2010 NASCAR Weekend schedule
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
(Schedule, appearances subject to change)
TODAY
4 p.m. -- USAC Sprint Cars, Midgets qualifying, Dirt Track
7 p.m. -- USAC Sprint Cars, Midgets heat races, Dirt Track
FRIDAY
11-11:50 a.m. -- Nationwide Sam's Town 300 practice
Noon-1:30 p.m. -- Sprint Cup Shelby American practice
1:40-3 p.m. -- Sam's Town 300 final practice
3:40 p.m. -- Shelby American qualifying (two laps, all positions)
6 p.m. -- World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, gates open, Dirt Track
7 p.m. -- World of Outlaws, qualifying, Dirt Track
8 p.m. -- World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, heat races, Dirt Track
SATURDAY
9 a. m. -- Sam's Town 300 qualifying (all positions)
10:40-11:20 a.m. -- Shelby American practice
11:45 a.m.-12:50 p.m. -- Shelby American final practice
1 p.m. -- Sam's Town 300 driver introductions
1:30 p.m. -- Sam's Town 300 (200 laps, 300 miles)
7-9 p.m. -- Neon Garage postrace party
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. -- Prerace entertainment begins
11:30 a.m. -- Shelby American driver introductions
Noon -- Sprint Cup Series Shelby American (267 laps, 400.5 miles)
3:30 p.m. -- U.S. Legend Cars International racing events (Legends Cars, Bandoleros, Thunder Roadsters)
4 p.m. -- Neon Garage Shelby American postrace party
SPECIAL EVENTS
THURSDAY
Noon -- Martin Truex Jr. Foundation poker tournament at Monte Carlo; Truex, Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Michael Waltrip, Pat Tryson; admission free, $225 to play
2-4 p.m. -- Raybestos Rookie drivers cooking competition at New York-New York ESPNZone; drivers Terry Cook and Kevin Conway
4 p.m. -- Dale Earnhardt Foundation Celebrity Poker Tournament, Stratosphere; Kenny Wallace, Kirk Shelmerdine, Casey Mears, Matt Crafton, Regan Smith, Aric Almirola, Eric McClure, Todd Bodine, Mike Bliss, Scott Lagasse Jr., Andy Ponstein, Danny Efland, Tommy Baldwin and others; admission $20
5-10 p.m. -- Speedway Children's Charities Driver Auction at Sam's Town Live!; driver, track ride and silent auctions; admission $20; visit LasVegas.SpeedwayCharities.org for information
6 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams hauler parade; 18-wheelers transporting NASCAR race cars will parade north on Las Vegas Boulevard from Russell Road to Sahara Avenue
SUNDAY
8- 9 a.m. -- Track Walk; walk the 1.5-mile track to raise money for the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities; $25-35 per adult; visit lvms.com for information and to register
DRIVER APPEARANCES
THURSDAY
4-6 p.m. -- Tony Stewart, Office Depot (1435 W. Craig Road)
4-6 p.m. -- Brad Keselowski, Discount Tire (6565 E. Lake Mead Blvd.)
5:30 p.m. -- Kasey Kahne, PT's Pub (Interstate 215 and Decatur Boulevard)
6:30-8:30 p.m. -- Kyle Busch, M&M's World (Las Vegas Boulevard)
6:30-7:30 p.m. -- David Reutimann, Sahara NASCAR Cafe
7-9 p.m. -- Trevor Bayne, Sahara NASCAR Cafe
FRIDAY
6-8 p.m. -- Dale Jarrett, MGM Grand
7-9 p.m. -- Bobby Labonte, Stratosphere
7-7:30 p.m. -- Trevor Bayne, Monte Carlo
7:30-8 p.m. -- Michael McDowell, Monte Carlo
8:15-9:15 p.m. -- Kurt Busch, Bally's Indigo Pub
9-10 p.m. -- Shelby Howard, Terry Cook, Mike Bliss, Boris Said, Dennis Setzer, Morgan Shepard, Dave Blaney, Robert Richardson Jr., Chrissy Wallace, Stanton Barrett, Scott Lagasse Jr., Josh Wise, at the Stratosphere
SATURDAY
5:30-6 p.m. -- Marcos Ambrose, Monte Carlo
SPEEDWAY FAST CHATS
The speedway hosts Fast Chats on the midway outside of the ticketed entry gates.
FRIDAY
2 p.m. -- Mike Helton, NASCAR president
2:25 p.m. -- Joey Logano
SATURDAY
9:15 a.m. -- Kasey Kahne
Noon -- Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett
