NASCAR At Kansas Speedway: 2011 Weekend Schedule

There are a couple different “firsts” happening in NASCAR this weekend, so here’s a look at the weekend schedule for both Kansas Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway.

After hosting one race per season in either September or October for its entire existence, Kansas will hold its inaugural spring race this weekend. Meanwhile, about 500 miles to the northeast, Chicagoland is having its first-ever Nationwide Series standalone race.

Here’s the combined weekend schedule (all times EASTERN):

FRIDAY

12:20 p.m. – Camping World Truck Series practice (1 hour)

1:30 p.m. – Sprint Cup Series practice (1 hour, 20 minutes)

3 p.m. – Camping World Truck Series final practice (1 hour, 20 minutes)

4:30 p.m. – Sprint Cup Series final practice (1 hour, 30 minutes)

6 p.m. – ** Nationwide Series practice (1 hour, 30 minutes)

8:30 p.m. – ** Nationwide Series final practice (1 hour)

SATURDAY

10:40 a.m. – Camping World Truck Series qualifying

12:10 p.m. – Sprint Cup Series qualifying

2 p.m. – Camping World Truck Series race (167 laps, 250.5 miles)

4:35 p.m. – ** Nationwide Series qualifying

8 p.m. – ** Nationwide Series race

SUNDAY

1 p.m. – Sprint Cup Series race (267 laps, 400.5 miles)

** – at Chicagoland Speedway