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Texas Motor Speedway weekend race schedule

by Mike Haag | Posted on Friday, April 1st, 2016

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2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup & NASCAR Xfinity Series

O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 / Duck Commander 500

 

PUBLIC SCHEDULE

NSCS – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

NXS – NASCAR Xfinity Series

Schedule subject to change

 

Wednesday, April 6 

9:00am – 5:00pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours

10:00am Reserved Infield Camping Opens (South Tunnel)

10:00am Burnout Alley Load In

 

Thursday, April 7

9:00am – 6:00pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours

9:30am    NXS Haulers Enter

11:00am NSCS Haulers Enter

11:30am – 6:00pm NXS Registration Open

12:00pm – 8:00pm NXS Garage Open

2:00pm – 6:00pm NSCS Registration Open

2:30pm – 7:00pm NSCS Garage Open

2:30pm Gate 4 Open

2:30pm Gate 2 Open for Victory Lane Club Access ONLY

3:00pm – 4:25pm NXS Practice

4:30pm – 5:55pm NSCS Practice

6:00pm – 6:55pm NXS Final Practice

 

Friday, April 8

8:00am – 5:00pm NSCS Registration Open

8:00am – 8:30pm  NSCS Garage Open

9:00am – 7:30pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours

10:00am – 7:00pm NXS Registration Open

10:00am NXS Garage Opens

1:00pm Gates 3, 4 & 5 Open

1:00pm Gates 2 & 6 Open for Luxury Suites and Victory Lane Club Only

1:15pm – 3:30pm NSCS “HOT PASS” IN EFFECT

1:45pm – 2:45pm NSCS Qualifying

3:45pm – 4:45pm NXS Qualifying

5:00pm-7:30pm NSCS “HOT PASS” IN EFFECT

5:30pm – 6:50pm NSCS Final Practice

7:30pm NXS O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (200 Laps, 300 Miles; TV: FS 1, Local Radio: 95.9 The Ranch)

12:00am Burnout Alley Load In Closes

 

Saturday, April 9 

12:00pm – 6:30pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours

12:30pm – 7:00pm NSCS Registration Opens

12:30pm  NSCS Garage Opens

2:00pm Gates 2 – 8, Luxury Suites and Victory Lane Club Open

4:30pm Loud and Proud Pre-Race Show Powered by Texas Lottery featuring: Lynyrd Skynyrd

5:30pm – 11:00pm NSCS “HOT PASS” IN EFFECT

6:30pm NSCS Duck Commander 500 (334 Laps, 501 miles; TV: FOX, Local Radio: 95.9 The Ranch)

30 Min Post Race Portacool Post-Race Show featuring Charlie Roberson

About the Author

Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 36 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 18 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.