NASCAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Tyson 250, North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
Practice FS1, 3 p.m.
NASCAR Cup Series
All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
Practice FS1, 4 p.m.
Qualifying: Pit Crew Challenge FS1, 5:30 p.m.

NASCAR Race Hub FS1, 5 p.m

NASCAR appears likely to move its Xfinity racing series exclusively to a streaming company.

SBJ's story: https://t.co/qI1QSx1RZ0

— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) May 19, 2023

.@NASCAR is tracking toward a significant increase over the average annual value of its current media rights deal ($820 million per year) by creating the new digital package and getting Fox and NBC to renew - @Ourand_SBJ

.@NASCAR is tracking toward a significant increase over the average annual value of its current media rights deal ($820 million per year) by creating the new digital package and getting Fox and NBC to renew - @Ourand_SBJ https://t.co/FB0T6MzCAV

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 19, 2023

NASCAR midseason Cup Series package, Xfinity Series look likely to head to streaming

NASCAR appears likely to move its Xfinity racing series exclusively to a streaming company, according to several sources.

At least two companies have showed interest in that second-tier package. NASCAR also is shopping a midseason package of NASCAR Cup races to streaming companies, loosely patterned after the six-race package that TNT carried until 2014. Amazon is considered a strong candidate to land these streaming packages.

Nothing is close to being finalized, but sources predict that NASCAR will have handshake deals before the July 4 holiday on its new broadcast and streaming deals.

Ourand had discussed the midseason Cup Series package idea before, but many in the motorsports world were skeptical. Part of that is because teams there were already complaining about lowered sponsorship revenue, which would likely drop further still under the lessened reach of a streaming-only broadcast. However, there are ways to compensate for lessened reach if the rights contract value is high enough, which is why (for example) the NFL's Amazon Thursday Night Football deal and Peacock playoff game deal (both of which are bringing in huge premiums in rights fees relative to broadcast TV) are not the "disaster" Fox's Lachlan Murdoch (who has a strong stake in promoting broadcast TV and diminishing streaming) claims.

It's all about the numbers, and if a streamer is willing to pay a large enough premium to compensate for diminished reach, that can work. But it is notable that we're seeing quite a few sports teams and leagues take the opposite tack, accepting less money in order to gain reach. However, there's some crossover here to what the NFL has done too, with the games (often international series ones) and packages (Thursday Night Football) they've put exclusively on streaming being less-viewed ones in the first place.

https://awfulannouncing.com/racing/nascar-cup-xfinity-series-streaming.html

I hate it anytime they make the Cup races harder to find... it's going to end up like it was a few years back where I never knew what channel it would be on and I always just ended up finding other sports available to watch on a Sunday afternoon...

Saturday, May 20
6 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
7 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race practice at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
8 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race qualifying (pit-crew challenge) at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
9:30 a.m., One Hot Night: The NASCAR 1992 All-Star Race (re-air), FS1
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1
Noon, NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS2
1 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FOX
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
9 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: All-Star (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
1 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Heat qualifiers at North Wilkesboro Speedway

NASCAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Tyson 250, North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
Qualifying FS1, 10:30 a.m.
Race FS1, 1 p.m.

NASCAR Cup Series
All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
Qualifying Heats FS1, 7 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub: Best of Radioactive: All-Star FS1, 11:30 a.m.

Beautiful day for it. Hopefully the rain holds off for tonight's heat races.

Great to see them back racing at North Wilksboro. Me and my friends were there at the last race in '96 and to see the track come back to life is great.

Sunday, May 21
8 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2
10 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Heat qualifying races at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Open race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
7 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1
8 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, FS1

On MRN:
4:30 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Tootie4Pack said:

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Great to see them back racing at North Wilksboro. Me and my friends were there at the last race in '96 and to see the track come back to life is great.

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Thats pretty cool. Have some friends there this weekend and the pics they are sending are really cool. Place looks great.

NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series
All-Star Series, North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
Race FS1/Fox Sports 4K, 8 p.m.

All-Star Open FS1, 5 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: All-Star Race FS1, 7 p.m.

Caught a little bit of the truck race. Seemed ok. Proud of my Spire guys for getting the W.

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Had a blast at N Wilksboro tonight. Was a great experience

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That's awesome!

TraCha4 said:

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Had a blast at N Wilksboro tonight. Was a great experience

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Hope you'll post some pictures when you have time.

Well, unfortunately yesterday's experience sucked for me.

Spent the afternoon waiting for Koepka to choke in the PGA, which didn't happen obviously... then decided that I'd watch the race in the bedroom sitting up in the adjustable. Turned it on, and apparently the Open race had just finished, spent about an hour watching the pre-race coverage and then the next thing I knew I woke up and the TV said 11:17PM and drag racing was on.

