(eastern time)
12:00:00pm: NSCS Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
1:25:00pm: NSCS Drivers Introductions
2:00:00pm: Presentation of Colors by: Alabama National Guard
2:00:20pm: Invocation by: Reverend Billy Dickey, Alabama Raceway Ministry
2:01:00pm: National Anthem: 313th United States Army Brass Quintet, Birmingham, AL
2:02:15pm: Fly-By: B-1 Lancer, 354th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB, TX
2:03:00pm: ‘This is Talladega’ by Grant Lynch, Chairman of Talladega Superspeedway
2:07:15pm: Command to start engines by Bobby Allison, four-time Talladega winner and leader of the Alabama Gang
2:19:15pm: Start of the race – Green Flag for the Hellmann’s 500 (188 Laps, 500 Miles)
eastern time (NASCAR.com)
