NASCAR Announces 2011 TV Schedule
NASCAR today released its '11 TV schedule. Regular-season Sprint Cup Series races in the Eastern and Central time zones will begin at 1:00pm ET; West Coast events will start at 3:00pm. Night races will start at 7:30pm, with the exception of the Coca-Cola 600 starting at 6:00pm. Chase for the Sprint Cup races will begin at 2:00pm, with the last three races starting at 3:00pm. Fox will air 13 Sprint Cup races, TNT will have six, and ESPN and ABC will carry the final 17 events. ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will air 33 of the 34 Nationwide series races; Speed will air the April 29 Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond Int'l Raceway.
Sprint Cup TV Schedule
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No. |
Date | Race | Time (ET) |
| – | February 12 | Shootout | Sat 8 p.m. FOX |
| – | February 17 | Duel 1 | Thu 2 p.m. SPEED |
| – | February 17 | Duel 2 | Thu 2 p.m. SPEED |
| 1 | February 20 | Daytona | Sun 1 p.m. FOX |
| 2 | February 27 | Phoenix | Sun 3 p.m. FOX |
| 3 | March 6 | Las Vegas | Sun 3 p.m. FOX |
| 4 | March 20 | Bristol | Sun 1 p.m. FOX |
| 5 | March 27 | Fontana | Sun 3 p.m. FOX |
| 6 | April 3 | Martinsville | Sun 1 p.m. FOX |
| 7 | April 9 | Texas | Sat 7:30 p.m. FOX |
| 8 | April 17 | Talladega | Sun 1 p.m. FOX |
| 9 | April 30 | Richmond | Sat 7:30 p.m. FOX |
| 10 | May 7 | Darlington | Sat 7:30 p.m. FOX |
| 11 | May 15 | Dover | Sun 1 p.m. FOX |
| – | May 21 | Showdown | Sat 7 p.m. SPEED |
| – | May 21 | All-Star Race | Sat 7 p.m. SPEED |
| 12 | May 29 | Charlotte | Sun 6 p.m. FOX |
| 13 | June 5 | Kansas | Sun 1 p.m. FOX |
| 14 | June 12 | Pocono | Sun 1 p.m. TNT |
| 15 | June 19 | Michigan | Sun 1 p.m. TNT |
| 16 | June 26 | Sonoma | Sun 3 p.m. TNT |
| 17 | July 2 | Daytona | Sat 7:30 p.m. TNT |
| 18 | July 9 | Kentucky | Sat 7:30 p.m. TNT |
| 19 | July 17 | Loudon | Sun 1 p.m. TNT |
| 20 | July 31 | Indianapolis | Sun 1 p.m. ESPN |
| 21 | August 7 | Pocono | Sun 1 p.m. ESPN |
| 22 | August 14 | Watkins Glen | Sun 1 p.m. ESPN |
| 23 | August 21 | Michigan | Sun 1 p.m. ESPN |
| 24 | August 27 | Bristol | Sat 7:30 p.m. ABC |
| 25 | September 4 | Atlanta | Sun 7:30 p.m. ESPN |
| 26 | September 10 | Richmond | Sat 7:30 p.m. ABC |
| 27 | September 18 | Chicago | Sun 2 p.m. ESPN |
| 28 | September 25 | Loudon | Sun 2 p.m. ESPN |
| 29 | October 2 | Dover | Sun 2 p.m. ESPN |
| 30 | October 9 | Kansas | Sun 2 p.m. ESPN |
| 31 | October 15 | Charlotte | Sat 7:30 p.m. ABC |
| 32 | October 23 | Talladega | Sun 2 p.m. ESPN |
| 33 | October 30 | Martinsville | Sun 1:30 p.m. ESPN |
| 34 | November 6 | Texas | Sun 3 p.m. ESPN |
| 35 | November 13 | Phoenix | Sun 3 p.m. ESPN |
| 36 | November 20 | Homestead | Sun 3 p.m. ESPN |