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Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup Continues at Talladega
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway for a 500-mile race on one of NASCAR’s most exciting tracks on Sunday, Oct. 23, airing live on ESPN. The race is the sixth in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. NASCAR Countdown presented by NAPA airs at 1 p.m. ET with the race’s green flag at 2:19 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.

Announcers:
Booth: Lap-by-Lap announcer Allen Bestwick; analysts Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree.
Pit reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch.
ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage: Tim Brewer
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe (host); Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty (analysts).

NASCAR Now Schedule
The one-hour weekend edition of ESPN2’s daily NASCAR news and information program NASCAR Now will air on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 9 a.m. with a preview of that day’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Michelle Bonner will host with analyst Ricky Craven while reporting from the track in Talladega will be Marty Smith and Ryan McGee. On Monday, Oct. 24, NASCAR Now’s weekly roundtable discussion program will air at 2:30 p.m. with Craven joining ESPN NASCAR analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree as panelists with host Allen Bestwick.