The Samsung Mobile 500 Weekend features both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series at Texas Motor Speedway. Festivities begin on Thursday, April 7 with Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series stars on the track for practice.

Friday, April 8 is The Dallas Morning News Qualifying Day for both Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series. Then that night will be the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, NASCAR Nationwide Series race.

The weekend culminates on Saturday night with the Inaugural nighttime Samsung Mobile 500 – the seventh race of the 36-event season and the first of two Cup races at Texas Motor Speedway.

Individual tickets for the Samsung Mobile 500 Weekend will go on sale Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 9:00am CT. Season Tickets for 2011 are on sale now by calling (817) 215-8500.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, April 7
8:00am NNS Registration Opens
8:30am NNS Garage Opens
9:00am – 7:30pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours
11:00am NSCS Registration Opens
11:30am NSCS Garage Opens
1:30pm Gates 3, 4 & 5 Opens
1:30pm Luxury Suites and Victory Lane Club Opens
2:00pm - 4:00pm NNS Practice
3:40pm NSCS HOT PASS IN EFFECT
4:10pm – 5:50pm NSCS Practice
6:00pm NSCS Registration Closes
6:00pm – 7:30pm NNS Practice
7:00pm NSCS Garage Closes
7:00pm NNS Registration Closes
9:00pm NNS Garage Closes

Friday, April 8
8:30am – 7:30pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours
8:30am NNS Garage & Registration Opens
9:00am Gate 4 Opens
9:30am–10:45am NNS Practice
11:15am–12:30pm NNS Practice
12:00pm NSCS Garage & Registration Opens
1:30pm Gates Open (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 11)
1:30pm Luxury Suites & Victory Lane Club Opens
1:30pm NSCS HOT PASS IN EFFECT
2:00pm–3:30pm NSCS Final Practice (TV: SPEED)
4:00pm NNS The Dallas Morning News Qualifying Day (all positions)
5:40pm NSCS The Dallas Morning News Qualifying Day (TV: SPEED)
7:30pm NNS O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (200 Laps, 300 Miles/TV:ESPN,Local Radio:The FAN 105.3FM KRLD)
8:00pm NSCS Garage & Registration Closes
8:00pm NNS Registration Closes
Midnight 12:00am Burnout Alley Load In Closes
Saturday, April 9
10:00am – 2pm Legends Races at Lil’ Texas 1/5 Mile
11:00am NSCS Registration Opens
12:00pm – 6:30pm Texas Motor Speedway Credentials Office Hours
12:00pm NSCS Garage Opens
1:00pm Gate 6 Open (Season Ticket Holders Only) No Limits Garage Party
2:00pm All Gates Open
2:00pm Luxury Suites & Victory Lane Club Opens
5:30pm **NSCS HOT PASS IN EFFECT**
6:30pm NSCS Samsung Mobile 500 (334 Laps, 501 Miles/TV:FOX 4, Local Radio:The FAN 105.3FM KRLD)
7:00pm NSCS Registration Closes

Website: http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/

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