June 6, 2011
Motorsports This Week on ESPN
Reporter Roundtable on NASCAR Now
Two reporters who regularly cover the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Jenna Fryer of Associated Press and Nate Ryan of USA Today, will join NASCAR Now lead reporter Marty Smith as panelists on NASCAR Now’s weekly roundtable discussion program airing Tuesday, June 13, at midnight ET (late Monday night) on ESPN2. Mike Massaro will host the edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program.
Nicole Briscoe hosts half-hour episodes of NASCAR Now airing Tuesday through Thursday of this week at 5 p.m. and Friday at 6 p.m. Briscoe also hosts NASCAR Now’s weekend edition airing Sunday, June 12, at 9 a.m. with a preview of that day’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Smith and Massaro will report from the track.
NHRA Sportsman, Modified Action Airs Sunday
While the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series has the weekend off, drag racing fans can still see some action airing Sunday, June 12, on ESPN2, from the recent NHRA event at Englishtown, N.J.
Highlights from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will air at noon, followed at 1 p.m. by action featuring the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Modified Series.
ESPN.com Offers RacingLive! During NASCAR Pocono Event
NASCAR fans looking for an online gathering during ESPN’s telecasts of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series now have a place to go on 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, June 12, RacingLive! Pocono will kick off to coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Fans can join ESPN.com’s NASCAR experts in dissecting every aspect of the race live at https://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/.
ESPN.com motorsports writer David Newton will be reporting from Pocono.
ESPN Radio Raceday Airs Saturday, Sunday
Each weekend morning, ESPN Radio’s RaceDay starts its engines at 6 a.m. ET with host Pat Patterson anchored from Daytona Beach, Fla. Patterson also originates the broadcast from several racetracks with key races during the season. 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.
Additionally, many of ESPN’s NASCAR reporters and analysts contribute each week as ESPN networks televise the entire NASCAR Nationwide Series and the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, including the 10-race “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” championship. A list of ESPN Radio affiliates can be found at www.espnradio.com.
Visit www.espnmediazone.com for ESPN’s latest releases, schedules and other news, plus photos, video and audio clips and more.
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