Bristol Motor Speedway TV Schedule August 22nd-25th

It seems like it has been ages since NASCAR hosted a Saturday night race. It doesn’t get any better than Bristol Motor Speedway. 500 miles of beating and banging at what has been nicknamed the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.” I can already feel the excitement.

Last year, Brad Keselowski was able to capture his third win of the season and his second since breaking his ankle in a testing accident on August 3^rd at Road Atlanta. Keselowski grabbed the lead on a restart with 80 laps to go and never looked back. The victory all but assured at least a wild-card spot in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup, a first in his career. Can Keselowski do it again?

Seven drivers can secure a spot in the Chase this weekend at Bristol. Greg Biffle can clinch with a finish of 28^th with no laps led, 29^th with at least ne lap led and 30^th with the most laps led. The scenario for Matt Kenseth is eighth with no laps led, ninth at least one lap led and 10^th with most laps led. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. laps a spot in the post season with finishes of sixth with no laps led, seventh with at least one lap led and eighth with the most laps led. Jimmie Johnson will punch his Chase ticket with a victory or second-place finish while leading the most laps. Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer also can reserve spots in the Chase but are not yet in charge of the their own destinies. The magic number is 97 points ahead of the 11^th-place driver’s total.

And in other NASCAR news, Danica Patrick makes her NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway and fourth start of the 2012 season. She finished 19^th in the track’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race in March.

I hope you all enjoy the great racing at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. Below you’ll find the TV schedule for the weekend, which will actually start on Wednesday with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:

2011 Pole Winner: Elliott Sadler
2011 Winner:  Kevin Harvick
Laps: 200
Distance: 106.6 Miles

Wednesday, August 22, 2012:

5:00pm NASCAR Truck Series Qualifying SPEED
6:00pm NASCAR Whelen Modified Series SPEED
7:30PM NCWTS Setup SPEED
8:00PM NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SPEED
(Bristol 200)

NASCAR Nationwide Series: 

2011 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch
2011 Winner: Kyle Busch
Laps: 250
Distance: 133.24 Miles

Friday, August 24, 2012: 

10:00AM NASCAR Nationwide Practice SPEED
12:00PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice SPEED
2:00PM NASCAR Live SPEED
2:30PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice SPEED
3:30PM NASCAR Nationwide Qualifying SPEED
5:00PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying ESPN
6:30PM Trackside SPEED
7:00PM NASCAR Countdown ESPN
7:30PM NASCAR Nationwide Series Race ESPN
(Food City 250. Justin Allgaier is the in-race reporter)
11:30PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice (RE-AIR) SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:

2011 Pole Sitter: Ryan Newman
2011 Winner: Brad Keselowski
Laps: 500
Distance: 266.5 Miles

Saturday, August 25, 2012: 

12:00 Prerace NASCAR Now ESPN2
4:00PM NASCAR Performance SPEED
4:30PM SPEED Center NASCAR Edition SPEED
5:00 PM NASCAR RaceDay SPEED
7:00PM NASCAR Countdown ABC
7:30PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race ABC
(Irwin Tools Night Race. Carl Edwards is the in-race reporter)
11:00PM NASCAR Victory Lane – Special Edition SPEED