Hendrick Motorsports lineup for Daytona Fan Fest

DAYTONA, Fla. – On Thursday, Preseason Thunder Fan Fest returns to Daytona International Speedway to kick off the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne will be on hand to participate in a variety of fan-friendly activities including autograph sessions, question-and-answer forums and social media events.

Here are the events by driver or click here to see the event listing by date:

Dale Earnhardt Jr.:

Earnhardt will participate in a Q&A session with fans at 5:30 p.m. local time. Following the fan forum, the driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet will sign autographs at 6:30 for fans with wristbands. Wristband distribution will take place at 3 p.m. in the blue garage adjacent to the Sprint Fan Zone. 

Jeff Gordon:

Gordon will participate in a Q&A session on Thursday at 6 p.m. on the Sprint Fan Zone main stage. The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet will follow the fan forum with an autograph session at 6:30 p.m. in the Cup garages. Wristband distribution will take place at 3 p.m. in the blue garage adjacent to the Sprint Fan Zone. 

Jimmie Johnson:

Johnson will participate in an autograph session with fans at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A session at 6:30 p.m. Wristband distribution will take place at 3 p.m. in the blue garage adjacent to the Sprint Fan Zone.  In addition, the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet will participate in a Google+ Hangout with fans at 7 pm. ET. Fans can view a live stream of the hangout on Johnson’s Google+ page by clicking here. Nine lucky fans will be chosen to participate in the Google+ hangout. Click here to register.

Kasey Kahne:

Kahne will participate in an autograph session with fans at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A session at 6:30 p.m.  Wristband distribution will take place at 3 p.m. in the blue garage adjacent to the Sprint Fan Zone.  The driver of the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet will also participate in an interview with Claire B. Lang on Sirius XM NASCAR from 7-7:10 p.m. ET. Kahne will follow up his interview with a live Twitter chat from Daytona International Speedway’s official Twitter account, @DISupdates, from 7:15-7:25 p.m. ET.

For a full schedule of Preseason Thunder activities, including on-track testing times of the 2013 Chevrolet SS race cars, click here.