Motorsports TV Schedule, August 17-21

It’s an extra-long weekend of racing upon us, with tonight’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event kicking off this weekend’s motorsports TV schedule.

If it’s the middle of August and NASCAR is heading for the Chase, it only means one thing: Bristol, baby. Stock car racing from America’s coliseum highlights our motorsports TV schedule for this weekend, which kicks off extra early tonight.

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All three nationally touring series for NASCAR will be in action from the bullring in Bristol, Tennessee. The Camping World Truck Series races on Wednesday Aug. 17, followed by the Xfinity Series on Friday, Aug. 19 and the Cup Series on Saturday night, Aug. 20.

IndyCar returns at “The Tricky Triangle,” Pocono Raceway. With a secure future with the series through 2018, Pocono should bring some high-octane action from Pennsylvania with the ABC Supply 500 on Sunday, Aug. 21.

In the rest of the racing world, NHRA drag racing comes back from their western swing with live eliminations from Brainerd, Minnesota.

The two-wheelers will be busy too, with AMA Pro Motocross racing at Budds Creek and the MotoGP Czech Grand Prix at Brno. Finally, the World Rally Championship will take on the rough stretches of Germany throughout the weekend.

Here is the full motorsports TV schedule for August 17 to 21, 2016 (all times EST):

NASCAR at Bristol on TV

All Events Live Unless Noted

Wednesday

• Camping World Truck Series 1^st Practice, Wednesday at 9:30 am on FS1
• Camping World Truck Series Final Practice, Wednesday at 11:30 am on FS1
• Camping World Truck Series Qualifying, Wednesday at 4:45 pm on FS1
• NCWTS Setup, Wednesday at 8:00 pm on FS1
• Camping World Truck Series – UNOH 200, Wednesday at 8:30 pm on FS1

Thursday

• Xfinity Series Practice, Thursday at 1:00 pm on NBC Sports App
• Xfinity Series Final Practice, Thursday at 3:30 pm on NBC Sports App

Friday

• Sprint Cup Series Practice, Friday at 10:00 am on NBC Sports App
• Sprint Cup Series Final Practice, Friday at 1:00 pm on USA Network
• Xfinity Series Qualifying, Friday at 3:30 pm on USA Network
• NASCAR America, Friday at 5:15 pm on USA Network
• Sprint Cup Series Qualifying, Friday at 5:30 pm on USA Network
• Xfinity Series Countdown to Green, Friday at 7:00 pm on USA Network
• Xfinity Series – Food City 300, Friday at 7:30 pm on USA Network

Saturday

• NASCAR RaceDay, Saturday at 6:30 pm on FS2
• Sprint Cup Series Countdown to Green, Saturday at 7:30 pm on NBCSN
• Sprint Cup Series – Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Saturday at 8:00 pm on NBCSN
• Sprint Cup Series Post-Race Show, Saturday at 11:30 pm on NBCSN

Sunday

• NASCAR Victory Lane, Sunday at 12:30 am on FS1

IndyCar at Pocono on TV

All Events Live Unless Noted

Saturday

• IndyCar Series 1^st Practice, Saturday at 9:00 am on IndyCar.com
• IndyCar Series Qualifying, Saturday at 1:30 pm on IndyCar.com
• IndyCar Series Final Practice, Saturday at 5:00 pm on IndyCar.com

Sunday

• IndyCar Series Qualifying, Sunday at 12:00 am on NBCSN (Delayed)
• IndyCar Chronicles, Sunday at 1:30 am on NBCSN
• IndyCar Series – ABC Supply 500, Sunday at 3:00 pm on NBCSN
• IndyCar Series Post-Race, Sunday at 6:00 pm on NBCSN
• IndyCar Chronicles, Sunday at 8:30 pm on NBCSN

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Other Racing Series on TV

Live Events Noted in Italics

Thursday

• NHRA Pro Mod Series at Norwalk, Thursday at 6:30 pm on FS2
• NHRA Sportsman Series at Chicago, Thursday at 7:00 pm on FS2
• SKUSA Summer Nationals, Thursday at 7:30 pm on CBS Sports Network
• Real Road Racing at Isle of Man, Thursday at 8:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
• TORC: The Off Road Championship at Bark River, Thursday at 8:00 pm on FS2
• British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton, Thursday at 9:00 pm on CBS Sports Network

Saturday

• V8 Supercars at Townsville, Saturday at 6:00 am on CBS Sports Network
• V8 Supercars at Queensland, Saturday at 7:00 am on CBS Sports Network
• Mobil 1 The Grid, Saturday at 10:00 am on CBS Sports Network
• AMA Pro Motocross at Budds Creek – Practice, Saturday at 10:00 am on NBC Sports App
• AMA Pro Motocross at Budds Creek – 1^st Moto, Saturday at 1:00 pm on MAVTV
• AMA Pro Motocross at Budds Creek – 2^nd Moto, Saturday at 3:00 pm on NBC Sports App
• AMA Pro Flat Track at Central NY Raceway Park, Saturday at 2:00 pm on FansChoice.TV
• NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Qualifying, Saturday at 10:00 pm on FS1

Sunday

• NHRA Pro Mod Series at Norwalk, Sunday at 5:30 am on FS1
• Real Road Racing Marathon, Sunday at 6:00 am on CBS Sports Network
• World Rally Championship from Germany, Sunday at 6:00 am on MAVTV
• DTM Racing at Moscow, Sunday at 12:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
• Pirelli World Challenge GT at Utah, Sunday at 2:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
• NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Final Eliminations, Sunday at 2:00 pm on FS1
• ARCA Racing Series at Springfield, Sunday at 2:30 pm on American Sports Network
• Pirelli World Challenge GTS at Utah, Sunday at 4:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
• NHRA Drag Racing – Burndown Battle, Sunday at 5:00 pm on FS1
• AMA Pro Motocross at Unadilla – 2^nd Moto, Sunday at 6:30 pm on NBCSN
• Formula Drift Insider, Sunday at 7:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
• Formula Drift at Montreal, Sunday at 7:30 pm on CBS Sports Network
• Lucas Oil Racing Series – Round 8, Sunday at 8:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
• AMA Pro Motocross at Budds Creek, 2^nd Moto, Sunday at 11:00 pm on NBCSN

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