2010 NASCAR Weekend schedule

(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