ESPN’s NASCAR Countdown will preview the NASCAR Busch Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway action Saturday at 2:30pm/et on ABC with host Brent Musburger and co-host Chris Fowler, Brad Daugherty, Tim Brewer and Shannon Spake. The race telecast team, play-by-play announcer Jerry Punch,Rusty Wallace and analyst Andy Petree will also contribute. NASCAR Countdown will also include reports from pit reportersMike Massaro and Allen Bestwick, as drivers and teams change strategy from road racing in Mexico City to Las Vegas where they will gamble with a new track configuration and newly developed tires. NASCAR Countdown will originate from Las Vegas Motor Speedway and will be telecast from ESPN’s new, state-of-the-art mobile pit studio as it sets the stage for primetime coverage of the 300-mile NASCAR Busch Series race Saturday afternoon, March 10. Highlights will include: Las VegasMotor Speedway Track Reconfiguration Risk vs. Reward for Nextel Cup Drivers Mexico City Re-cap with Juan Pablo Montoya NASCAR NOW: Members of the NASCAR Now team will fill their slots in Las Vegas where they will report on what’s in the cards for Saturday’s Busch Series race and Sunday’s Nextel Cup race. Rusty Wallace, Tim Cowlishaw, Marty Smith, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake will report from trackside while host Erik Kuselias and analyst Stacy Compton will man the studio garage in Bristol, Conn. Sunday’s NASCAR Now Features: What I Did on My Week Off: Greg Biffle went dune buggy racing in the desert An in-depth look at the re-constructed Las Vegas Motor Speedway There is an I in DEI: an update on the Dale Jr.-DEI talks.(ESPN PR)(3-10-2007)
