Listings are subject to change, check local listings
THESE TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE
Fri Aug 29
2:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED 3:00 pm NSCS California Practice SPEED
4:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:00 pm NNS California Practice SPEED 6:30 pm NSCS California Qualifying SPEED
8:30 pm NNS California Final Practice SPEED
9:30 pm Trackside at California SPEED
10:30 pm NSCS California Practice SPEED
Sat Aug 30
12:00 am NASCAR Live SPEED
12:30 am NNS California Practice SPEED
2:00 am NSCS California Qualifying SPEED
4:00 am NNS California Practice SPEED
11:00 am Trackside at California SPEED
5:30 pm NNS California Qualifying SPEED 7:00 pm NSCS California Practice SPEED 8:00 pm NSCS California Final Practice SPEED
9:30 pm Tradin' Paint SPEED
9:45 pm NNS Countdown ESPN2
10:00 pm NNS: Camping World 300 ESPN2
Sun Aug 31
3:30 am NNS: Camping World 300 presented by Coleman ESPN2
10:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
10:00 am Tradin' Paint SPEED
10:30 am NASCAR Performance SPEED
3:30 pm IRL - The Raceway at Belle Isle, MI ABC
4:00 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
4:30 pm NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
7:00 pm NSCS Countdown ESPN 8:00 pm NSCS: Pepsi 500 at California ESPN
8:00 pm SPEED Report SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
Mon Sept 1
12:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
12:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
2:00 am SPEED Report SPEED
2:30 am NSCS: Pepsi 500 at California ESPN2
4:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
7:00 am NSCS: Pepsi 500 at California ESPNC
8:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 am Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
8:00 pm This Week in NASCAR SPEED
Tue Sept 2
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
8:00 am This Week in NASCAR SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Wed Sept 3
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
1:00 pm Racing Across America Lime Rock Park, CT SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
Thu Sept 4
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
12:00 pm NSCS California Replay SPEED
2:00 pm 1996 Pontiac Excitement 400 ESPNC
5:00 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2
5:30 pm NSCS California Replay HDNet
Fri Sept 5
12:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
10:00 am NNS Final Practice Richmond ESPN2 11:00 am NSCS Final Practice Richmond ESPN2
4:00 pm NNS Richmond Pole Qualifying ESPN2
5:30 pm NASCAR Now ESPN2 6:00 pm NSCS Richmond Pole Qualifying ESPN2
7:30 pm NNS Countdown ESPN2
8:00 pm NNS: Richmond Emerson Radio 250 ESPN2
Sat Sept 6
1:30 am NNS: Richmond Emerson Radio 250 ESPN2
10:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
11:00 am NCTS Gateway Pole Qualifying SPEED
12:30 pm Tradin' Paint SPEED
1:00 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED
1:30 pm NASCAR in a Hurry SPEED
2:00 pm NCTS Set-Up SPEED
2:30 pm NCTS: Camping World 200 at Gateway SPEED
5:00 pm NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
7:00 pm NSCS Countdown ABC
7:30 pm NSCS: Chevy Rock 'n Roll 400 Richmond ABC
Sun Sept 7
12:00 am NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
1:30 am NASCAR Now ESPN2
2:00 am NCTS Set-Up SPEED
2:30 am NCTS: Camping World 200 at Gateway SPEED
3:30 am NSCS: Chevy Rock 'n Roll 400 Richmond ESPN2
10:00 am NSCS: Chevy Rock 'n Roll 400 Richmond ESPNC
3:30 pm IRL Chicagoland ABC
7:00 pm SPEED Report SPEED
8:00 pm NASCAR Victory Lane SPEED
9:00 pm Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain SPEED
CHANNEL KEY:
APL = Animal Planet
BIOG = Biography Channel
CMT = County Music Televisin
COM = Comedy Central
D-HOME = Discovery Home
D-TIMES = Discover Times
DSC = Discovery Channel
ESPNC = ESPN Classic
FLN = FINE LIVING
FSN = Fox Sports Net [regional local FOX sports]
GAC = Great American Country Channel
HDNET = HD Net (high-definition television)
NGC = National Geographic Channel
OUTDR = Outdoor Channel
TCM = Turner Classic Movies
VS = Versus [was OLN = Outdoor Life Network]
WGN = Superstation [Chicago]
(t) = tape delay
SDD = Same Day Delay
and FSN / Fox Sports Net, has around 15 regional stations, so times may differ, check local listings.
