It's NASCAR race night at Charlotte Motor Speedway and we've got the actual race start time, the starting lineup and some other facts about tonight's race for you below.
What time does the race start tonight? An official from the Wounded Warrior Foundation will give the command for drivers to fire their engines at 7:41 p.m. Eastern time tonight. Following a few pace laps, the drivers will take the green flag at 7:50 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the actual race itself, turn on your TV set at 7:50 p.m. EDT.
Race name/distance: The Bank of America 500 is a 500-mile race around the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway, which consists of 334 laps. The Cup cars will run 200 miles longer than the Nationwide cars did on Friday night.
TV and radio: Tonight's race can be seen on ABC. After tonight, every Sprint Cup Series race for the rest of the season will be seen on ESPN. There is no live streaming of the race tonight, since the race is on network television. However, 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.
Twitter: If you're planning to be away from your TV or radio and want updates tonight, you can follow me on Twitter @jeff_gluck. I'll be tweeting live race updates from the track.
National anthem: Christian music artists NewSong will sing the national anthem tonight. NewSong has had 20 No. 1 singles on Christian radio.
Tickets: Charlotte is not close to a sellout and there are plenty of tickets available for tonight's race if you're thinking of making a last-minute trip.
Weather: The unofficial NASCAR weatherman, Brian Neudorff, predicts cool fall weather with race temperatures in the 50s for most of the event. It should be chilly, put pleasant.
Last time: Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 in May, his first win for Hendrick Motorsports. And one year ago in the Charlotte fall race, Matt Kenseth pulled away from Kyle Busch over the final 12 laps to easily win.
Starting lineup for Saturday night's NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Chase drivers in BOLD):
- Greg Biffle
- Mark Martin
- Ryan Newman
- Clint Bowyer
- Jimmie Johnson
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Matt Kenseth
- Kyle Busch
- Denny Hamlin
- Kasey Kahne
- Kevin Harvick
- Joey Logano
- Jeff Gordon
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Bobby Labonte
- Trevor Bayne
- Aric Almirola
- Marcos Ambrose
- Carl Edwards
- Brad Keselowski
- Kurt Busch
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Scott Speed
- Paul Menard
- David Ragan
- Regan Smith
- Casey Mears
- Mike Bliss
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Jamie McMurray
- David Stremme
- Tony Stewart
- Michael McDowell
- David Reutimann
- JJ Yeley
- David Gilliland
- Landon Cassill
- AJ Allmendinger
- Jeff Burton
- Timmy Hill
- Travis Kvapil
- Dave Blaney
- Reed Sorenson