July 11, 2011
NASCAR Nationwide Series Live from New Hampshire on ESPN
ESPN continues its season-long coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday, July 16. ESPN’s live telecast of the 200-lap race begins with NASCAR Countdown presented by OneMain Financial at 2:30 p.m. ET and the race’s green flag flies at 3:46 p.m.
Marty Reid will call the action with analysis by Rusty Wallace, the 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, and former NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner Ricky Craven. Reports from two-time champion crew chief Tim Brewer will air from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage, while pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch.
Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN Pit Studio with analysis from Wallace and Brad Daugherty, a team owner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The studio team will interact with the booth during the race telecast.
Benson, Brewer, Craven on NASCAR Now Roundtable
NASCAR driver Johnny Benson Jr., joins ESPN NASCAR analyst Ricky Craven and ESPN.com motorsports writer Terry Blount as panelists on NASCAR Now’s weekly roundtable discussion program airing Monday, July 18, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Allen Bestwick will host the edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program and NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards will be a guest.
Mike Massaro hosts half-hour episodes of NASCAR Now airing this week on Tuesday and Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Thursday at 6 p.m. Due to ESPN’s live coverage of golf’s Open Championship from England, there will be no Sunday morning edition of the program but Blount and Nicole Briscoe will report from New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend for SportsCenter.
NHRA Lucas Oil Series Action from Joliet on ESPN2
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series has the weekend off, but NHRA fans can watch action from the recent O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet, Ill., on Sunday, July 17, at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Stadium-like Route 66 Raceway, which opened in 1998 just outside of the Windy City, has regularly been the site of astounding performances. The event, which this year moves from May to weather-favorable July, is the site of the JEGS Allstars, which pits the best NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series racers from across the country in individual and team competition.
ESPN.com Offers RacingLive! During NASCAR New Hampshire 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, July 17, RacingLive! New Hampshire will kick off to coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 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 writers Terry Blount and David Newton will be reporting from New Hampshire.
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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