Didn't get to see most of the new paint schemes, didn't get to see the grid walk (which I can always do without listening to that imbecile anyway), didn't get to see the warm up laps - and didn't get to see the race obviously.

Last couple of things I remember were Gordon and Evernham being featured, then DW getting interviewed, and someone talking briefly to Erik Jones. That was it. Looking for a replay somewhere, but not seeing anything in the cards for today so far...

Monday, May 22
4 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2
Noon, NASCAR All-Star Open race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2
2 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2
4 p.m., NASCAR 75: The Greatest Countdown Show Ever! (re-air), FS2
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
11:30 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub (re-air), FS1

Tuesday, May 23
12:30 a.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1
10 a.m., NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2
Noon, NASCAR All-Star Open race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., Dale Jr. Download, Peacock
7 p.m, Dirt: The Last Great American Sport, FS1
8 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Open race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1
10 p.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1
11 p.m., NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS1

Wednesday, May 24
1 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive 2022 (re-air), FS1
10 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: Charlotte (re-air), FS2
11 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2022 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
2 p.m., Greatest Races: NASCAR (re-air), FS2
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., Dale Jr. Download, Peacock
11 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (re-air), FS2

Thursday, May 25
1 a.m., NASCAR 75: The Greatest Countdown Show Ever! (re-air), FS2
2 a.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS2
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., Dale Jr. Download, Peacock
9 p.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1
10 p.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1

Friday, May 26
Noon, NASCAR Pace Lap, MAVTV
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Pace Lap (re-air), MAVTV
3 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition, FS1
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., ARCA Menards Series: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
6:05 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Autodrome Granby, FloRacing
8 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, FS1
8:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
11 p.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
6 p.m., ARCA Menards Series: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
8 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Saturday, May 27
Midnight, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
2 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: Charlotte (re-air), FS2
6 a.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1
7 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
8:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
12:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Xfinity Series, FS1
1 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Riverhead Raceway, FloRacing
5:30 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, FloRacing
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
7 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Jennerstown Speedway, FloRacing
7 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Berlin Raceway, FloRacing
7:45 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Bowman Gray Stadium, FloRacing
7:45 p.m., NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour: Granite State Derby at Lee USA Speedway, FloRacing
10 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Alaska Raceway Park, FloRacing

On PRN:
12:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Sunday, May 28
4:30 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air)
4:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series, FS1
5:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Cup Series, FOX
6 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FOX
On PRN
5 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

The open was much better than the all-star race but man, what a hell of a job they did with North Wilkesboro. I was at the last Rockingham race back in February 2004 and would love to see them head back there with something very similar. I wish I could of made it there last night!

NASCAR's North Wilkesboro return excited drivers, fans alike

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/37707937

Finley said:

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The open was much better than the all-star race but man, what a hell of a job they did with North Wilkesboro. I was at the last Rockingham race back in February 2004 and would love to see them head back there with something very similar. I wish I could have made it there last night!

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I hope that happens too! Didn't the state set aside money $18 mil?? for race track renovations? I could totally have that wrong but that's the way I remember it at least.

I thought it was for N. Wilkesboro and Rockingham.

Someone correct me please.

WarrenPeace said:

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Finley said:

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The open was much better than the all-star race but man, what a hell of a job they did with North Wilkesboro. I was at the last Rockingham race back in February 2004 and would love to see them head back there with something very similar. I wish I could have made it there last night!

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I hope that happens too! Didn't the state set aside money $18 mil?? for race track renovations? I could totally have that wrong but that's the way I remember it at least.

I thought it was for N. Wilkesboro and Rockingham.

Someone correct me please.

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I don't see Rockingham coming back. Neither SMI or NASCAR own that track. SMI owns North Wilksboro. As for the money you are correct, but local tracks also got money if they hosted a NASCAR sanctioned race. One other thing, Rockingham is now sitting sandwiched in between a lot of tacks, Marcus Smith hinted that a points race could be coming to North Wilksboro.

TheStorm said:

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Well, unfortunately yesterday's experience sucked for me.

Spent the afternoon waiting for Koepka to choke in the PGA, which didn't happen obviously... then decided that I'd watch the race in the bedroom sitting up in the adjustable. Turned it on, and apparently the Open race had just finished, spent about an hour watching the pre-race coverage and then the next thing I knew I woke up and the TV said 11:17PM and drag racing was on.

Didn't get to see most of the new paint schemes, didn't get to see the grid walk (which I can always do without listening to that imbecile anyway), didn't get to see the warm up laps - and didn't get to see the race obviously.

Last couple of things I remember were Gordon and Evernham being featured, then DW getting interviewed, and someone talking briefly to Erik Jones. That was it. Looking for a replay somewhere, but not seeing anything in the cards for today so far...

