NASCAR Nationwide Series in Prime Time on ESPN2
The NASCAR Nationwide Series will race under the lights in prime time at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night, April 4, and ESPN2 will have a live telecast. NASCAR Countdown airs at 8 p.m. ET and the green flag will fly at 8:47 p.m. The race telecast will air on ESPN Deportes at 4 a.m. on Sunday, March 9. All NASCAR programming on ESPN networks is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV and Roku via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliate provider. The race telecast will air delayed on ESPN Deportes at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, and live in Canada on TSN2 at 8 p.m. Friday.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Dr. Jerry Punch.
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Ricky Craven, Brad Daugherty (analysts).
NASCAR Now schedule
This week’s schedule for ESPN2’s NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now:
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Wed., April 2 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., April 4 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Chris Cotter | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
NHRA Lucas Oil Series Action Airs Sunday
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has the weekend off but drag racing fans can still see some racing action on Sunday, April 6, when ESPN2 airs highlights from the recent event for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The one-hour program starts at noon ET.
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, April 6, RacingLive! Texas will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas 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/.
Click HERE for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series schedules on ESPN.
Click HERE for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule on ESPN.
Click HERE for the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule on ABC.
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