NASCAR 2011 Race 2: Phoenix International Raceway Events Schedule

After what was arguably a competitive Daytona 500, albeit an odd type of two by two love-bug style of racing, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, along with the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series, moves on to Phoenix International Raceway for the second event on the 2011 NASCAR schedule.

This returns a more familiar and less disheartening form of racing as many fans continually voice their dislike of restrictor plate racing. The flat track style of racing at Phoenix always delivers great racing action. With PIR comes another new NASCAR rule to be implemented for 2011. Qualifying order, for the first time will be based on practice speeds from the slowest to the fastest and if qualifying is rained out the starting order will fall to the practice speeds as well. If practice and qualifying is rained out then the starting order will fall to points.

The weekend is packed with a full schedule of events for both fans at the track and the fans at home watching on TV. See the schedule below to make appropriate plans to catch your favorite drivers in the race that starts the rest of the 2011 NASCAR season.

**Track Events Times Are Phoenix Local Time**
**Television Times Are Eastern Standard Time**

SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ SCHEDULE

Friday, February 25 Lucas Oil 150
9:00 a.m. Spectator Gates open
9:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. NCWTS Final Practice (Speed TV 11 a.m. est)
11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. NNS Practice (Speed TV 1 p.m. est)
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. NSCS Practice (Speed TV 2:30 p.m. est)
2:00 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. NNS Final Practice (Speed TV 4 p.m. est)
3:05 p.m. NCWTS Qualifying (two laps, all positions) (Speed TV 5 p.m. est)
4:00 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. NSCS Final Practice (Speed TV 6 p.m. est)
6:00 p.m. NCWTS Race (150 laps, 150 miles) (Speed TV 8 p.m. est)

Saturday, February 26 Bashas' Supermarkets 200
11:00 a.m. Spectator Gates open
12:05 p.m. NNS Qualifying (two laps, all positions) (Speed TV 2 p.m. est)
1:40 p.m. NSCS Qualifying (two laps, all positions) (Speed TV 3:30 p.m. est)
3:30 p.m. NNS Race (200 laps, 200 miles) (ESPN2 5:30 p.m. est)

Sunday, February 27 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™
8:00 a.m. Spectator Gates open
1:00 p.m. NSCS Race (312 laps, 312 miles) (FOX 3 p.m. est)