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Motorsports This Week on ESPN
Press Release
The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth this weekend and both races, as well as selected practice sessions, will appear on ESPN networks. Sunday’s 500-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race will be the third-from-last race in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
Telecast schedule (all times Eastern):
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Fri., Nov. 4 | 11:30 a.m. | NASCAR Nationwide Series practice | ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 4 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 5 | 11 a.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 5 | Noon | NASCAR Countdown | ESPN2 |
| Sat., Nov. 5 | 12:55 p.m. | NASCAR Nationwide Series race (GF 1:11 p.m.) | ESPN2 |
| Sun., Nov. 6 | 2 p.m. | NASCAR Countdown presented by NAPA | ESPN |
| Sun., Nov. 10 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (GF 3:15 p.m.) | ESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick (Sprint Cup); Marty Reid (Nationwide); analysts Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch.
ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage: Tim Brewer
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty (analysts).
NASCAR Now Schedule
The one-hour weekend edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will air on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 9 a.m. with a preview of that day’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Massaro will host with analyst Ricky Craven while reporting from the track in Texas will be Marty Smith and Shannon Spake. On Monday, Nov. 7, NASCAR Now’s weekly roundtable discussion program will air at 2:30 p.m. with Craven and Smith joining NASCAR driver Ken Schrader as panelists with Massaro hosting.
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tues., Nov. 1 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2 |
| Wed., Nov. 2 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2 |
| Thur., Nov. 3 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Lindsay Czarniak | ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 4 | 2:30 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Lindsay Czarniak | ESPN2 |
| Sun., Nov. 6 | 9 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2 |
| Sun., Nov. 6 | 10 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2 |
| Mon., Nov. 7 | 2:30 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2 |
NHRA Drag Racing
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series has the weekend off before the series finale at Pomona, Calif., Nov. 12-13. This weekend, NHRA fans can see action involving the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Modified Series from the recent event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
One hour of highlights featuring the Lucas Oil Series will air Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. on ESPN2, followed at 2 p.m. by 30 minutes of action with the Pro Modified Series.
Motorsports on Other ESPN Platforms
ESPN.com — RacingLive! on ESPN.com is a live blog where fans can engage in debate and discussion with ESPN.com writers and editors during the NASCAR Sprint Cup races. On Sunday, Nov. 6, RacingLive! Texas will kick off to coincide with ESPN’s live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Fans can join ESPN.com’s NASCAR experts in dissecting every aspect of the race live at http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/. ESPN.com motorsports writer Terry Blount will be on hand at Texas.
ESPN Radio — Each weekend morning, ESPN Radio’s RaceDay starts its engines at 6 a.m. ET with host Pat Patterson anchored from the site of the race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. On both Saturday and Sunday mornings, ESPN Radio’s RaceDay listeners get an hour of news, previews and analysis, as well as profiles and interviews with NASCAR’s biggest names and newsmakers and the involvement of listeners via calls and e-mails.
- ESPN Communications, Press Release
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