Special show about Indy and the tires: With apologies and promises it will never happen again and investigations still underway looking at just what went wrong at last weekend's Brickyard 400, SPEED will take NASCAR fans deep inside the real-time crisis management exercise at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Adding a special edition of its popular behind-the-scenes documentary series NASCAR Confidential, SPEED and NASCAR Media Group will use their exclusive access to examine, from multiple perspectives, what went on last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when dangerous and excessive tire wear took center stage. Entitled NASCAR Confidential: What We Learned at Indy, the one-hour special will premiere Friday at 6pm/et and re-air Saturday at 11pm/et.(7-31-2008)
SPEED adds two NASCAR shows: SPEED adds two NASCAR programs to its line-up beginning this weekend with the introduction of NASCAR Confidential and NASCAR in a Hurry. NASCAR Confidential premieres March 23 at 8:00pm/et on SPEED, offering a new twist on the behind-the-scenes genre. Instead of focusing on
at-track competition, teams or drivers, the program will tell a unique and untold story on a variety of subjects through the eyes of several participants. It will be a one-hour, highly-produced narrative covering a 24-hour period.
NASCAR in a Hurry, a 30-minute weekly program hosted by Adam Alexander and a number of rotating SPEED on-air personalities, premieres Sunday at 11am/et from Atlanta Motor Speedway. It will recap the weekend's early highlights from the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series, in addition to clips from various NASCAR on SPEED
programs. NASCAR in a Hurry will air immediately prior to NASCAR RaceDay on Sundays, while NASCAR Confidential is currently scheduled as a six-episode series with its March 23 premiere focusing on what it took to put together the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500.(SPEED)(3-5-2008)
TSN to show all Cup races in 2008: TSN [Canada] announced its 2008 auto racing broadcast schedule - the network's largest ever with a total of 121 races (up from 105 races in 2007) from five different series. TSN's comprehensive schedule features full-season coverage of the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, the Canadian Tire Series, Formula One and Indy Racing League (IRL). TSN's broadcast schedule features all 39 Sprint Cup races, all 35 Nationwide Series races and the entire 13-race NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. TSN will also have complete coverage of all 18 Formula One races and all 16 IRL races. TSN's live coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series gets underway on February 9 with the first race of the season - the Budweiser Shootout. See complete broadcast schedule at TSN.ca.(2-6-2008)
Shifting Gears on ESPN Goes Behind Scenes with Dale Earnhardt Jr.: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the focus of a new television series on ESPN, Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears, premiering prior to next month’s opening of the 2008 NASCAR season. The five-part series chronicles Earnhardt’s move from Dale Earnhardt Inc., the team founded by his father, to Hendrick Motorsports, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The first episode airs Friday, Feb. 8, at 7:00pm/et on ESPN2. The series provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the personal, corporate and competitive ramifications involved with the five-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver award recipient changing teams. Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears is produced by Earnhardt Jr.’s Hammerhead Entertainment, a division of JR Motorsports, in cooperation with Hendrick Motorsports and is presented by the National Guard. The new program is part of an exclusive, multimedia agreement between ESPN and Hammerhead Entertainment. “We were working on a new DVD about my life and the guys kept getting more and more footage, so they decided to put a whole TV show together to document the biggest career decision I’ve ever made,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “The past year of my life has been a roller coaster, and it’s pretty cool that we’re giving everyone an inside look at how everything came together.” Three of the five episodes of Shifting Gears air on ESPN2 in the nine days prior to the Daytona 500, including following ESPN2’s live coverage of Nationwide Series qualifying on Friday, Feb. 15, and the Nationwide Series Camping World 300 at Daytona on Saturday, Feb. 16. The final two episodes air on ESPN in prime time the week of the July 27 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, ESPN’s first live Sprint Cup event of the season. The pre-season episodes reveal never-before-seen footage from the 2007 press conferences and fan response to the announcements. Shifting Gears also chronicles the design process of the new paint schemes, the makings of Earnhardt Jr.’s Adidas fire suit and how the driver of the No. 88 Mountain Dew AMP/National Guard Chevrolet handles the pressure of working with new sponsors as he prepares for his first season with Hendrick Motorsports. The final two episodes, each one hour in length, will catch up with Earnhardt Jr. and the Hendrick team as he chases his first Sprint Cup championship. Previews and additional video from the show will be made available on ESPN.com Video and DaleJr.com starting next week and the full episodes will be made available shortly after they air on ESPN2 on ESPN MobileTV and ESPN.com Video. The air schedule (all times Eastern):
