NHRA Season Opener on ESPN2, ESPN3 from Pomona
The 2013 season for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series kicks off this weekend in Pomona, Calif., with the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals. Drag racing fans can watch qualifying and eliminations action on ESPN2 and ESPN3. All NHRA programming on ESPN is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app. The schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, Feb. 15 | 5 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Saturday, Feb. 16 | 10 p.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, Feb. 17 | 2 p.m. | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| 8 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Dave Rieff (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Jamie Howe, John Kernan.
NASCAR Now Daytona Media Day Special Airs Thursday
ESPN’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will have a three-hour special program on Thursday, Feb. 14, at noon ET on ESPNEWS with interviews and analysis from Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Host Nicole Briscoe will be joined in the studio by ESPN NASCAR analyst Ricky Craven with Mike Massaro on-site in Daytona. Many of NASCAR’s top stars are expected to appear on the program. NASCAR Now’s regular half-hour programs the rest of the week will air on ESPN2. The week’s schedule:
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., Feb. 12 | 12:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., Feb. 13 | 12:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., Feb. 14 | 2 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Noon | NASCAR Now – Media Day Special | Nicole Briscoe | ESPNEWS | |
| Fri., Feb. 15 | 1:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
ESPN Classic Salutes Dale Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500 Win
ESPN Classic will recognize the 15th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s win in the 1998 Daytona 500, his only victory in NASCAR’s biggest race, with a block of programming airing on Friday, Feb. 15. The block will include two airings of a two-hour highlights program of the race as well as SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt and 3 Nation: The Life and Legacy of Dale Earnhardt. The schedule:
| Date | Time | Show | Network |
| Fri., Feb. 15 | Midnight | SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt | ESPN Classic |
| 1 a.m. | 1998 Daytona 500 | ESPN Classic | |
| 3 a.m. | 3 Nation: The Life and Legacy of Dale Earnhardt | ESPN Classic | |
| 4 a.m. | SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt | ESPN Classic | |
| 5 a.m. | 3 Nation: The Life and Legacy of Dale Earnhardt | ESPN Classic | |
| 7 a.m. | 1998 Daytona 500 | ESPN Classic | |
| 9 a.m. | SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt | ESPN Classic |
Motorsports on Other ESPN Platforms
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 that weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race. 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.
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