The superspeedway racing is behind us, for now. This week, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series head to the 20-turn road course in Austin, TX — Circuit of the Americas.
The action kicks off on Friday, February 28 with NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at 5 PM ET and qualifying at 6 PM ET, both of which will air on The CW (check your local listings) and the sessions will stream on The CW App.
Note: If you’re having a hard time finding The CW in your area, utilize the channel finder feature from The CW.
Friday, February 28 NASCAR TV Schedule
| Time | Series | Event | TV | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM ET | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Practice: Focused Health 250 at COTA | The CW (Check local listings) | The CW App |
| 6:00 PM ET | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Qualifying: Focused Health 250 at COTA | The CW (Check local listings) | The CW App |
On Saturday, March 1, the NASCAR Cup Series gets the day started with practice at 11 AM ET and will be followed immediately by NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at 12:30 PM ET both of those sessions will be streamable on Prime Video, Amazon’s video streaming service. There will be no traditional television broadcast of these sessions.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 250 race will take place on Saturday at 2:30 PM ET, and that race will be televised on The CW. The replay of the race will be available to stream on The CW App the following day.
Note: If you’re having a hard time finding The CW in your area, utilize the channel finder feature from The CW.
Saturday, March 1 NASCAR TV Schedule
| Time | Series | Event | TV | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM ET | NASCAR Cup Series | Practice: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA | -- | Prime Video |
| 12:30 PM ET | NASCAR Cup Series | Qualifying: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA | -- | Prime Video |
| 2:30 PM ET | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Race: Focused Health 250 at COTA | The CW | -- |
The Circuit of the Americas race weekend will cap off with the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday, March 2. FOX will televise the race with coverage kicking off at 3:30 PM ET. The race broadcast can also be streamed on the FOX Sports App.
For those looking for additional camera angles from Sunday’s race, the Max streaming service will carry the NASCAR Driver Cam feature, where fans can watch the on-board cam of any driver in the field while also listening to scanner audio.
Sunday, March 2 NASCAR TV Schedule
| Time | Series | Event | TV | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM ET | NASCAR Cup Series | Race: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA | FOX | FOX Sports App Max (NASCAR Driver Cam) |
6 Responses
We think it unfair not show practice and cup qualifying on regular TV.
I totaly agree. I dont have streaming, and I want to see qualifying. I hope the NASCAR.COM App will have the Leaderboard active so I can follow qualifying.
I totally agree also. I can’t afford to have streaming. Have been a fan since 1980.
Nascar is not interested in the long time fans and are only interested in developing a new fan base. They are now the slowest growing sport in America and have largely driven away traditional fans that would travel to see the weekend shows and stay all weekend. Practice and qualifications are not as interesting with the current spec cars anyways. I will spend this summer at the Sprint car and Super Late Model shows.
Apparently, though the “CW” in the Philly market is carrying the Saturday race, as of now, it’s not carrying the Friday practice or qualifying for Sundays race.
I am here from out of the country & does anyone know if there will be beverages /snacks sold at the event today. And my ticket says 2 pm, does it start then & when will it be over? Thank you