NASCAR At Kansas Speedway: 2011 Start Time, Starting Lineup, TV/Radio Listings And More

It’s NASCAR race day at Kansas Speedway, and we’ve got the actual race start time, the starting lineup and some other facts about today’s Chase race for you below.

What time does the race start today? The command to start engines will be given by an official from the company that owns race sponsor Hollywood Casino at 2:09 p.m. Eastern time. The green flag will then wave at 30 seconds past 2:17 p.m. Eastern. That’s an hour later than most of the Sunday races so far this season – so make sure you’re not sitting there an hour early for no reason. If you want to tune in for the actual race itself and skip the pre-race show, just tune in at 2:17.

Race name/distance: The Hollywood Casino 400 is named as such because of the casino that will open soon outside the track’s Turn 2. The casino, which is nearing completion, overlooks the track and could be the most visible landmark of Kansas Speedway. Today’s race is a 400.5-mile event, which is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile oval.

TV and radio: Today’s race can be seen on ESPN. Every Cup race will be on either ESPN or ABC for the rest of the year. If you aren’t near a TV, the radio broadcast can be found on your local Motor Racing Network (MRN) affiliate. Click here to see a list of stations where you can listen.

National anthem: Country music singer Tim Dugger has been tapped to sing the national anthem today.

Tickets: The race is not sold out, but Kansas typically draws a good crowd. It should be interesting to see how having two races this season for the first time affects the crowd.

Weather: Hold onto your hats! The unofficial NASCAR weatherman is calling for unseasonably warm but very windy weather today.

Last time: Brad Keselowski won a fuel-mileage race in June, his first victory of the season. At the time, no one could have imagined the season Keselowski would ultimately have.

Starting lineup for today’s NASCAR race at Kansas (Chase drivers in bold):