Broadcast Network and Start Times Set for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2016) – NASCAR®, in collaboration with broadcast partners FOX Sports, NBC Sports Group, race teams and the 29 tracks committed to hosting races for the coming season, today announced race start times and network coverage for all three of its national series based on previously released schedule dates for 2016.
Entering the second season of 10-year comprehensive media rights agreements, races will be televised by FOX, FS1, NBC and NBCSN, with the exception of select events in August that will air on CNBC and USA due to NBC Sports’ coverage of the Summer Olympics. National series races also will be broadcast live by Motor Racing Network (MRN), Performance Racing Network (PRN), IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90. Fans can visitwww.nascar.com/tv-schedule for weekly tune-in information throughout the season. Tickets to all NASCAR national series events are available at www.nascar.com/tickets.
“NASCAR concluded 2015 with its most-watched championship finale in a decade, a benchmark that serves as a testament to deeper collaboration with our television and radio partners and increased engagement with fans,” said Steve Herbst, senior vice president, broadcasting and production at NASCAR. “We look forward to carrying this momentum into 2016, starting with the DAYTONA 500® and Speedweeks, as the number of homes reached by our broadcast content continues to grow both domestically and internationally.”
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule
| Date | Location | Network | Race Start | Radio |
| 2/13 | Sprint Unlimited at
Daytona International Speedway |
FOX | 8 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 2/14 | DAYTONA 500 Qualifying at
Daytona International Speedway |
FOX | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 2/18 | Can-Am Duel at
Daytona International Speedway |
FS1 | 7 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 2/21 | DAYTONA 500 at
Daytona International Speedway |
FOX | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 2/28 | Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
FOX | 1 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 3/6 | Kobalt 400 at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
FOX | 3:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 3/13 | Good Sam 500 at
Phoenix International Raceway |
FOX | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 3/20 | Auto Club 400 at
Auto Club Speedway |
FOX | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/3 | STP 500 at
Martinsville Speedway |
FS1 | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/9 | Duck Commander 500 at
Texas Motor Speedway |
FOX | 7:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/17 | Food City 500 at
Bristol Motor Speedway |
FOX | 1 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/24 | Toyota Owners 400 at
Richmond International Raceway |
FOX | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/1 | GEICO 500 at
Talladega Superspeedway |
FOX | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/7 | GoBowling.com 400 at
Kansas Speedway |
FS1 | 7:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/15 | Dover International Speedway | FS1 | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/20 | Sprint Showdown at
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 7 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/21 | NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 7 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/29 | Coca-Cola 600 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
FOX | 6 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/5 | Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 at Pocono Raceway | FS1 | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/12 | Firekeepers Casino 400 at
Michigan International Speedway |
FS1 | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/26 | Toyota / Save Mart 350 at
Sonoma Raceway |
FS1 | 3 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/2 | Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway | NBC | 7:45 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/9 | Quaker State 400 Presented by Advance Auto Parts at
Kentucky Speedway |
NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/17 | New Hampshire 301 at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
NBCSN | 1:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/24 | Crown Royal Presents the ‘Your Hero’s Name Here’ 400 at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
NBCSN | 3 p.m. | IMS / SiriusXM |
| 7/31 | Pennsylvania 400 at
Pocono Raceway |
NBCSN | 1:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/7 | Cheez-It 355 at The Glen
Watkins Glen International |
USA | 2:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/20 | Bass Prop Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 8 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/28 | Pure Michigan 400 at
Michigan International Speedway |
NBCSN | 2 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/4 | Bojangles’ Southern 500 at
Darlington Raceway |
NBC | 6 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/10 | Federated Auto Parts 400 at
Richmond International Raceway |
NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/18 | Chicagoland Speedway | NBCSN | 2:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/25 | New England 300 at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
NBCSN | 2 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/2 | AAA 400 at
Dover International Speedway |
NBCSN | 2 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/8 | Bank of America 500 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
NBC | 7 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/16 | Hollywood Casino 400 at
Kansas Speedway |
NBC | 2:15 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/23 | Alabama 500 at
Talladega Superspeedway |
NBCSN | 2 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/30 | Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway | NBCSN | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/6 | AAA Texas 500 at
Texas Motor Speedway |
NBC | 2 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/13 | Can-Am 500 at
Phoenix International Raceway |
NBC | 2:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/20 | Ford EcoBoost 400 at
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
NBC | 2:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Schedule
