Event Schedule times are local to the track
Thursday, April 23
12:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
Friday, April 24
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
10:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
11:00 AM - 12:25 PM NSCS PRACTICE
1:00 PM - 2:25 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
2:30 PM NSCS QUALIFYING INSPECTION BEGINS
5:45 PM NSCS QUALIFYING
Saturday, April 25
1:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
5:00 PM NSCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
6:30 PM NSCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:00 PM NSCS TOYOTA OWNERS 400 RACE
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time
PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
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(these times in eastern time)
Practices:
Friday, April 24, 11:00 am - 12:25 pm/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, April 24, 1:00 - 2:25 am/et, TV-FS1
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, April 24 at 5:45 pm/et, TV-FS1, re-air scheduled Saturday, April 25 at 4:30am/et on FS1.
Track Specifications:
Race Length: 400 laps, 300 miles
Track Length: 0.75 mile D-shaped oval, measured 13.5 ft from SAFER Barrier
Track Width: 60 feet with 10-foot apron
Banking: turns 14 degrees; front stretch 8 degrees; backstretch 2 degrees
Straights: Backstretch - 860 feet; Front stretch - 1290 feet
Pit Road: 64-foot width, 43 concrete pit stalls, each measuring 28'x19'
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 50mph
Seating Capacity: 71,000 {was 97,912 and was 112,029 before that]
Opened: 1946 (First NASCAR race was 1953)
Last Repaved: Fall of 2003
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Honorary Pace Car Driver: TBA
Color Guard: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBA
Track Websites & Social Media:
Richmond International Raceway website
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