NASCAR At Las Vegas: 2012 Start Time, Starting Lineup, TV/Radio Schedule And More

It's NASCAR race day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and we've got the actual race start time, the starting lineup and some other facts about today's race for you below.

What time does the race start today? Grand marshal Tim Allen – yes, that Tim Allen – will give the command to fire engines at 3:08 p.m. Eastern time (12:08 local time). After a few pace laps, the race will take the green flag at 3:16 p.m. Eastern. And remember, that's Eastern Daylight Time – hopefully you set your clocks to "spring forward" last night.

Race name/distance: The Kobalt Tools 400 is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, so there's actually a total of 400.5 miles instead of 400. This is a big race for Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 team, because Kobalt is a Lowe's-owned brand of tools.

TV and radio: Today's race can be seen on FOX. Every Sprint Cup Series race through May will be on the FOX network. Unfortunately, there is no live streaming of the race – but you can listen on the Performance Racing Network's Web site (just click the red link). You can also check PRN's site for a list of affiliate stations in your area.

National anthem: American Idol finalist Pia Toscano will sing the national anthem today. Toscano, if you recall, also sang the anthem before last year's season finale at Homestead – and that turned out pretty well (both the race and her version of the anthem).

Tickets: The Las Vegas race has not been announced as a sellout, so there should still be tickets available if you're in the area and want to make a last-minute trip this morning. Although you should probably get in the car right about now.

Weather: The unofficial NASCAR weatherman, Brian Neudorff, says NASCAR is in for a rain-free day at Las Vegas. Neudorff is so confident, he's attending the race himself and says it'll be a pleasant day.

Last time: Carl Edwards won last year's Las Vegas race – and hasn't won a Sprint Cup Series points race since, if you can believe that.

Starting lineup for today's NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

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