By: Las Vegas Now Staff
NASCAR is roaring into Las Vegas with lots of activites and a big race weekend expected to draw thousands of fans.
There are two races, the first on Saturday, the Sam's Town 300, which is a Busch Series race and the UAW-Dodge 400 on Sunday.
The excitement begins on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., when the NASCAR team haulers will parade north on the Las Vegas Strip from Russell Road to Sahara Avenue as they make their way to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The parade will be visable from both sides of the Strip.
There will be numerous events over the weekend. On Friday, the gates at the speedway open at 9 a.m. and the NNS practice begins at 10:30 a.m. The NSCS qualifying will start at 3:40 p.m.
On Saturday, the gates open at 8 a.m. and the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 starts at 1:30 p.m.
The gates open at 7 a.m. on Sunday and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series UAW-Dodge 400 gets underway at 1:30 p.m.
Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Jason Keller, Robby Gordon, Clint Bowyer and Landon Cassill are just some of the drivers that will be making appearances starting on Thursday.
The Neon Garage will also offer opportunities for fans to see drivers close up and the race teams. There are also live performances with celebrity imperonators.
