NASCAR At Kansas Speedway: 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 today's Chase race for you below.

What time does the race start today? The command to start engines will be given by an official from the company that owns race sponsor Hollywood Casino at 2:09 p.m. Eastern time. The green flag will then wave at 30 seconds past 2:17 p.m. Eastern. That's an hour later than most of the Sunday races so far this season – so make sure you're not sitting there an hour early for no reason. If you want to tune in for the actual race itself and skip the pre-race show, just tune in at 2:17.

Race name/distance: The Hollywood Casino 400 is named as such because of the casino that will open soon outside the track's Turn 2. The casino, which is nearing completion, overlooks the track and could be the most visible landmark of Kansas Speedway. Today's race is a 400.5-mile event, which is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile oval.

TV and radio: Today's race can be seen on ESPN. Every Cup race will be on either ESPN or ABC for the rest of the year. If you aren't near a TV, the radio broadcast can be found on your local Motor Racing Network (MRN) affiliate. Click here to see a list of stations where you can listen.

National anthem: Country music singer Tim Dugger has been tapped to sing the national anthem today.

Tickets: The race is not sold out, but Kansas typically draws a good crowd. It should be interesting to see how having two races this season for the first time affects the crowd.

Weather: Hold onto your hats! The unofficial NASCAR weatherman is calling for unseasonably warm but very windy weather today.

Last time: Brad Keselowski won a fuel-mileage race in June, his first victory of the season. At the time, no one could have imagined the season Keselowski would ultimately have.

Starting lineup for today's NASCAR race at Kansas (Chase drivers in bold):

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