
- Landon Cassill
- Tony Stewart
- Bobby Labonte
- David Reutimann
- Josh Wise
- Michael McDowell
- Jeff Gordon
- David Gilliland
- JJ Yeley
- Travis Kvapil
- Scott Speed
- Reed Sorenson
- Scott Riggs
- Dave Blaney
- Tony Raines
- Mike Bliss
Televised coverage of this year's Samsung Mobile 500 can be found nationally on FOX. Radio coverage of the event can be heard locally on The FAN, 105.3FM KLRD.
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