Motorsports This Week on ESPN
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Bristol Live on ESPN2
The NASCAR Nationwide Series moves to the half-mile, high-banked Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway for a 300-lap race on Saturday, March 15, and ESPN2 will have a live telecast. NASCAR Countdown airs at 1:30 p.m. ET while the green flag will fly at 2:13 p.m. Also from Bristol, ESPN2 will air NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying at 10 a.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN networks is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV and Roku via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliate provider. The race telecast will air delayed on ESPN Deportes at 4 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, and live in Canada on TSN2 at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch.
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Rusty Wallace; Ricky Craven (analysts).
NHRA Gatornationals on ESPN2, ESPN3
The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series holds one of its biggest events of the season this weekend with the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., and ESPN2 and ESPN3 will air qualifying and eliminations action. All NHRA programming on ESPN networks is available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Apple TV and Roku via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliate provider. The schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, March 14 | 2:15 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 16 | 1 a.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 16 | 7:30 a.m. | Qualifying (re-air) | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 16 | 11 a.m. | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 16 | 7 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Dave Rieff (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Jamie Howe, John Kernan.
NASCAR Now schedule
This week’s schedule for ESPN2’s NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now:
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., March 11 | 3:30 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., March 12 | 2 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., March 14 | 2 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Jonathan Coachman | 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 Sunday, March 16, RacingLive! Bristol will coincide with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Fans can join ESPN.com’s NASCAR experts in dissecting every aspect of the race live. ESPN.com motorsports writer Brant James will report from Bristol.