Motorsports This Week on ESPN
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa on ESPN
The NASCAR Nationwide Series races this weekend at Iowa Speedway near Des Moines and the race airs live on ESPN on Sunday, May 20. NASCAR Countdown airs at 1:30 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 2:24 p.m.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake.
NHRA Topeka Action on ESPN2, ESPN3
The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series will compete in the Dollar General NHRA Summernationals at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas, 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:
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Date |
Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, May 18 | 8 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sat., May 19 | 5 p.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, May 20 | Noon | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, May 20 | 7 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Paul Page (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Dave Rieff, Jamie Howe.
NASCAR Now Schedule
The one-hour weekend edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will air on Saturday, May 19, at 11 a.m. ET with a preview of that night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Lindsay Czarniak will host, joined from the track by analyst Ricky Craven and reporters Marty Smith and Ryan McGee. NASCAR Now will review the race at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 21.
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Date |
Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., May 15 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., May 16 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., May 17 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., May 18 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Michael Yam | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sat., May 19 | 11 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Lindsay Czarniak | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Mon., May 21 | 3 p.m. | NASCAR Now | Michael Yam | 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 Saturday, May 19, RacingLive! All-Star will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Fans can join ESPN.com’s NASCAR experts in dissecting every aspect of the race live at http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/. ESPN.com motorsports writer David Newton will be on hand at Charlotte.
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.