The bombshell news that Kasey Kahne will join Hendrick Motorsports in 2012 has somewhat overshadowed the original storyline heading into the Texas Motor Speedway weekend.
Live-Blogging From Texas: Who Will Be NASCAR’s Lone Star This Weekend?
In other words, it has somewhat spoiled the spotlight for the spoiler (it’s the first time the spoiler will race with the COT on a big track).
But that’s OK. The spoiler is around for good now, so we’ll have plenty of time to see how it impacts the racing – and the results – in the Sprint Cup Series.
Follow along here for news, analysis and a live race chat thread on Sunday.
Here’s the weekend schedule (all times are Eastern):
- Friday, 1 p.m. – Sprint Cup practice (90 minutes)
- Friday, 4:40 p.m. – Sprint Cup qualifying
- Saturday, 12:30 p.m. – Sprint Cup practice (45 minutes)
- Saturday, 1:50 p.m. – Sprint Cup practice (60 minutes)
- Saturday, 3:30 p.m. – Nationwide Series race
- Sunday, 3 p.m. – Sprint Cup race
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