2011 Coca-Cola 600 Schedule: A Look At The Weekend In Charlotte

This weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has a unique weekend schedule, as Sprint Cup Series qualifying and practice, as well as Nationwide Series practice begin on Thursday afternoon, and there is no track activity on Friday.

The action picks back up on Saturday morning when the Nationwide Series cars hit the track for qualifying before the final two practice sessions for the Sprint Cup Series, followed by the Top Gear 300.

Sunday afternoon will see a host of pre-race activities honoring the United States military, before the Coca-Cola 600 gets under way at 6:00 p.m.

Thurdsay

2:00 p.m. -  Nationwide Series Practice (1 Hour, 20 Minutes)

3:30 p.m. - Sprint Cup Series Practice (1 Hour, 30 Minutes)

5:10 p.m. - Nationwide Series Final Practice (1 Hour, 20 Minutes)

7:10 p.m. - Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (Two Laps)

Friday

No Track Activity

Saturday

10:10 a.m. - Nationwide Series Qualifying (Two Laps)

11:30 a.m. - Sprint Cup Series Practice (1 Hour, 15 Minutes)

12:50 p.m. - Sprint Cup Series Final Practice (1 Hour)

2:30 p.m. - Nationwide Series Race (200 Laps, 300 Miles)

Sunday

5:30 p.m. - Driver Introductons

6:00 p.m. - Sprint Cup Series Race (400 Laps, 600 Miles)