UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Weekend Preview

Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, near capacity crowd expected televised by FOX Sports. Below NASCAR NEXTEL Cup weekend preview.

The race: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

The track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV.

The date/time: Sunday, March 12, 4:35 p.m. (ET).

TV: FOX, 4 p.m. (ET) HD Where Available

Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Jeanne Zelasko

Pre-Race Host: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

Radio: PRN/XM Satellite.

Posted awards: $6,255,298

Tickets: Near Sell-Out; Limited Individual Seats available available at Box Office

Track layout: 1.5-mile, oval

Length of frontstretch: 2,275 feet

Length of backstretch: 1,572 feet

Race length: 267 laps, 400.5 miles

2005 winner: Jimmie Johnson

2005 polesitter: Ryan Newman

Television:

Fri. March 10

6:00 pm NASCAR Live! On Location in Las Vegas (LIVE) SPEED
6:30 pm NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying Las Vegas (LIVE) SPEED
8:30 pm Trackside! From Las Vegas (LIVE) SPEED

Sat. March 11
4:30 pm NASCAR Busch Qualifying Las Vegas SPEED
5:00 pm Nextel Cup Happy Hour Practice - Las Vegas FX
6:00 pm Busch Series Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas FX

Sun. March 12
11:00 am NASCAR RaceDay Las Vegas (LIVE) SPEED
3:00 pm NASCAR RaceDay - Green Flag Edition Las Vegas SPEED
4:00 pm Pre-Race Show Las Vegas FOXHD
4:30 pm UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas FOXHD

Special Paint Schemes:

#07-Clint Bowyer - Soprano's #5-Kyle Busch - Ice Age 2 #9-Kasey Kahne - UAW-Daimler Chrysler Flames #10-Scott Riggs - Stanley Tools #14-Sterling Marlin - Wiley X Eyewear #19-Jeremy Mayfield - UAW-Daimler Chrysler Flames #24-Jeff Gordon Nicorette - Nicotine Gum #26-Jamie McMurray - Crown Royal #61-Kevin Lepage  - Hooters Casino Hotel

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