NASCAR Nationwide Series Takes on Talladega
The NASCAR Nationwide Series makes its only appearance of the season at the 2.66-mile Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Saturday, May 3, and ESPN will have a live telecast of the Aaron’s 312. NASCAR Countdown airs at 2:30 p.m. ET and the green flag will fly at 3:25 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN networks is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive ESPN’s linear networks as part of their video subscription from an affiliate provider. The race telecast also will air live in Canada on TSN2 and will air in Spanish on ESPN Deportes on May 4 at 4 a.m.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, 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 |
| Tues., April 29 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., April 30 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., May 1 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., May 2 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
NHRA Lucas Oil Series on ESPN2 Sunday
With the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series having the weekend off, drag racing fans will still have a chance to see some straightline racing action on TV with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Highlights from the recent event at Houston will air on ESPN2 on Sunday, May 4, at 12:30 p.m. 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, May 4, RacingLive! Talladega will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. 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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Media Contact: Andy Hall, 386-492-2246 or andy.hall@espn.com