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Damn Storm…. That's sounds like a typical Sunday afternoon for me…

ncsupack1 said:

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WarrenPeace said:

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Finley said:

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The open was much better than the all-star race but man, what a hell of a job they did with North Wilkesboro. I was at the last Rockingham race back in February 2004 and would love to see them head back there with something very similar. I wish I could have made it there last night!

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I hope that happens too! Didn't the state set aside money $18 mil?? for race track renovations? I could totally have that wrong but that's the way I remember it at least.

I thought it was for N. Wilkesboro and Rockingham.

Someone correct me please.

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I don't see Rockingham coming back. Neither SMI or NASCAR own that track. SMI owns North Wilksboro. As for the money you are correct, but local tracks also got money if they hosted a NASCAR sanctioned race. One other thing, Rockingham is now sitting sandwiched in between a lot of tacks, Marcus Smith hinted that a points race could be coming to North Wilksboro.

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Well, having one back is better than none I guess. So, all Nascar sanctioned short tracks got some of that money too? I did not realize that. The Cars Tour had tried to get a race at Rockingham a couple of years ago but it never worked out, under McNellys ownership.

WarrenPeace said:

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ncsupack1 said:

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WarrenPeace said:

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Finley said:

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The open was much better than the all-star race but man, what a hell of a job they did with North Wilkesboro. I was at the last Rockingham race back in February 2004 and would love to see them head back there with something very similar. I wish I could have made it there last night!

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I hope that happens too! Didn't the state set aside money $18 mil?? for race track renovations? I could totally have that wrong but that's the way I remember it at least.

I thought it was for N. Wilkesboro and Rockingham.

Someone correct me please.

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I don't see Rockingham coming back. Neither SMI or NASCAR own that track. SMI owns North Wilksboro. As for the money you are correct, but local tracks also got money if they hosted a NASCAR sanctioned race. One other thing, Rockingham is now sitting sandwiched in between a lot of tacks, Marcus Smith hinted that a points race could be coming to North Wilksboro.

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Well, having one back is better than none I guess. So, all Nascar sanctioned short tracks got some of that money too? I did not realize that. The Cars Tour had tried to get a race at Rockingham a couple of years ago but it never worked out, under McNellys ownership.

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I know that my local track got a decent amount of money. There could be some other things that went into it as well.

.@FS1 got a 1.28 rating + 2.203 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, down from a 1.38 + 2.481 million last year at Texas.

FS1 ran a longer broadcast window this year with pre/post race coverage; for race-specific portion, FS1 was almost flat.

.@FS1 got a 1.28 rating + 2.203 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, down from a 1.38 + 2.481 million last year at Texas.

🔲 FS1 ran a longer broadcast window this year with pre/post race coverage; for race-specific portion, FS1 was almost flat. pic.twitter.com/k1KT3u0h1b

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 23, 2023

.@CLTMotorSpdwy says it has its second consecutive grandstand sellout for this Sunday's @CocaCola 600. pic.twitter.com/i5pBfvfzyJ

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 23, 2023

WPTF Thursday morning 720amish talk with NBC17 weatherperson was not optimistic of Sunday race

Wolfer79 said:

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.@CLTMotorSpdwy says it has its second consecutive grandstand sellout for this Sunday's @CocaCola 600. pic.twitter.com/i5pBfvfzyJ

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 23, 2023

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That's good news.

Friday, May 26
Noon, NASCAR Pace Lap, MAVTV
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
3 p.m., NASCAR Pace Lap (re-air), MAVTV
3 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition, FS1
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6 p.m., ARCA Menards Series: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
6:05 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Autodrome Granby, FloRacing
8 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, FS1
8:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
11 p.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1

On MRN:
6 p.m., ARCA Menards Series: General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
8 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

NASCAR
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Qualifying FS1, 1:30 p.m.
Race FS1, 8;30 p.m.
NASCAR RaceDay: NCWTS Setup FS1, 8 p.m.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Alsco Uniforms 300, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
Qualifying FS1, 3:30 p.m.
NASCAR Race Hub FS1, 5 p.m.

They may not get the 600 in til Tuesday

PossumJenkins said:

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They may not get the 600 in til Tuesday

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It's showing spotty rain by race time Sunday. Fingers crossed…lol

Saturday, May 27
Midnight, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
2 a.m., NASCAR Race Hub Best of Radioactive: Charlotte (re-air), FS2
6 a.m., Dirt: The Last Great American Sport (re-air), FS1
7 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
8:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (re-air), FS1
12:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Xfinity Series, FS1
1 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
5 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Riverhead Raceway, FloRacing
5:30 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, FloRacing
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, FS1
7 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Jennerstown Speedway, FloRacing
7 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Berlin Raceway, FloRacing
7:45 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Bowman Gray Stadium, FloRacing
7:45 p.m., NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour: Granite State Derby at Lee USA Speedway, FloRacing
10 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Alaska Raceway Park, FloRacing

On PRN:
12:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series: Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway