NASCAR In Las Vegas: Start Time, TV Schedule, Starting Lineup And More

Good morning from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the Kobalt Tools 400 is a few hours away. Here's a quick viewer's guide if you're planning on watching the NASCAR race today.

First of all, the race is scheduled to begin at 3:16 p.m. Eastern time. So if you want to avoid all the pre-race show stuff and just tune in for the race, the expected green-flag time is 3:16 (which is 12:16 p.m. local time).

The race will be televised on FOX, as are all Sprint Cup Series races through May. Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced a complete sellout on Saturday afternoon, which marks the 10th straight season the 1.5-mile venue has sold out.

Here are some other quick facts about the race:

– National anthem: Kristen Hertzenberg, who stars in the Vegas version of Phantom of the Opera

– Grand marshal: Gray Abercrombie, from race sponsor Lowe's (which owns Kobalt Tools)

– Honorary starter: Dennis Knowles, from race sponsor Lowe's (which owns Kobalt Tools)

– Last year's winner: Jimmie Johnson

– Pole-sitter: Matt Kenseth (188.884 mph, track record)

– Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps around the 1.5-mile track)

And here's the starting lineup for the race:

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