NASCAR This Week on ESPN

NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series in Prime Time at Atlanta

The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will race under the lights at the 1.522-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend with both races airing in prime time. ESPN will have a live telecast of the 500-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday night, Sept. 1. NASCAR Countdown airs at 7 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 7:46 p.m.  The race telecast is presented by Pennzoil. The NASCAR Nationwide Series races on ESPN2 on Saturday night, Aug. 31, with Countdown at 7 p.m. and the green at 7:47 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.

Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.

Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Vince Welch.

NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Rusty Wallace; Brad Daugherty (analysts).

NASCAR Now Schedule
Date             Time     Show                        Host                Network
Tue., Aug. 27 2 a.m.  NASCAR Now       Mike Massaro   ESPN2

Wed., Aug.28 2 a.m.  NASCAR Now       Marty Reid        ESPN2

Thu., Aug. 29 2 a.m.  NASCAR Now       Marty Reid        ESPN2

Fri., Aug. 30 2 a.m.    NASCAR Now       Marty Reid        ESPN2