TV Tuner – Motorsports TV Schedule, July 20-24
By Alex Herbst
The race weekend starts early this week, with the motorsports TV schedule kicking off on the dirt at Eldora on Wednesday night. Here’s the full five days ahead.
One of the most talked about and exciting races of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season highlights our motorsports TV schedule this week. All the racing action kicks off extra early, with the big show from Eldora Speedway with trucks on dirt on Wednesday night.
All of the NASCAR world descends on the Great Lakes region, with the trucks racing from Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Wednesday night. FS1 will have coverage of qualifying, the special heat races, and the main event for the series from the dirt. Meanwhile, the Xfinity Series and Sprint Cup Series turn their attention to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with all the action on NBCSN.
In the open wheel world, the Formula One world championship heads to Hungary, looking to see who can challenge the Mercedes duo at the front. The NBC Sports family of networks will keep you covered through practice, qualifying, and the race. The Verizon IndyCar Series will have the weekend off.
The rest of the racing world will be busy too. Three of the four categories of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will race on Saturday at Lime Rock Park, while the World Endurance Championship returns from summer break to run in the Six Hours of the Nurburgring. The ARCA Racing Series will join NASCAR in the nation’s fastest city, but will race instead at Lucas Oil Raceway. Finally, the NHRA begins their western swing, racing in Denver, Colorado.
Here is the full motorsports TV schedule for July 20 to 24, 2016 (all times eastern):
NASCAR’s Long Weekend
All Events Live Unless Noted
Wednesday
- Camping World Truck Series Qualifying, Wednesday at 5:00 pm on FS1
- Aspen Dirt Derby Heats, Wednesday at 7:00 pm on FS1
- NCWTS Setup, Wednesday at 8:30 pm on FS1
- Aspen Dirt Derby Main Event, Wednesday at 9:00 pm on FS1
Friday
- Xfinity Series 1st Practice, Friday at 12:00 pm on NBCSN
- Sprint Cup Series 1st Practice, Friday at 1:30 pm on NBCSN
- Xfinity Series Final Practice, Friday at 3:00 pm on NBCSN
- Sprint Cup Series Final Practice, Friday at 4:00 pm on NBCSN
Saturday
- Xfinity Series Qualifying, Saturday at 11:40 am on NBCSN
- Sprint Cup Series Qualifying, Saturday at 1:30 pm on NBCSN
- Xfinity Series Countdown to Green, Saturday at 3:00 pm on NBCSN
- Xfinity Series Lilly Diabetes 250, Saturday at 3:30 pm on NBCSN
- Xfinity Series Post-Race, Saturday at 6:00 pm on NBCSN
Sunday
- NASCAR RaceDay, Sunday at 1:00 pm on FS1
- NASCAR America Sunday, Sunday at 2:00 pm on NBCSN
- Sprint Cup Series Countdown to Green, Sunday at 2:30 pm on NBCSN
- Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400, Sunday at 3:00 pm on NBCSN
- Sprint Cup Series Post-Race, Sunday at 6:30 pm on NBCSN
- NASCAR Victory Lap, Sunday at 7:00 pm on NBCSN
- NASCAR Victory Lane, Sunday at 10:30 pm on FS1
F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
All Events Live Unless Noted
Friday
- F1 Free Practice #1, Friday at 4:00 am on LiveExtra
- F1 Free Practice #2, Friday at 8:00 am on LiveExtra
Saturday
- F1 Free Practice #3, Saturday at 5:00 am on LiveExtra
- Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying, Saturday at 8:00 am on CNBC
- GP2 Series at Hungary Race #1, Saturday at 9:30 am on LiveExtra
Sunday
- GP2 Series at Hungary Race #2, Sunday at 4:25 am on LiveExtra
- F1 Countdown, Sunday at 6:00 am on NBCSN
- Hungarian Grand Prix, Sunday at 6:30 am on NBCSN
Other Racing Series
Live Events Noted in Italics
Thursday
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at New Hampshire, Thursday at 7:00 pm on NBCSN
- Formula Drift at Orlando – Race #1, Thursday at 7:30 pm on CBS Sports Network
- TORC: The Off Road Championship, Thursday at 9:00 pm on FS2
- Real Road Racing Scarborough Olivers Mount, Thursday at 10:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- NHRA Pro Mod Series at Norwalk, Thursday at 10:30 pm on FS2
- DTM Racing at Zandvoort, Thursday at 11:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- NHRA Sportsman Series at Chicago, Thursday at 11:00 pm on FS2
- NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at New Hampshire, Thursday at 11:00 pm on NBCSN
Friday
- IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Qualifying, Friday at 4:30 pm on FansChoice.TV
- NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals Qualifying, Friday at 8:00 pm on FS1
- ARCA Racing Series at Lucas Oil Raceway, Friday at 9:00 pm on FS1
Saturday
- Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at Lime Rock Park, Saturday at 10:00 am on FansChoice.TV
- Trans-Am Series Ryan Companies 100, Saturday at 12:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series, Saturday at 1:00 pm on CBS
- AMA Pro Motocross at Washougal – Practice, Saturday at 1:00 pm on LiveExtra
- IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Northeast Grand Prix, Saturday at 3:00 pm on FOX
- AMA Pro Motocross at Washougal – 1st Moto, Saturday at 4:00 pm on MAVTV
- AMA Pro Motocross at Washougal – 2nd Moto, Saturday at 6:00 pm on NBCSN
- NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals Qualifying, Friday at 11:00 pm on FS1
Sunday
- FIA World Endurance Championship Six Hours of Nurburgring, Sunday at 7:00 am on FS1
- FIM MX2 from Czech Republic, Sunday at 12:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- FIM MXGP from Czech Republic, Sunday at 1:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Formula Drift at Orlando – Race #2, Sunday at 2:30 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo at Watkins Glen, Sunday at 3:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals Eliminations, Sunday at 3:00 pm on FOX
- Stadium Super Trucks at Queensland, Sunday at 4:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Lucas Oil Racing Series, Sunday at 8:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- SCORE Desert Racing – Baja 500, Sunday at 9:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Formula E Highlights, Sunday at 8:00 pm on FS2
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