Persistent rain postpones races

FORT WORTH, Texas (April 18, 2010) – A persistent rain, coupled with an ominous forecast for the remainder of the day, has forced the postponement of Sunday’s Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series event until Monday at Texas Motor Speedway.

The Samsung Mobile 500 will begin at 11 a.m. CT and will be followed by the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at 4 p.m. Fans holding tickets for either race will be allowed to enjoy both events. The Samsung Mobile 500 will be broadcast live on FOX while the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 will be shown live on ESPN2.

Monday’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 66 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.

“It was the fan friendly thing to do in terms of allowing our fans with either ticket to stay for both races,” Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said. “The weather has inconvenienced all of them and for those who are able to stay they may as well enjoy 801 miles (501-mile Samsung Mobile 500, 300-mile O’Reilly Auto Parts 300) of NASCAR racing. We expect to accommodate all of those ticketholders and are optimistic that they will respect each other and find a nearby seat if they have the identical one.”

The only time in the 14-year history of Texas Motor Speedway that a NASCAR event had to be run on Monday occurred in 2002. The Samsung/RadioShack 500 was run on April 8, 2002 and was won by Matt Kenseth.

The gates will open at 9 a.m. The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series garages, track credential office and TMS ticket office all will open at 8 a.m. The credential office will close at 11 a.m.

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.