NASCAR At Kansas 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 the STP 400 for you below.

Start time: The command to start engines will be given by 'The King,' Richard Petty, at 1:08 p.m. Eastern time (that's 12:08 p.m. Central). After a few pace laps, the green flag will wave at precisely 1:17 p.m. Eastern. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the actual race, flip your TV on at 1:17.

Race name/distance: The STP 400 is the first-ever Kansas Speedway spring race, as Kansas was awarded a second Sprint Cup date this season (Fontana lost one). International Speedway Corp. is building a casino on the track's property, which prompted the second date. The race is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile track for a total of 400.5 miles.

TV and radio: FOX is televising the Kansas race, which marks the last "Boogity, boogity, boogity" of the year for Darrell Waltrip and Co. After this week, FOX turns over the Sprint Cup broadcast rights to TNT for six races. The radio broadcast can be found on your local Motor Racing Network (MRN) affiliate. Click here to see a list of MRN stations where you can listen.

National anthem: Country singer Matt Gary is performing the national anthem. He has a song called, "I'm Just Sayin'." Actually, we've never heard of Matt Gary. We're just sayin'.

Tickets: There are still plenty of tickets available for the STP 400, according to the Kansas Speedway web site. As of Saturday night, a block of 19 seats together could still be purchased online.

Weather: According to the unofficial NASCAR weatherman, Sunday will be mostly sunny and very warm with a high of 88 degrees in Kansas.

Last time: There was no last time, at least in the spring race; this is the first one ever. But last year at Kansas, Greg Biffle thumped the field and won by eight seconds in what was mostly an uneventful race aside from the memorable Kyle Busch/David Reutimann incident.

Starting lineup for today's STP 400 NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway:

1. Kurt Busch
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
3. Kyle Busch
4. Brian Vickers
5. Joey Logano
6. Jamie McMurray
7. Carl Edwards
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Paul Menard
10. Kevin Harvick
11. Regan Smith
12. Ryan Newman
13. Tony Stewart
14. Greg Biffle
15. Denny Hamlin
16. Jeff Burton
17. Kasey Kahne
18. Mark Martin
19. David Ragan
20. Bobby Labonte
21. Matt Kenseth
22. Jeff Gordon
23. David Reutimann
24. Landon Cassill
25. Brad Keselowski
26. AJ Allmendinger
27. Clint Bowyer
28. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
29. David Stremme
30. Travis Kvapil
31. Jimmie Johnson
32. J.J. Yeley
33. Casey Mears
34. Joe Nemechek
35. Marcos Ambrose
36. Scott Riggs
37. Michael McDowell
38. David Gilliland
39. Andy Lally
40. Patrick Carpentier
41. Johnny Sauter
42. Dave Blaney
43. Mike Skinner