Motorsports This Week on ESPN
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Bristol on ESPN2
The NASCAR Nationwide Series moves to the high-banked Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway this weekend for a 300-lap race and ESPN2 will have a live telecast on Saturday, March 16. NASCAR Countdown begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with the green flag at 2:13 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones, tablets and Xbox via WatchESPN, accessible to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
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, Brad Daugherty (analysts).
NASCAR Now Schedule
ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will preview the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway in the one-hour edition airing Sunday, March 17, at 9 a.m. ET. Host Mike Massaro will be joined in the studio by ESPN NASCAR analyst Ricky Craven with reporters Ryan McGee and Nicole Briscoe at the track. Rising NASCAR star Ty Dillon will be featured on the program that airs at midnight on Friday, March 15. The week’s schedule:
| Date | Time | Show | Host | Network |
| Tue., March 12 | 1 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Wed., March 13 | 1 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Thu., March 14 | 2 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Nicole Briscoe | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Fri., March 15 | Midnight | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sun., March 17 | 9 a.m. | NASCAR Now | Mike Massaro | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
NHRA Gatornationals on ESPN2, ESPN3
The traditional East Coast opener for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the Amalie Oil Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., runs this weekend and drag racing fans can watch qualifying and eliminations action on ESPN2 and ESPN3. All NHRA programming on ESPN is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets through WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app. The schedule:
| Date | Time | Event | Network |
| Friday, March 15 | 2:15 p.m. | Qualifying (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 17 | 1:30 a.m. | Qualifying | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 17 | 8 a.m. | Qualifying (re-air) | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 17 | Noon | Eliminations (live) | ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| Sunday, March 17 | 7 p.m. | Eliminations | ESPN2, WatchESPN |
Announcers:
Booth: Dave Rieff (anchor); Mike Dunn (analyst)
Pit reporters: Gary Gerould, Jamie Howe, John Kernan.
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 17, 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 at http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/. ESPN.com motorsports writer David Newton will report from Bristol.
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.