Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
Indianapolis 500 Qualifying on ABC, ESPN3
Qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 will have a new format this year and race fans will be able to watch the action live on ABC-TV and on ESPN3, ESPN’s live, multi-screen sports network, on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ESPN3 is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku. Verizon IndyCar Series drivers will be deciding the 33-car starting grid for the May 25 running of the Indianapolis 500, which will air live on ABC. The schedule:
| Date | Time | Network |
| Saturday, May 17 | 11 a.m. -3 p.m. | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Saturday, May 17 | 4-6 p.m. | ABC |
| Sunday, May 18 | 10 a.m. – noon | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, May 18 | 1-3 p.m. | ABC |
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer: Allen Bestwick; analysts Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever.
Pit reporters: Rick DeBruhl, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch.
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa Live on ESPN
The NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Ia., on Sunday, May 18, and ESPN will have a live telecast of the 250-lap race on the 7/8-mile track. NASCAR Countdown airs at 1:30 p.m. ET with the green flag at 2:14 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN networks is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive ESPN’s linear networks as part of their video subscription from an affiliate provider. The race telecast also will air live in Canada on TSN2 and will air in Spanish on ESPN Deportes on May 19 at 4 a.m.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Dave Burns; analysts Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Jim Noble, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake.
NHRA Atlanta Event on ESPN2, ESPN3
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series moves to Atlanta Dragway for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals and ESPN2 and ESPN3 will air qualifying and eliminations action May 16-18. All NHRA programming on ESPN networks is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive ESPN’s linear networks as part of their video subscription from an affiliate provider. The schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, May 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Saturday, May 17 | 6 p.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, May 18 | 11 a.m. | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, May 18 | 9 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Dave Rieff (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Jamie Howe.
NASCAR Now schedule
This week’s schedule for ESPN2’s NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now:
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tues., May 13 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., May 14 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., May 15 | 2:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Shannon Spake | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., May 16 | 2 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Shannon Spake | ESPN2, WatchESPN |