DIRECTV SpeedWeek Begins Today
DIRECTV SpeedWeek Begins Today Marking the Start of the 2008 NASCAR Season
Daytona Florida is buzzing with excitement today as DIRECTV SpeedWeek. People are pouring in to celebrate the start of the 2008 NASCAR season and be a part of this years exciting line of events. Even if you do not have tickets to go to the big race, there are plenty of NASCAR things to do in order to get your gears moving. If you cant be there in person, make sure you add NASCAR Hotpass to your programming. This year, included in your subscription will be the 36 races broadcast in HD. Toss that on with surround sound and you are in for a treat. You can almost feel the draft as pace car pull into pit row and feel the vibrations of the motors throttle your insides as they run 3 wide through the first couple of turns.
Each race this year will showcase 5 driver channels that allow you to follow a drivers every move. Get gauge readings and hear the actual pit communications between the driver, crew chief and the spotter. The 2008 NASCAR season is already set up to be one of the most exciting and interactive ever. If you are considering adding NASCAR Hotpass to your subscription, I highly recommend doing it quickly. You got to hand it to DIRECTV for being a major sponser of this sport. They really take care of the NASCAR fan.
Here is the lineup for DIRECTV SpeedWeek 2008.
| Thursday, February 7th | |||
| 12:00 Noon – 5PM | ARCA Practice | ||
| 7:00 PM | NSCS Drawing for Budweiser Shootout- Located Outside Turn Four on the “Speed” stage | ||
| Friday, February 8th | |||
| 12:00 Noon | ARCA Qualifying (Two Laps, All Positions) | ||
| 4:15 - 5:00PM | NSCS Budweiser Shootout Practice | ||
| 5:10 – 6:15 PM | ARCA Final Practice | ||
| 6:30 – 7:30 PM | NSCS Budweiser Shootout Final Practice | ||
| Saturday, February 9th | |||
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | NSCS Practice | ||
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | NSCS Practice | ||
| 3:30 PM | ARCA Driver Introductions | ||
| 4:15 PM | ARCA 200 (80laps, 200 miles) | ||
| 8:00 PM | NSCS Driver Introductions for the 30th annual Budweiser Shootout | ||
| 8:30 PM | NSCS Budweiser Shootout | ||
| Sunday, February 10th | |||
| 1:15 PM | NSCS Daytona 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger (Two Laps, Two Positions) | ||
| February 11th and February 12th | |||
| All Day | Richard Petty Driving Experience | ||
| Wednesday, February 13th | |||
| 12:00 Noon – 12:55 PM | NSCS Practice | ||
| 2:05 – 2:55 PM | NSCS (final practice before Gatorade Duels) | ||
| 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM | NNS Practice | ||
| 4:30 PM – 5:30PM | NCTS Practice | ||
| Thursday, February 14th | |||
| 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM | NNS Final Practice | ||
| 11:15 AM – 1:15 PM | NCTS Final Practice | ||
| 1:30 PM | NSCS Driver Introductions for the Gatorade Duels | ||
| 2:00 PM | NSCS Gatorade Duels 150 Mile Qualifying Races (60 laps – 150 miles, each race) | ||
| 7:10 PM | NCTS Qualifying (All Positions) | ||
| Friday, February 15th | |||
| 1:40 PM – 2:40 PM | NSCS Practice | ||
| 3:10 PM | NNS Qualifying (All Positions) | ||
| 7:30 PM | NCTS Driver Introductions for the Chevy Silverado 250 | ||
| 8:00 PM | NCTS Chevy Silverado 250 race (100 laps, 250 miles) | ||
| Saturday, February 16th | |||
| 10:35 AM – 11:55 AM | NSCS Final Practice for the 50th Running of the Daytona 500 | ||
| 12:45 PM | NNS Driver Introductions for the Camping World 300 presented by Chevy | ||
| 1:15 PM | NNS 50th annual Camping World 300 presented by Chevy race (120 laps, 300 miles) | ||
| Sunday, February 17th | |||
| 2:30 PM | NSCS Driver Introductions for the 50th Running of the Daytona 500 | ||
| 3:30 PM | NSCS 50th Running of the Daytona 500 | ||