Tune-In Alert: NASCAR Bristol Race TV Listings May Vary By Area

[nascage]

I was checking the tv listings for next weeks race earlier today, and noticed the NFL Cardinals/Chargers game was going to be shown live next Sat. night on our local ABC station. I just saw this article and now know why. Here's a head's up for some of you who may be affected:
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Most viewers nationally will see Saturday night's NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway on their local ABC affiliate, but due to NFL preseason games in some areas, the listings may be different. Instead of ABC, the Bristol race will air on ESPN2 in the following eight markets:

– Phoenix
– Nashville, Tenn.
– Duluth, Minn.
– Rochester, Minn.
– Casper, Wyo.
– Rapid City, S.D.
– Sioux Falls, S.D.
– Weslaco, Texas

And if you're in Houston, the race will air on your ABC affiliate's digital tier station.

Obviously, this will be disappointing news for race fans who don't have cable in the aforementioned markets. There are only a couple NASCAR races on network television for the rest of the season, so viewers who don't pay the extra money for ESPN have few opportunities to see their favorite drivers.

Football, though, is still king in America. You may want to voice your displeasure with your local ABC affiliate if you're upset about the programming decision.

Overall, though, just make sure you know where to find the race well before the green flag at Bristol on Saturday.

 

[nascage]

"Football, though, is still king in America."

Even, preseason, huh? Oh, well, as long as I get to see the race.

 

[MRM]

I don't understand ESPN's rationale on having the race on ABC. They have all races on ESPN except a couple, which is due to college football. There's nothing on Saturday that would keep this race off ESPN. And the Nationwide races are almost on ESPN2 and this one is on ESPN. I can hear some people saying they couldn't find either race on TV. So much for keeping it on the same place where people can find them.

 

[HoneyBadger]

I don't understand ESPN's rationale on having the race on ABC. They have all races on ESPN except a couple, which is due to college football. There's nothing on Saturday that would keep this race off ESPN. And the Nationwide races are almost on ESPN2 and this one is on ESPN. I can hear some people saying they couldn't find either race on TV. So much for keeping it on the same place where people can find them.

ESPN has it backwards. The Saturday Night races (which are always pre-empted in other markets due to preseason football and college football) should be on ESPN and the others on ABC. This is the reason NBC *ALWAYS* had Bristol and Richmond on TNT.