Friday, Feb. 8 7-8 p.m. ESPN2
Friday, Feb. 15 6:30-8 p.m. ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 16 4:30-6 p.m. ESPN2
Thursday, July 24 7-8 p.m. ESPN
Friday, July 25 7-8 p.m. ESPN.(ESPN PR) Comment here
Earlier Start Time for Races This Year? UPDATE: [Humpy] Wheeler [president of Lowe's Motor Speedway] said the start times for many Sprint Cup races this coming season will be earlier, a departure from the mid-afternoon green flags used to try and entice West Coast viewers. "I think we all yielded to pressure from the networks a little more than we should have," Wheeler said. "We paid the price for it, and we're getting back to sanity again."(NASCAR.com) AND: Wheeler says, "It's not a fancy sport. It's guys with big hands and getting sweaty and getting out there and banging on each other and knocking each other around and all-American fans sitting there having a good time." Earlier and more consistent starting times is the first move to correct that. When NASCAR announces starting times on Tuesday, races beginning at 2:00pm or earlier will go from 15 to 18 on the 36-race schedule.(1-22-2008)(ESPN.com)(1-22-2008) UPDATE: Broadcast times for the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season have been announced, beginning with FOX’s broadcast of the non-points Budweiser Shootout at 8:30pm/et on Feb. 9 at Daytona International Speedway. The 2008 season marks the second year of an eight-year partnership between NASCAR and FOX, TNT, ABC, ESPN and SPEED. This year, in an effort to standardize the start times and better accommodate the fans, 18 races on the 2008 Sprint Cup Series schedule will have a 2:00pm/et Sunday start time, up from 15 in 2007. All Sprint Cup Series points events will be seen on FOX, TNT, ABC and ESPN. In addition, two other non-points events – the Gatorade Duel at Daytona (2:00pm/et on Feb. 14) and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (7:30pm/et on May 17 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway), will be broadcast by SPEED. FOX will broadcast the first 13 Sprint Cup events, beginning with the 50th running of the Daytona 500 (Feb. 17, 3:20pm/et) and ending with the June 1 event at Dover International Speedway at 2:00pm/et. TNT will broadcast the next six series events, beginning with the Pocono 500 at 2:00pm/et on June 8 at Pocono Raceway and ending with Chicagoland Speedway’s first night race, July 12 at 8:00pm/et. ESPN and ABC will broadcast the final 17 Sprint Cup events. ESPN will broadcast six, beginning with the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at 2:00pm/et on July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and ending with the Aug. 31 event at California Speedway (8:00pm/et). ABC completes the season with 11 broadcasts, beginning with race No. 26, the cutoff event for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – at Richmond International Raceway on Sept. 6 at 7:30pm/et. ABC will also air the entire Chase, encompassing the final 10 series events. The season ends with ABC’s broadcast of the Ford 400 at 3:45:00pm/et on Nov. 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.(NASCAR PR), see the 2008 Sprint Cup Schedule with times page.(1-23-2008) Comment here
Petty Returns to Tradin' Paint: NASCAR veteran Kyle Petty steps back into the SPEED boxing ring this season for his weekly rounds with NASCAR media on Tradin' Paint, which premieres Feb. 8 at 9:00pm/et as part of the network's 100 hours of Daytona Speedweeks in HD. "Kyle Petty is credible, informative, engaging and current on every issue in NASCAR," said Steve Craddock, SPEED Senior VP of Programming. "It is so important for the fans to hear every angle of a particular issue and whether or not Kyle agrees with the media guest, he can and will debate them fiercely and in an entertaining manner. Kyle is part of racing royalty and his passion for NASCAR is evident in his weekly discussions about the sport. We are thrilled to have him continue on Tradin' Paint and become a more permanent fixture on the network." Petty, known for his confrontational, engaging and heated debates with media guests last year, has signed on for another season of trading volleys on the hottest topics in NASCAR. John Roberts will return as host.(SPEEDtv.com)(1-22-2008) Comment here
SPEED goes High-Def in 2008: SPEED will make its move to High Definition in 2008, beginning Feb. 7 with 100 hours of NASCAR on SPEED HD from Daytona Speedweeks. Topping the 70-million U.S. household mark and coming off four consecutive years of ratings growth in 2007, the move to High Definition is the next step in the evolution of a network that has added more than 30 million homes since being fully acquired by Fox Cable Networks in 2001. In addition to its season-long, at-track coverage of NASCAR, with programs including NASCAR RaceDay, Trackside, NASCAR Victory Lane, Tradin' Paint, NASCAR Live!, NASCAR Performance and Go or Go Home, SPEED also will explore opportunities to bring other racing series and special events to viewers in HD in 2008. In a move that began earlier this summer, SPEED programming is now commissioned in true 16:9 HD. In addition to the bold moves on the television side, SPEED's interactive division will raise the bar as well, with a re-launch of a completely re-tooled SPEEDtv.com slated for early February. The new site will feature dramatic across the board improvements in depth and timeliness of motor sports news and information, delivered through a new wide-screen format that is optimized for easy navigation, interactivity with mobile and other applications, social networking and customization. Registered SPEED Insiders (www.insider.speedtv.com) will get a sneak peek at the new SPEEDtv.com in early in January.(SPEED PR)(10-6-2007)
