NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Live from Pocono on ESPN
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be at Pocono (PA) Raceway for a 400-mile race on Sunday, Aug. 5, and ESPN will have a live telecast. NASCAR Countdown airs at noon ET with the race’s green flag at 1:18 p.m. Also from Pocono, ESPN2 will air NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying on Saturday, Aug. 4, 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 Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch.
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham, Brad Daugherty (analysts).
NASCAR Nationwide Series in Prime Time from Iowa on ESPN2
The NASCAR Nationwide Series races in prime time at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, on Saturday night, Aug. 4, and the race will air live on ESPN2. NASCAR Countdown is at 7:30 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 8:14 p.m. Also from Iowa, ESPN2 airs NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying earlier in the day at 4:30 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
The race will be the last of four consecutive events that comprise the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dash 4 Cash, a bonus program that will award an extra $100,000 to the highest-finishing of four eligible drivers in each of the four designated races.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Marty Reid; analyst Ricky Craven.
Pit reporters: Rick DeBruhl, Jim Noble, Shannon Spake.
NHRA Seattle Action on ESPN2, ESPN3
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series concludes its annual three-event Western Swing with the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle this weekend and drag racing fans can watch action on ESPN2 and ESPN3. All NHRA programming on is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.
The schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, Aug. 3 | 9 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat., Aug. 4 | 10:30 p.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, Aug. 5 | 2 p.m. | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, Aug. 5 | 6 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Paul Page (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Dave Rieff, John Kernan.
IZOD IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio Race Live on ABC
The IZOD IndyCar Series visits Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on Sunday, Aug. 5, and ABC will air a live telecast of the race. Coverage begins with pre-race at 12:30 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 1 p.m.
Announcers:
Booth: Bob Jenkins (anchor), Jon Beekhuis, Wally Dallenbach Jr. (analysts)
Pit reporters: Townsend Bell, Kevin Lee, Marty Snider
American Le Mans Series on ABC, ESPN3 from Mid-Ohio
The American Le Mans Series races this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, and sports car racing fans can watch the Saturday, Aug. 4, sports car endurance race on both ABC and ESPN3. The ESPN3 coverage begins at 12:45 a.m. ET with ABC joining the race at 2 p.m. for a two-hour telecast.
ESPN3, ESPN’s multi-screen live sports network, also will air qualifying for the event on Friday, Aug. 3, at 1:35 p.m. All ALMS programming on ESPN3 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
NASCAR Now Schedule
ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will preview the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway in the one-hour weekend edition that airs Sunday, Aug. 5, at 9 a.m. Host Marty Reid will be joined by ESPN NASCAR analyst, with reporters Marty Smith and Ryan McGee at the track. On Monday, Aug. 6, ESPN analyst Ricky Craven will join Reid in the studio to review the race at 3 p.m.
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., July 31 | 2 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Shannon Spake | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., Aug. 1 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., Aug. 2 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., Aug. 3 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Jonathan Coachman | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sun., Aug. 5 | 9 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Lindsay Czarniak | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon., Aug. 6 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Marty Reid | 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, Aug. 5, RacingLive! Pocono will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. 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 David Newton will report from Pocono.
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