| Date | Location | Network | Race Start | Radio |
| 2/20 | Powershares QQQ 300 at
Daytona International Speedway |
FS1 | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 2/27 | Head’s Up Georgia 250
at Atlanta Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 1:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 3/5 | Boyd Gaming 300 at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 4 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 3/12 | Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter 200 at
Phoenix International Raceway |
FOX | 2:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 3/19 | Auto Club Speedway | FS1 | 4 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/8 | O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at
Texas Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/16 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FS1 | 12:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/23 | ToyotaCare 250 at
Richmond International Raceway |
FS1 | 12:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/30 | Talladega 300 at
Talladega Superspeedway |
FOX | 3 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/14 | Dover International Speedway | FOX | 2 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/28 | Hisense 300 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 2:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/4 | Pocono Raceway | FOX | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/11 | Michigan International Speedway | FS1 | 1:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/19 | Iowa Speedway | FS1 | 1:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/1 | Subway Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at
Daytona International Speedway |
NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/8 | Kentucky 300 at
Kentucky Speedway |
NBCSN | 8:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/16 | Lakes Region 200 at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
NBCSN | 4 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/23 | Lilly Diabetes 250 at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. | IMS / SiriusXM |
| 7/30 | U.S. Cellular 250 at
Iowa Speedway |
NBCSN | 8 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/6 | Zippo 200 at The Glen at
Watkins Glen International |
CNBC | 2 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/13 | Mid-Ohio 200 at
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |
USA | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/19 | Food City 300 at
Bristol Motor Speedway |
USA | 7:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/27 | Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville at Road America | NBCSN | 3 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/3 | VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/9 | Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/17 | Chicagoland Speedway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/24 | VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at
Kentucky Speedway |
NBCSN | 8 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/1 | Drive Sober 200 at
Dover International Speedway |
NBCSN | 3 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/7 | Drive for the Cure 300 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina at
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
NBCSN | 8 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/15 | Kansas Lottery 300 at
Kansas Speedway |
NBCSN | 4 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/5 | O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at
Texas Motor Speedway |
NBC | 3:30 p.m. | PRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/12 | Phoenix International Raceway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/19 | Ford EcoBoost 300 at
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedule
| Date | Location | Network | Race Start | Radio |
| 2/19 | NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway | FS1 | 7:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 2/27 | Georgia 200 at
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 4:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 4/2 | Martinsville Speedway | FS1 | 2:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/6 | Toyota Tundra 250 at
Kansas Speedway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/13 | Dover International Speedway | FS1 | 5:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 5/20 | North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/10 | Rattlesnake 400 at
Texas Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 9 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/18 | Iowa Speedway | FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 6/25 | Drivin’ for Linemen 200 brought to you by Ameren
at Gateway Motorsports Park |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/7 | Kentucky 225 at
Kentucky Speedway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/20 | #Eldora at
Eldora Speedway |
FS1 | 9 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 7/30 | Pocono Mountains 150 at
Pocono Raceway |
FS1 | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/17 | UNOH 200 at
Bristol Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 8/27 | Careers for Veterans 200, presented by Cooper Standard Foundation and Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation at
Michigan International Speedway |
FS1 | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/4 | Chevrolet Silverado 250 at
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park |
FS1 | 2:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/16 | Chicagoland Speedway | FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 9/24 | UNOH 175 at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/1 | Rhino Linings 350 at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/22 | fred’s 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at
Talladega Superspeedway |
FOX | 1 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 10/29 | Martinsville Speedway | FS1 | 1:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/4 | Longhorn 350 at
Texas Motor Speedway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/11 | Lucas Oil 150 at
Phoenix International Raceway |
FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
| 11/18 | Ford EcoBoost 200 at
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
FS1 | 8 p.m. | MRN / SiriusXM |
All times eastern. Subject to change.
About NASCAR
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