5 days and counting...

Because I spend a ridiculous amount of time worrying about time (enough, probably, to label me as clinically insane), and because we all saw a Modified Tour race cut short in June by time constraints, thought I'd pass next weekend's Sylvania 300 weekend schedule along.

If we all thought the Saturday in the summer at New Hampshire International Speedway was busy, wait 'til you see this one. Couple of notes -- obviously, the addition of the USAC Silver Crown cars makes for a long day on Saturday, though arguably one of the best ticket values around with 3 races plus a couple of Cup Series practices. Also, gone are the days of local touring series practices on Saturday morning, as final Mod practice at the crack of dawn has been nixed to make room for the Silver Crown guys.

THURSDAY, Sept. 13:
11:15 a.m - Whelen Modified Tour practice (1 hour, 25 minutes)
12:50 p.m. - Busch East Series practice (1 hour, 30 minutes)
2:35 p.m. - Whelen Modified Tour practice (10 minutes)
2:50 p.m. - Whelen Modified Tour, qualifying for New Hampshire 100
4:15 p.m. - Busch East Series, qualifying for Aubuchon Hardware 125

FRIDAY, Sept. 14:
9:40 a.m. - Craftsman Truck Series practice (1 hour, 10 minutes)
11:20 a.m. - Craftsman Truck Series rookie practice (30 minutes)
12 noon - Nextel Cup Series practice (1 hour, 30 minutes)
1:45 p.m. - Craftsman Truck Series final practice (1 hour, 15 minutes)
3:10 p.m. - Nextel Cup Series, qualifying for Lenox 300
5:10 p.m. -- Busch East Series, Aubuchon Hardware 125

SATURDAY, Sept. 15:
8 a.m. - USAC Silver Crown practice and group qualifying (50 minutes)
9 a.m. - Nextel Cup Series practice (50 minutes)
10:05 a.m. - Craftsman Truck Series, qualifying for New Hampshire 200
11:30 a.m. - Nextel Cup Series final practice (1 hour)
1 p.m. - Whelen Modified Tour, New Hampshire 100 3 p.m. - Craftsman Truck Series, New Hampshire 200 5:45 p.m. - USAC Silver Crown, New Hampshire 75

SUNDAY, Sept. 16: 2 p.m. - Nextel Cup Series, Lenox 300