ESPN2s season-long coverage of the Nationwide Series continues with a live, prime-time telecast of the 300-mile event at Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday night, May 24, beginning at 7 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown. The telecast also airs in high definition on ESPN2 HD and will be simulcast on ESPN360.com, ESPN MobileTV and ESPN Deportes. Dr. Jerry Punch will be the lead announcer for ESPN2s coverage, joined in the booth for analysis by Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake will report from the pits, while Tim Brewer will be in the ESPN DISH Tech Center. Allen Bestwick will host NASCAR Countdown with analysis by Wallace and Brad Daugherty in the ESPN pit studio. Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins the ESPN coverage team as In-Race Reporter, talking to Wallace on the races pace laps and during caution periods.(ESPN PR)(5-19-2008)
