April 16, 2012
Motorsports This Week on ESPN
NASCAR Now Schedule
The one-hour weekend edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will air on Sunday, April 21, at 9 a.m. ET with a preview of that day’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. Mike Massaro will host, joined by analyst Ricky Craven in the studio and reporters Marty Smith and Jim Noble at the track. NASCAR Now will review the Kansas race at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 22, with Massaro and Craven.
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., April 17 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Shannon Spake | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., April 18 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Shannon Spake | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., April 19 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Shannon Spake | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sun., April 22 | 9 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon., April 23 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Action on ESPN2
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series has the weekend off, but drag racing fans can still see some action on ESPN2 on Saturday, April 21, at noon ET with highlights from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
The one-hour program will feature competition from the recent NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway near Charlotte, N.C.
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, April 21, RacingLive! Kansas will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas 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 David Newton will be on hand at Kansas.
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
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