May 28, 2012
Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Dover on ESPN
The NASCAR Nationwide Series races this weekend at Dover (Del.) International Speedway and the 200-mile race airs live on ESPN on Saturday, June 2. NASCAR Countdown airs at 1:30 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 2:15 p.m. Also from Dover, ESPN2 airs NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Dr. Jerry Punch, Shannon Spake.
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Wallace, Brad Daugherty,
IndyCar Series Returns to Detroit Live on ABC
After an absence of several years, the IZOD IndyCar Series returns to Detroit’s Belle Isle circuit for an event on Sunday, June 3. ABC will have a live telecast of the race presented by ShopAutoweek.com at 3:30 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 3:45 p.m.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-lap announcer Marty Reid; analyst Scott Goodyear.
Pit reporters: Rick DeBruhl, Jamie Little, Vince Welch
NHRA Englishtown Action on ESPN2, ESPN3
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will compete in Englishtown, N.J., this weekend in the Toyota NHRA SuperNationals and drag racing fans can watch action on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. All NHRA programming on ESPN2 and ESPN3 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.
The schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, June 1 | 6 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat., June 2 | 4:30 p.m. | Qualifying | ESPN, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, June 3 | 11 a.m. | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, June 3 | 4:30 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Paul Page (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Dave Rieff, Jamie Howe.
NASCAR Now Schedule
The one-hour weekend edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will air on Sunday, June 3, at 9 a.m. ET with a preview of that day’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway. Michael Yam will host, with analyst Brad Daugherty and reporters Nicole Briscoe and Ryan McGee at the track. NASCAR Now will review the race at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 4.
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., May 29 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Allen Bestwick | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., June 1 | 1:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Michael Yam | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sun., June 3 | 9 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Michael Yam | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon., June 4 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Ryan Burr | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
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, June 3, RacingLive! Dover will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway. Fans can join ESPN.com’s NASCAR experts in dissecting every aspect of the race live at https://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/. ESPN.com motorsports writer Terry Blount will be on hand at Dover.
ESPN Radio — Each weekend morning, ESPN Radio’s RaceDay starts its engines at 6 a.m. ET with host Pat Patterson anchored from the site of that weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race. On both Saturday and Sunday mornings, ESPN Radio’s RaceDay listeners get an hour of news, previews and analysis, as well as profiles and interviews with NASCAR’s biggest names and newsmakers and the involvement of listeners via calls and e-mails.
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Media Contact: Andy Hall, 386-492-2246 or andy.hall@espn.com
