Travel Tips: Texas Motor Speedway – April 3-6, 2014

credit: NASCAR Media

The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series are ready for the debut of “Big Hoss” TV – the biggest HD video screen in the world – and for this weekend’s Duck Commander 500 and O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. There will be four days of racing this spring – Thursday through Sunday, April 3-6 – as the Sprint Cup Series race shifted from its usual Saturday night slot in Ft. Worth to accommodate the NCAA Basketball Tournament, which is in town on Saturday, April 5^th.

To celebrate the debut of “Big Hoss,” the track will offer the “Hungry Fan TV Dinner” on the main concourse inside Gate 4. The $18 dinner features 1.5 pounds of barbecue cheddar chipotle meatloaf, 12 ounces of mashed Yukon potatoes and 12 ounces of elote-style corn.

Key on-track times:

Thursday, April 3 –

• Nationwide Series practice – 5 and 6:30 p.m. CT

Friday, April 4 –

• Nationwide Series qualifying – 3:10 p.m. CT
• Sprint Cup Series practice – 5 p.m. CT
• Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 – 7:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, April 5 –

• Sprint Cup Series practice – 9:30 a.m. CT
• Sprint Cup Series qualifying – 2:10 p.m. CT

Sunday, April 6 –

• Pre-race concert with Big & Rich and Cowboy Troy – 12:20 p.m. CT
• Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 – 2 p.m. CT

Fans can find the rules and regulations for TMS here and parking information by clicking here. A link to the 2014 Fan Guide is found here.

Find out more about TMS and purchase your tickets at www.texasmotorspeedway.com