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Sharpie 500 Events Schedule

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Thursday, August 21, 2008 - Evening before the Races

  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Speedway Children's Charities Rides

Friday, August 22, 2008 - Food City 250

  • All Day
  • Hot Pass in Effect (entire infield area)
  • 6:00 AM
  • NSCS Garage & Registration Opens
  • 7:30 AM
  • NNS Garage & Registration Opens
  • 9:00 AM
  • Spectator Gates Open
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • NSCS Practice
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • NNS Practice
  • 10 AM - 7:30 PM
  • Sharpie Interactive Areas open: Challenge a friend in the Sharpie "Bold Zone", create at the Sharpie "Write Out Loud Zone" or sign a message to your favorite driver at the 300 foot long "Ultimate Fan Wall"
  • 5:05 PM
  • NNS Pole Qualifying (2 laps - all positions)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
  • Final NNS Practice
  • 1:30 PM
  • Sharpie Hospitality Opens
  • 3:40 PM (changed)
  • NCSC Pole Qualifying (2 laps - all positions)
  • 6:15 PM - 7:20 PM
  • Final NSCS Practice
  • 7:30 PM
  • Driver Introductions
  • 8:00 PM
  • Green Flag (NSCS garage closes)
  • 9:00 PM
  • NNS Registration Closes

Saturday, August 23, 2008 - Sharpie 500

  • 10AM - 7:30PM (changed)
  • Sharpie Interactive Areas open: Challenge a friend in the Sharpie "Bold Zone", create at the Sharpie "Write Out Loud Zone" or sign a message to your favorite driver at the 300 foot long "Ultimate Fan Wall"
  • 11:00 AM
  • NSCS Registration Opens
  • 1:00 PM
  • Spectator Gates (& NSCS Garage) Open
  • 1:30 PM
  • Sharpie Hospitality Opens
  • 5:30 PM
  • Hot Pass in Effect (entire infield area, until 1 hour after race)
  • 7:30 PM
  • Sharpie 500 Driver Introductions
  • 8:00 PM
  • Green Flag
  • 9:00 PM
  • NSCS Registration Closes