NASCAR Countdown Pre-Race: ABC - 7:00pm/et
Television Race Coverage: ABC, 7:30pm/et
In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace
NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: at 6:00pm/et on FoxSports2
Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Sunday, September 7 at 3:30am/et on ESPN2
TV Listings, Links and Info:
Jayski's TV Listings Page
ESPN Network Schedules
Fox Sports TV Listings
FoxSports1 (FS1) TV Schedule
TV Racer
Armed Forces Network - Search NASCAR
Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90
Richmond Notes & Facts - Wednesday - track history:
· Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond International Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was April 19, 1953 won by Lee Petty.
· The spring 1964 race was run on a Tuesday night under temporary lighting.
· The track name changed to Virginia State Fairgrounds in 1967.
· The track surface was changed from dirt to asphalt between races in 1968.
· The track name changed to Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1969.
· The track was re-measured to .542-mile for 1970.
· The track was rebuilt as a three-quarters-mile D-shaped oval following the Feb. 21, 1988 race.
· The first race under permanent lights was Sept. 7, 1991.
· The first season with both races as night races was 1999.