NASCAR and
NBC has
changed the
starting time
for the
Dickies 500 at
Texas Motor
Speedway on
Sunday to 2:50
ct/p.m., 30
minutes after
the pervious
scheduled
time.
The change was made to
allow NBC to move directly from the race telecast to a
unique, live episode of The West Wing.
"It is only fitting that
the Chase race with the largest purse, largest
attendance and largest market has its overall ambience
enhanced by the final, dramatic laps being run under the
lights at Texas Motor Speedway," Texas Motor Speedway
President Eddie Gossage said. "
“We are extremely
pleased that NBC appreciates the magnitude of this race
and pairs it with one of their most popular and highly
acclaimed shows,”
The starting time move
insures a under the lights finish. "Our fans have always
wanted to watch a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race under the
lights here, so I guess the Dickies 500 will serve as a
trial run for the sort of night- time spectacle you can
expect at a facility such as this. Someday I'd love to
start and finish a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at 'The
Great American Speedway' under the lights." Goassage
said.
The new starting
time will not alter the start of the “Coca-Cola Zero
Pre-Race Extravaganza,” which will begin at 11 a.m. as
originally scheduled.
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