Update on Texas Motor Speedway Races on Monday, April 19th

Hope you had a great weekend. At Grubbs Infiniti we had a great Saturday of meeting new customers and selling a few cars and experienced rain off and on. The weekend wasn't as good for NASCAR fans at the Texas Motor Speedway as the races were rained out. Even though it's not a 3 day weekend (well, at least not that I was aware of) the decision was made to race a double header on Monday, April 19th.

The decision to race a double header makes sense to me considering the amount of money that goes into the weekend of races and preparation in addition to the impact on the respective series standings. Missing a race in the series would make a major impact on points allocation etc.

Here is the official release regarding the rescheduled races for Monday, April 19th at the Texas Motor Speedway from the TMS Face Book page. You should become a fan of theirs while you are at it:

As baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks once said, “Let’s play two.”

Two days of persistent rain has left Texas Motor Speedway playing host today to a rare doubleheader featuring the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 at 11 a.m. CT followed by the Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at 4 p.m. CT.

This marks only the second time in NASCAR history that a doubleheader has been held on a Monday. The first time it occurred was Feb. 25, 2008, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Carl Edwards won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and Tony Stewart won the Nationwide Series event.

The only time that Texas Motor Speedway was forced to run a NASCAR race on a Monday due to weather came in 2002. The Samsung/RadioShack 500 was scheduled to run on Sunday, April 7, but heavy rains forced a postponement until the next day. Matt Kenseth won that race by .888 of a second over Jeff Gordon.

Texas Motor Speedway nearly found itself staring at a doubleheader that weekend, barely getting in the O’Reilly 300 Nationwide Series race Saturday, April 6. Rain shortened the length of the race from 200 laps to 116 before it was called with the victory going to Jeff Purvis.

Today’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 67 degrees and eight to 10 mile-per-hour winds from the northeast. The temperature for the 11 a.m. green flag for the Samsung Mobile 500 is expected to be 56 degrees.

Fans holding tickets for either race will be allowed to enjoy both events. Fans looking to purchase tickets for this unique NASCAR doubleheader can do so at the TMS ticket office, starting as low as $91.

For those requiring additional ticket information, please contact the TMS ticket office at (817) 215-8500.

The Samsung Mobile 500 will be televised live on FOX while the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 will be live on ESPN2.

Traffic Updates and Information

Driving Directions to Texas Motor Speedway

Tune in to Live 105.3 FM or KRLD 1080 AM for race weekend traffic information.

Texas Motor Speedway advises race fans to AVOID State Highway 114 West from Dallas when traveling to the speedway for major racing events. The maps below offer alternative routes to make your trip to Texas Motor Speedway as quick as possible.

Remember to give yourself enough time to travel so that you don’t miss any of the great midway displays and pre-race entertainment prior to the race. Tune in to Live 105.3 FM or KRLD 1080 AM for race weekend traffic information.

Texas Motor Speedway’s physical address is:
3545 Lone Star Circle
Ft. Worth, Texas 76177

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Directions from Ft. Worth

Take Interstate 35W north from Fort Worth. Exit on SH 114 and turn under the overpass to the speedway.

Alt.- Take Interstate 35W to U.S. 287 North. Left on U.S. 287 to FM 156. Right on FM 156 to SH 114. Right on SH 114 to the speedway.

Directions from Dallas

There are a variety of routes from Dallas to Texas Motor Speedway. However, because of the volume of traffic associated with most major races at the facility, the following route is recommended:

North from Dallas on Interstate 35E to Denton, TX. At the junction of I35E and I35W, head back south on Interstate 35W. Exit right on SH 114 to the speedway.

Directions from Denton

Take Interstate 35W south from Denton, exit right on SH 114. Alt.- Take U.S. 380 west from Denton, turn left on FM 156 south to SH 114. Left on SH 114 to the speedway.

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