NASCAR Nationwide Series at Chicago on ESPN
With the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series off for the weekend, the NASCAR Nationwide Series takes center stage with the STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., on Sunday, July 22, and the race will air live on ESPN. NASCAR Countdown is at 2 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 3:16 p.m. Also from Chicagoland, ESPN2 airs NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and practice sessions on Saturday, July 21, at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.
The race will be the second 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 and could award an additional $600,000 at the fourth race at Iowa Speedway next month.
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, Brad Daugherty (analysts).
NHRA Denver Action on ESPN2, ESPN3
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series begins its annual three-event Western Swing with the Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver this weekend and drag racing fans can watch action 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, July 20 | 9:15 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat., July 21 | 5 p.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, July 22 | 1 p.m. | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, July 22 | 7 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Paul Page (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Dave Rieff, John Kernan.
American Le Mans Series on ESPN2, ESPN3 from Canada
The American Le Mans Series races this weekend at Mosport International Raceway near Toronto and sports car racing fans can watch the Sunday, July 22, sports car endurance race on both ESPN2 and ESPN3. The ESPN3 coverage begins at 11:45 a.m. ET with ESPN2 joining the race at 1 p.m. for a two-hour telecast.
ESPN3, ESPN’s multi-screen live sports network, also will air qualifying for the event on Saturday, July 21, at 3:30 p.m. All ALMS programming on ESPN2 and 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 airs Tuesday and Friday of this week at 3 p.m. ET and Thursday at 1 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with the latest NASCAR news. Nicole Briscoe hosts from ESPN’s studios. The Monday, July 23, program will look ahead to the July 29 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis with host Shannon Spake.
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., July 17 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., July 19 | 1 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., July 19 | 4:30 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., July 20 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon., July 23 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Shannon Spake | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
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Media Contact: Andy Hall, 386-492-2246 or andy.hall@espn.com
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