NASCAR Angels Gears Up For Launch of Second Season: NASCAR’s first nationally-syndicated television show, NASCAR Angels, is hitting the road for a second season of helping deserving people in need of a transportation fix. The first episode of the second season aired last weekend. Rusty Wallace and co-host Shannon Wiseman of NASCAR.com are back to lead the NASCAR Angels as they hit the road each week with new stories to tell and lives to change. In cities across the country, people struggle every day to get to work, take the kids to school or make it to a doctor’s appointment because they cannot keep the family car moving. The transportation so many of us simply take for granted becomes a huge hurdle for these folks. NASCAR has the resources and desire to help and NASCAR Angels is the vehicle that does just that. Reaching 85% of the nation’s viewing audience, NASCAR Angels can be seen on weekends on more than 200 local television stations, including top ABC-owned stations in New York and Los Angeles. In its first year, 45 million total viewers tuned in to see stories of families touched by the NASCAR Angels. NASCAR Angels is shot on location in major race markets and features top NASCAR drivers and crew chiefs giving deserving families the chance to go behind-the-scenes to meet their heroes, and get an up-close-and-personal glimpse into the NASCAR experience. Goodyear Gemini, a national repair service provider, is the presenting sponsor of the show. Back in the shop, with the help of Goodyear Gemini Technicians and the automotive products of NASCAR Performance partners, NASCAR Angels work under a deadline to complete each repair before the race begins that weekend. The show educates viewers on the importance of regular vehicle maintenance. Season two will feature 22 all-new episodes (and 30 repeats) as the NASCAR Angels travel to the sites of NASCAR races in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, Daytona Beach, Miami, Indianapolis, Michigan, Phoenix, New Hampshire, Las Vegas and Charlotte.(NASCAR PR)(9-28-2007)
So why no 5-second time delay on race coverage? Some wondered why the "five-second rule", implemented after Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s slip last fall [at Talladega after winning], is not still in force [on Sunday at New Hampshire when #7-Robby Gordon said the 'S' word. That was not explained, although cable-vs.-network may have something to do with it. NASCAR vp/communications Jim Hunter said NASCAR had no plans to call for such a policy. "We're going to tell our athletes not to use bad language when talking on television, that's all," he said.(Speed Channel) NOTE: last October, NBC announced plans to use the 5 second rule for the rest of the season, and supposedly beyond, no idea if that was carried over to TNT, which is on cable. Fox never implemented the rule and when asked a few months ago, said they wanted to keep it live. MRN Radio also went to a 7-second delay, but PRN Radio did not. Also, since I get questions all the time on this when a driver says damn, hell or a*s, those words are not considered 'bad' by the FCC and are said daily on network TV during the day and primetime and have been for years.(9-19-2005)
So what is up with Ned Jarrett? Ned Jarrett's "World of Racing" is a two-and-a-half-minute daily commentary, airing Monday through Friday, 52 weeks. Hosted by two-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett, this program is the longest running daily syndicated racing radio program in the United States, airing continuously since 1978. MRN Radio bulk feeds Ned Jarrett's "World of Racing" each Thursday at 9:00 am (ET) and again at 4:15 pm (ET) for replay in the upcoming week. There is a 10:00 am local time playback window. Local availabilities are in adjacency slots.(MRN Site)
NBC to use a 5-second delay: NBC Sports will institute a five-second delay in NASCAR coverage beginning Sunday from Kansas Speedway during the Nextel Cup Series Banquet 400. "We're disappointed for our viewers to have to do this, but the delay provides a level of protection against anything inappropriate going out over the air," said Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. "We thought we could rely upon the precedent of NASCAR's disciplinary action taken earlier this year when two Busch Series drivers uttered profanities during radio interviews."
"Our initial hope would have been to broadcast on delay only during pre- and post-race coverage, but by using the delay during
competition, our pit reporters won't be limited in interviewing drivers, crew chiefs and team owners as compelling stories inevitably
unfold under the pressure and intensity of the moment."
