Motor Racing Network is set to broadcast a historic weekend at Daytona International Speedway that will see NASCAR’s top three divisions compete on the road course for the first time.
The road course will be the same used for the Rolex 24 with the exception of a newly added chicane near the exit of the Turn 4 on the oval. The course will now be 14 turns with a length of 3.61 miles.
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The ARCA Menards Series will also be in action and will be the first race on the road course with Friday’s General Tire 100, live on MRN at 5 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series will race on Saturday in the UNOH 188 with MRN’s coverage starting at 2:30 p.m. ET. The UNOH 188, which will be 52 laps with Stage 1 and 2 ending at Lap 15 and 30, respectively, will mark the second consecutive road course race of the season following series points leader Austin Cindric’s win at Road America. The Xfinity Series also raced at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on July 4.
A 44-lap race for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will kick off a Sunday doubleheader that will conclude with the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235. MRN’s pre-race coverage of the Gander Trucks Sunoco 159 will start at 11:30 a.m. ET followed by the Cup Series at 2 p.m. ET. The Cup Series will run a high downforce 750 horsepower aero/engine package for the race.
Jeff Striegle and Alex Hayden will be in the MRN booth at Daytona with Rusty Wallace joining them for the Cup Series race. Dave Moody, Mike Bagley and Kyle Rickey will be calling the action from the turns with Winston Kelley and Steve Post reporting from pit road.
Be sure to check MRN.com’s race center for the entry lists when released and Thursday for our weekend preview.
The Week Ahead (All Times Eastern)
Tuesday, August 11
NASCAR Live: 7:00-8:00 p.m. (MRN.com/Affiliates)
Friday, August 14
ARCA Menards Series General Tire 100 5:00p.m. (MRN.com/ARCARacing.com)
Saturday, August 15
NASCAR Xfinity Series UNOH 188: 2:30 p.m. (MRN.com/Affiliates)
Sunday, August 16
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Sunoco 159: 11:30 a.m.
NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 235: 2:00 p.m. (MRN.com/Affiliates)
MRN Weekly Shows
Check back with MRN.com and @MRNRadio on Twitter for the releases of our weekly shows/podcasts:
- Sunday Money with Corey LaJoie, Lauren Fox, Daryl Motte and Alexa Henrion
- MRN Classic Races
- NASCAR Coast to Coast with Kyle Rickey and Hannah Newhouse
- MRN Outloud! with Woody Cain
- MRN Crew Call
- Winged Nation with Steve Post and Erin Evernham
- Rip the Fence with Tyler Burnett and Dillon Welch
