NASCAR announced the 2008 broadcast schedule for the Nationwide Series. The series, which welcomes new sponsor Nationwide Insurance, opens the season with television partners ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ABC will televise four events; ESPN will televise three and ESPN2 will have 27. The Oct. 25 race at Memphis Motorsports Park has not yet been assigned. ESPN2 begins its slate with the season-opening race at Daytona at 1:15 p.m. ET on Feb. 16. ABC will broadcast the events at Bristol Motor Speedway (March 15, 2:30 p.m. ET), Talladega Superspeedway (April 26, 3 p.m. ET), New Hampshire Motor Speedway (June 28, 3 p.m. ET) and Watkins Glen International (Aug. 9, 3 p.m. ET). The Nationwide Series will again race internationally this season once at Mexico Citys Autdromo Hermanos Rodriguez (ESPN, Apr. 20, 2 p.m. ET) and once at Montreals Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (ESPN2, Aug. 2, 3:30 p.m. ET). The season-finale Ford 300 on Nov. 15 at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 4:30 p.m. ET.Another highlight on the schedule is the first ever NASCAR double-header involving the Nationwide Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. Both series will race on Feb. 23 at California Speedway the NCTS race will be televised on FOX at 3 p.m. ET and the NNS race starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.(NASCAR PR), see the complete schedule on the 2008 Nationwide Series Schedule page.(1-30-2008)
