ABC alternative TV coverage of Bristol race

UPDATE On Saturday is the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The NASCAR Sprint Cup event was originally scheduled to run on Channel 13 in the Houston, Tx area beginning at 6pm, but because of the Texans/San Francisco coverage, the race will be shown on their digital channels. For more info and the channels in Houston area, go to abclocal.go.com/ktrk.

08/22/11 WKRN, Nashville's News 2, will NOT air the Bristol Sprint Cup race due to Tennessee Titans preseason game against the Chicago Bears. The NASCAR race at Bristol on August 27, 2011 will air on ESPN 2 from 6:30pm to 10:00 pm/et assuming that is just local Nashville for ESPN2. wkrn.com

Due to some ABC affiliates carrying telecasts of NFL pre-season football games or other programming on Saturday night, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol will air regionally on ESPN2 in eight markets: Nashville, Tenn.; Duluth and Rochester, Minn.; Phoenix; Casper, Wy.; Sioux Falls and Rapid City, S.D.; and Weslaco, Tex. In Houston, the race will air on the local ABC affiliate's digital tier station. ESPN PR