NASCAR announces 2008 Cup broadcast schedule

Broadcast times for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season have been announced, with NASCAR working to standardize start times and better accommodate fans. Eighteen races on the schedule will have a 2 pm. EST Sunday start time, up from 15 in 2007.

The complete Cup television schedule, with start times for broadcasts, is as follows:

Feb. 9, Daytona International Speedway, 8 p.m., Fox
Feb. 17, Daytona International Speedway, 2 p.m. Fox
Feb. 24, California Speedway, 3:30 p.m., Fox
March 2, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 3:30 p.m., Fox
March 9, Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1:30 p.m., Fox
Mar 16, Bristol Motor Speedway, 1:30 p.m., Fox
March 30, Martinsville Speedway, 1:30 p.m., Fox
April 6, Texas Motor Speedway, 1:30 p.m., Fox
April 12, Phoenix International Raceway, 8 p.m., Fox
April 27, Talladega Superspeedway, 1:30 p.m., Fox
May 3, Richmond International Raceway, 7 p.m., Fox
May 10, Darlington Raceway, 7 p.m., Fox
May 17, Lowe's Motor Speedway, 7 p.m., Speed
May 25, Lowe's Motor Speedway, 5 p.m., Fox
June 1, Dover International Speedway, 1:30 p.m., Fox
June 8, Pocono Raceway, 12:30 p.m., TNT
June 15, Michigan International Speedway, 12:30 p.m., TNT
June 22, Infineon Raceway, 3:30 p.m., TNT
June 29, New Hampshire International Speedway, 12:30 p.m., TNT
July 5, Daytona International Speedway, 6:30 p.m., TNT
July12, Chicagoland Speedway, 6:30 p.m., TNT
July 27, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 3, Pocono Raceway, 1 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 10, Watkins Glen International, 1 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 17, Michigan International Speedway, 1 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 23, Bristol Motor Speedway, 7 p.m., ESPN
Aug. 31, California Speedway, 7 p.m., ESPN
Sept. 6, Richmond International Raceway, 7 p.m., ABC
Sept. 14, New Hampshire International Speedway, 1 p.m., ABC
Sept. 21, Dover International Speedway, 1 p.m., ABC
Sept. 28, Kansas Speedway, 1 p.m., ABC
Oct. 5, Talladega Superspeedway, 1 p.m., ABC
Oct. 11, Lowe's Motor Speedway, 7 p.m., ABC
Oct. 19, Martinsville Speedway, 1 p.m., ABC
Oct. 26, Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1 p.m., ABC
Nov. 2, Texas Motor Speedway, 3 p.m., ABC
Nov. 9, Phoenix International Raceway, 3 p.m., ABC
Nov. 6, Homestead-Miami Speedway, 3 p.m., ABC