June 25, 2012
Motorsports This Week on ESPN
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kentucky on ESPN2; Edwards Returns to Booth
The NASCAR Nationwide Series races this weekend at Kentucky Speedway near Cincinnati and the race airs live in prime time on ESPN2 on Friday night, June 29. NASCAR Countdown airs at 7 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 7:45 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards will help call the race as an analyst, his second of two scheduled races in the booth this year for ESPN. Details HERE.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Carl Edwards, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty (analysts).
NASCAR Now Schedule
ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will preview of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway in the one-hour weekend edition airing Saturday, June 30, at noon ET. Lindsay Czarniak will host, joined from the track by analyst Andy Petree and reporters Marty Smith and Shannon Spake.
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Wed., June 27 | 1 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Marty Reid | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., June 28 | 1 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Marty Reid | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sat., June 30 | Noon | NASCAR Now | Lindsay Czarniak | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
NHRA Chicago Action on ESPN2, ESPN3
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will compete in the Chicago area this weekend in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals and drag racing fans can watch action from Route 66 Raceway on both 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 29 | 8 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat., June 30 | 6 p.m. | Qualifying (Part 1) | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, July 1 | 3 a.m. | Qualifying (Part 2) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, July 1 | 11 a.m. | Qualifying (re-air) | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, July 1 | Noon | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, July 1 | 6 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Paul Page (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Dave Rieff, John Kernan.
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 Saturday night, June 30, RacingLive! Kentucky will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky 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 national motorsports writer Terry Blount will be on hand at Kentucky Speedway.
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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