The Chase Continues at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup continues this weekend with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. ESPN will have a live telecast of the second race of NASCAR’s playoffs on Sunday, Sept. 22, with NASCAR Countdown at 1 p.m. ET and the race’s green flag at 2:15 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch.
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Rusty Wallace; Ray Evernham, Brad Daugherty (analysts).
NASCAR Nationwide Series in Prime Time at Kentucky
The NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Kentucky Speedway near Cincinnati on Saturday night, Sept. 21, at the race will air on ESPNEWS and WatchESPN. NASCAR Countdown is at 7 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 7:46 p.m. Marty Reid and analyst Ricky Craven will call the race with pit reporters Rick DeBruhl, Mike Massaro and Jim Noble.
NHRA in Dallas as Countdown Continues
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competes at Texas Motorplex in Dallas this weekend in the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals and drag racing fans can watch qualifying and eliminations action. All NHRA programming on ESPN networks is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app. The schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, Sept. 20 | 6:15 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat., Sept. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Lucas Oil Series | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| 11:30 p.m. | Qualifying | ESPNEWS, WatchESPN | |
| Sunday, Sept. 22 | 3:30 a.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Noon | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Dave Rieff (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, John Kernan.
Global Rallycross at Charlotte Live on ABC
Charlotte Motor Speedway, which has held races for the top stars of NASCAR since the early 1960s, will host racing of a different kind when Global Rallycross competes at the track on Sunday, Sept. 22. The event will air on ABC at 4:30 p.m. ET. RallyCross combines the best aspects of circuit racing, off-road racing and rally competition to deliver intense action in a variety of fan-friendly environments. Fans can expect to see door-to-door racing on a combination of dirt and asphalt surfaces, featuring drifting turns, jumps and water elements.
American Le Mans Series at Circuit of the Americas on ESPN2
The American Le Mans Series races for the first time at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tex., this weekend and ESPN2 will have a delayed telecast on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m. ET. The race will air live on ESPN3 on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m. and ESPN3 will air qualifying on Friday, Sept. 20, at 2:40 a.m. ESPN3 is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and Apple TV.
NASCAR Now Weekend Wrap-up Show To Review Chase Race No. 2
ESPN’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will review the second race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Sunday night, Sept. 22, at 11:30 p.m. ET. Studio host Chris Cotter will be joined from the track by NASCAR Now lead reporter Marty Smith. This week’s schedule:
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Wed., Sept. 18 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., Sept. 19 | 2 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., Sept. 20 | 2 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Jonathan Coachman | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sun., Sept. 22 | 11:30 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Chris Cotter | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
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, Sept. 22, RacingLive! New Hampshire will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 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 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. RaceDay also features interviews with newsmakers from the IZOD IndyCar Series from correspondent Bruce Martin.
Click HERE for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series schedules on ESPN.
Click HERE for the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule on ESPN.
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