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Races will start at consistent times

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR is moving to more standardized start times for Sprint Cup races in 2010, with East Coast events beginning at about 1 p.m. ET, West Coast races about 3 p.m. ET, and night races about 7:30 p.m. ET. The lone exception will be the Coca-Cola 600, which will keep its 5:45 p.m. ET start time on Memorial Day weekend. Actual green flag times will be 15 to 20 minutes after the top or bottom of the hour. NASCAR chairman Brian France and executives from ESPN, Fox and TNT announc ...

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