The smallest track in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup usually produces big, close-quarter action and that’s what’s expected as the half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway hosts a 500-lap race on Sunday, Oct. 26. ESPN will have a live telecast with NASCAR Countdown at 1 p.m. ET and the green flag in Chase Race No. 7 at 1:43 p.m. The race also airs live in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPNEWS is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive ESPN’s linear networks as part of their video subscription from an affiliate provider.

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).

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, Oct. 26, RacingLive! Martinsville will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Martinsville Speedway. Fans can join ESPN.com’s NASCAR experts in dissecting every aspect of the race live at https://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/.

Marty & McGee Podcast – ESPN.com is the home for the weekly “Marty & McGee” podcast, hosted by ESPN lead NASCAR reporter Marty Smith and ESPN the Magazine senior writer Ryan McGee. Smith and McGee discuss NASCAR and other topics with a wide variety of guests ranging from NASCAR drivers to country music artists to stars from other sports. The podcast is usually available by midweek.

Click HERE for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series schedules on ESPN.

Click HERE for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule on ESPN.

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Media Contact: Andy Hall, andy.hall@espn.com