NASCAR Brickyard 400 2015: Start time, lineup, TV schedule for Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — It's NASCAR race day atIndianapolis Motor Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today’s Brickyard race -- the Jeff Kyle 400.

START TIME: Mari Hulman George, matriarch of the family that owns Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will instruct drivers to start their engines at 3:38 p.m. Eastern time today, followed by the green flag at 3:50 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 3:50 p.m.

RACE DISTANCE: The Jeff Kyle 400 -- which many people still call the Brickyard 400 -- is 160 laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a total of 400 miles.Jeff Kyle is the brother of the late "American Sniper" Chris Kyle and is being honored through a program with Crown Royal.