Schedule:
Friday, March 29
3:05 p.m. Cup Series first practice FS1/fuboTV
4:05 p.m. Xfinity first practice FS1/fuboTV
5:10 p.m. Truck series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
6:35 p.m. Xfinity final practice FS1/fuboTV
7:40 p.m. Cup Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
9 p.m. Truck Series Vankor 350 FS1/fuboTV
Saturday, March 30
9:05 a.m. Cup Series second practice FS1/fuboTV
10:10 a.m. Xfinity Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
11:30 p.m. Cup Series final practice FS1/fuboTV
1 p.m. Xfinity Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 FS1/fuboTV
Sunday, March 31
Time Event Channel
3 p.m. O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Fox/fuboTV
Distance 501 miles (806 km)
Laps 334
Stage 1: Lap 85
Stage 2: Lap 170
Race: 334+
Track Specs:
Track Length: 1.5 Mile (334 laps = 501 miles)
Race Length: 500 Miles (1) 500 Miles (2)
Width: 80 feet in turns 1 & 2
Width: 60 feet in turns 3 & 4
Banking in Corners 1 and 2: 20 degrees
Banking Corners 3 and 4: 24 degrees
Banking on Dogleg: 5 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 feet
Backstretch: 1,330 feet
Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 112,522 [138,122, 146,000 & 159,000]
First Race: April 6, 1997 - Interstate Batteries 500
Stages: 1 ends lap 85, 2 at lap 170, race finish is lap 334 (OT possible)
Track Records & Stats
November 2018 Race Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 150.558 mph, started 3rd
April 2018 Race Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 141.714mph, started 8rd
Track Race Record: Greg Biffle, April 2012, 160.577mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 10 months, and 13 days, 4/7/2014
November 2018 Pole Winner: #12-Ryan Blaney, 200.505 mph, finished 2nd
April 2018 Pole Winner: #41-Kurt Busch, 197.368 mph, finished 7th
Track Qualifying Record: #41-Kurt Busch, 200.951mph, 11/3/2017 (final round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, 2002, started 31st
(as of 2018)
Most Wins: 7 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Poles: Eight drivers tied with 2
Most Top 5's: Jimmie Johnson, 15; Matt Kenseth, 14; Kyle Busch, 11
Most Top 10's: Jimmie Johnson, 21; Matt Kenseth, 19; Kevin Harvick, 18
Most Cautions: 13 - 11/2/2014
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 4/14/2012
Most Caution Laps: 73, 4/6/1997
Fewest Caution Laps: 10, 4/14/2012
Most Running at the Finish: 40 - 11/6/2005 & 11/2/2008
Fewest Running at the Finish: 29 - twice, most recently 4/5/1998
Most Lead Changes: 33 - 11/7/2010
Most Leaders: 17 - 4/2/2000
Fewest Lead Changes: 12 - 11/6/2016
Fewest Leaders: 4 - 11/8/2009
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 13 - Ford; 12 - Chevy; 5 - Toyota; 4 - Dodge
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 [of 334] - Jeff Burton 4/15/2007
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 278 [of 334] - Tony Stewart, 11/5/2006
Most Laps Led: 312 [of 334] - Brad Keselowski, 11/8/2015
2018 Race statistics
Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 48
Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 5 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 32 minutes and 7 seconds
Average speed: 141.714 miles per hour (228.067 km/h)
Friday, March 29
3:05 p.m. Cup Series first practice FS1/fuboTV
4:05 p.m. Xfinity first practice FS1/fuboTV
5:10 p.m. Truck series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
6:35 p.m. Xfinity final practice FS1/fuboTV
7:40 p.m. Cup Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
9 p.m. Truck Series Vankor 350 FS1/fuboTV
Saturday, March 30
9:05 a.m. Cup Series second practice FS1/fuboTV
10:10 a.m. Xfinity Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
11:30 p.m. Cup Series final practice FS1/fuboTV
1 p.m. Xfinity Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 FS1/fuboTV
Sunday, March 31
Time Event Channel
3 p.m. O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Fox/fuboTV
Distance 501 miles (806 km)
Laps 334
Stage 1: Lap 85
Stage 2: Lap 170
Race: 334+
Track Specs:
Track Length: 1.5 Mile (334 laps = 501 miles)
Race Length: 500 Miles (1) 500 Miles (2)
Width: 80 feet in turns 1 & 2
Width: 60 feet in turns 3 & 4
Banking in Corners 1 and 2: 20 degrees
Banking Corners 3 and 4: 24 degrees
Banking on Dogleg: 5 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 feet
Backstretch: 1,330 feet
Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 112,522 [138,122, 146,000 & 159,000]
First Race: April 6, 1997 - Interstate Batteries 500
Stages: 1 ends lap 85, 2 at lap 170, race finish is lap 334 (OT possible)
Track Records & Stats
November 2018 Race Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 150.558 mph, started 3rd
April 2018 Race Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 141.714mph, started 8rd
Track Race Record: Greg Biffle, April 2012, 160.577mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 10 months, and 13 days, 4/7/2014
November 2018 Pole Winner: #12-Ryan Blaney, 200.505 mph, finished 2nd
April 2018 Pole Winner: #41-Kurt Busch, 197.368 mph, finished 7th
Track Qualifying Record: #41-Kurt Busch, 200.951mph, 11/3/2017 (final round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, 2002, started 31st
(as of 2018)
Most Wins: 7 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Poles: Eight drivers tied with 2
Most Top 5's: Jimmie Johnson, 15; Matt Kenseth, 14; Kyle Busch, 11
Most Top 10's: Jimmie Johnson, 21; Matt Kenseth, 19; Kevin Harvick, 18
Most Cautions: 13 - 11/2/2014
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 4/14/2012
Most Caution Laps: 73, 4/6/1997
Fewest Caution Laps: 10, 4/14/2012
Most Running at the Finish: 40 - 11/6/2005 & 11/2/2008
Fewest Running at the Finish: 29 - twice, most recently 4/5/1998
Most Lead Changes: 33 - 11/7/2010
Most Leaders: 17 - 4/2/2000
Fewest Lead Changes: 12 - 11/6/2016
Fewest Leaders: 4 - 11/8/2009
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 13 - Ford; 12 - Chevy; 5 - Toyota; 4 - Dodge
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 [of 334] - Jeff Burton 4/15/2007
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 278 [of 334] - Tony Stewart, 11/5/2006
Most Laps Led: 312 [of 334] - Brad Keselowski, 11/8/2015
2018 Race statistics
Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 48
Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 5 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 32 minutes and 7 seconds
Average speed: 141.714 miles per hour (228.067 km/h)