"For more than a half century, most major american sporting events have aired live. While broadcasting on delay is extremely unfortunate, we've come to the conclusion that taking this step provides the additional safeguard needed in today's climate."
The radio communication between teams and drivers during actual racing has always been heard on delay during NASCAR telecasts on NBC. Coverage on NBC of Sunday's Nextel Cup Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods begins at 1:30pm/et with the "Discover Card Countdown to Green" pre-race show, followed by green flag racing at 2:00pm/et.(NBC PR)(10-7-2004)
TV PROGRAMMING
Some Regular NASCAR TV Shows:
(check local listings for any changes in times)
NASCAR Now, ESPN2, usually 6:00pm/et, Monday's at 5:30pm/et
NASCAR Raceday, Speed: usually a few hours before the Cup race (during the NASCAR season)
NASCAR Victory Lane, Speed: usually just after the race (during the NASCAR season)
Speed - NASCAR This Week [formerly Inside Nextel Cup], 8:00pm/et, Monday (re-air's check listings - (during the NASCAR season)
Speed - Speed Report, Sundays at 7:00pm
Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, SPEED, 9:00pm/et, Sunday
THE 2008 TV LINEUPS
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 - The 17 final races of the season, all Chase races on ABC
Play by Play/Anchor: Dr. Jerry Punch Color/Analyst: Dale Jarrett Color/Analyst: Andy Petree Color/Analyst: Rusty Wallace (sub for Jarrett) Pit Reporter: Mike Massaro Pit Reporter: Dave Burns Pit Reporter: Jamie Little Pit Reporter: Shannon Spake Studio Show host: Allen Bestwick Studio Show analyst: Rusty Wallace Studio Show analyst: Brad Daugherty Coordinating Producer: Rich Feinberg Producer: Neil Goldberg Director: Richie Basile
NASCAR Now Host: Nicole Manske NASCAR Now Host: Ryan Burr NASCAR Now Host: Allen Bestwick
Fox - 13 races [plus the Budwesier Shootout] in the 2008 season - starting at Daytona thru Dover in June, then off until the 2008 Daytona 500
Play by Play/Anchor: Mike Joy Color/Analyst: Darrell Waltrip Color/Analyst: Larry McReynolds Pit Reporter: Matt Yocum Pit Reporter: Dr. Dick Berggren Pit Reporter: Steve Byrnes Pit Reporter: Krista Voda Race Host: Chris Myers & Jeff Hammond Coordinating Producer: Richie Zyontz Coordinating Director: Artie Kempner Producer: ? Director: Mike Wells Pit Producer: Pam Miller
TNT - in 2008 six races, Pocono in June thru Chicago in July
Play by Play/Anchor: Bill Weber Race Analyst: Kyle Petty Race Analyst: Wally Dallenbach Jr. Studio Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds Pit Reporter: Matt Yocum Pit Reporter: Marty Snider Pit Reporter: Ralph Sheheen Pit Reporter: Lindsay Czarniak Pre-Race Host: Bill Weber Producer: Barry Landis Director: Mike Wells Coordinating/Executive Producer: Jeff Behnke
Speed Channel's Truck Series TV Lineup 2008
Play by Play/Anchor: Rick Allen Color/Analyst: Phil Parsons Color/Analyst: Michael Waltrip Pit Reporter: Ray Dunlap Pit Reporter: Adam Alexander
SPEEDS Pre-Post Race Shows TV Lineup 2008
NASCAR LIVE (throught the race weekend): Steve Byrnes or John Roberts as host, and guests NASCAR Raceday (Before the Race): John Roberts (host), Kenny Wallace, Jimmy Spencer, guests and garage reporter Bob Dilner, Hermie Sadler, Randy Pemberton; special segments by Wendy Venturini NASCAR Victory Lane (After the Race): John Roberts (host), Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace, the winning driver, guests and garage reporter Bob Dilner, Hermie Sadler, Randy Pemberton.
John Kernan update: was with Sirius Radio, but left and now resides in Chicago.(1-23-2008)
Unknown Plans: Glenn Jarrett (was TNN did some TNT work in 2001), Jerry Glanville (was on TBS), Eli Gold [with MRN Radio], Buddy Baker
Phil Wurz, who was with TNN now produces and reports for a bi-monthly race show for NBC6 in Charlotte called, "On Track from Lowe's Motor Speedway"
With SPEED: Rick Benjamin (formerly of Raceday on TNN), Ralph Sheheen, Bob Dillner, Dave Despain, Bob Jenkins