JOLIET, Ill. — The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will play host Sunday to the MyAFibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Here are the particulars (all times are ET):
START: NBA legend Jerry West and women’s tennis champion Billie Jean King will give the command for drivers to start their engines at 3:07 p.m. ET. The green flag is scheduled for 3:16 p.m.
DISTANCE: The race is scheduled for 267 laps (400 miles) around the 1.5-mile track.
PRERACE SCHEDULE: The Sprint Cup garage opens at 9 a.m. The drivers meeting is at 1 p.m. Driver introductions are at 3 p.m.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: It will be performed by Jim Cornelison at 3:01 p.m..
TV/RADIO: NBCSN will broadcast the race (and streaming available at http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra), starting with NASCAR America at 1:30 p.m. Motor Racing Network will broadcast the race on radio and at MRN.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry MRN’s broadcast.
FORECAST: The wunderground.com site predicts 70 degrees at race time with a 0% chance of rain.
LAST TIME: With a daring pass for the lead on Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski won the Chase for the Sprint Cup opener for the second time in three years.
STARTING LINEUP:
