NASCAR Weekend events and driver appearances

THURSDAY

NASCAR DRIVER AUCTION

▶ The Speedway Children’s Charities fundraiser will feature a Q&A with Clint Bowyer by Jeff Hammond of Fox Sports, and an auction in which fans can bid on a ride-along in the prerace parade for the Boyd Gaming 300 and the Kobalt 400; 5 p.m. at Sam’s Town Live! at Sam’s Town, 5111 Boulder Highway; free admission (scclasvegas.org).

NASCAR HAULER PARADE

▶ Beginning at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign at 6 p.m. and traveling north on the Strip to Sahara Avenue.

DRIVER APPEARANCES

▶ Greg Biffle will sign autographs at 5 p.m. at Walmart, 2310 E. Serene Ave. Tickets are required. Tickets will be distributed at 3 p.m. at the Kellogg’s display in store.

▶ Richard Childress drivers Brendan Gaughan, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Brian Scott and Paul Menard will sign autographs from 8 to 9 p.m. in the Grandview Lounge at South Point, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Signing is limited to the first 200 fans. Wristbands will be distributed at 7:30 p.m.

▶ Brad Keselowski at 8 p.m. at the D Las Vegas, 301 Fremont St. Wristbands will be distributed at 6 p.m. to the first 150 fans.

▶ Sirius/XM NASCAR Radio Live Broadcast “Dialed In” with Claire B. Lang 4 to 7 p.m. at The Pub at Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Co-hosted by Michael Waltrip 5 to 6 p.m. with appearances by Clint Bowyer and Brett Moffitt. Waltrip will sign autographs at 6 p.m. at The Pub.

FRIDAY

DRIVER APPEARANCES

▶ Jeff Gordon Q&A with Chris Myers of Fox Sports; doors open at 6:30 p.m. at The Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.; free admission (orleanscasino.com).

▶ Carl Edwards Q&A with Jeff Hammond of Fox Sports; doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Fremont, 200 S. Fremont St.; free admission (fremontcasino.com).

▶ Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart at 2:30 p.m. and Greg Biffle at 2:45 p.m. on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Neon Garage Stage.

▶ Michael Annett on the LVMS Cooper Tire Stage at 2:30 p.m.

▶ Spencer Gallagher at 1:30 p.m. and Paul Menard at 2:30 p.m. on the Team Chevy Stage in the Midway.

▶ Kobalt Kampout-Neon Garage (open to LVMS campers only): Jimmie Johnson at 6:30 p.m. and Chad Knaus at 7 p.m.

▶ Blake Koch, Mike Bliss, Cale Conley at 7 p.m. at Holiday Inn Desert Club Resort, 3950 Koval Lane.

SATURDAY

RACEJAM

▶ The 12th annual RaceJam concert will feature a free concert by Cheap Trick at 9 p.m. on the Third Street Stage at Fremont Street Experience; free admission (vegasexperience.com).

DRIVER APPEARANCES

▶ Greg Biffle at 10:15 a.m. at LVMS Cooper Tire Stage.

▶ Ryan Newman at 10:30 a.m. on the LVMS Neon Garage Stage.

▶ Richard Petty at 11:15 a.m. on the LVMS Neon Garage Stage.

▶ Miss Sprint Cup/Miss zMax/Miss Coors Light at 11:30 a.m. at LVMS Cooper Tire Stage.

SUNDAY

DRIVER APPEARANCES

▶ Joe Gibbs and SMI President and CEO Marcus Smith at 9:15 a.m. at LVMS Cooper Tire Stage.

▶ Aric Almirola and Richard Petty at 9:30 a.m. at the Smithfield Display in the Midway.

▶ Brian Vickers at 9:30 a.m. at the Toyota Racing Pitpass in the Midway.

▶ Casey Mears at 9:30 a.m. at the GEICO Display in the Midway.

▶ Kasey Kahne at 10 a.m. on the Team Chevy Stage in the Midway.