NASCAR East, West series races to be televised

  • Herald news services
  • Monday, March 16, 2009 11:21pm
  • SportsSports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced Monday the broadcast schedule for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series race schedule on SPEED. It features coverage of NASCAR’s top developmental series on the leading cable network dedicated to motorsports.

The 22-race calendar kicked off with the NASCAR Camping World Series West opener from Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle, Texas. The March 14 race will air on SPEED Thursday, April 2.

The races will be aired as a one-hour special each Thursday at noon (see complete schedule below)

“The NASCAR Camping World Series features the NASCAR stars of tomorrow locked in exciting, wheel-to-wheel competition,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “This comprehensive schedule allows fans to tune in the same time every week and catch all the action from their favorite track. Our partnership with SPEED provides an exceptional platform to showcase the tremendous talent as they tackle the challenging mixture of short tracks, road courses, and speedways.”

The annual East-West Challenge at Iowa Speedway Sunday, May 17 will air on Thursday, May 28. The last two years, fans have tuned in to watch the best NASCAR Camping World Series drivers from both coasts go head-to-head in addition to competing against one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In 2007, then-16-year-old Joey Logano outran Kevin Harvick, and last year Brian Ickler held off the challenge from Kasey Kahne. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch has already committed to run this year’s event.

The SPEED coverage will include 12 NASCAR Camping World Series West races, beginning with the season opener and concluding with the season finale at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif., which will run Saturday, Sept. 26 and air Thursday, Oct. 8.

The NASCAR Camping World Series East broadcast schedule will cover all 11 races beginning with the opener at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, S.C. The opener, scheduled for Saturday, April 11, will air Thursday, April 16. The season will conclude Friday, Sept. 25 at Dover International Speedway and the race will be broadcast Thursday, Oct. 1.

The NASCAR Camping World Series East race at Music City Motorplex in Nashville, Tenn., originally scheduled for Saturday, July 18, has been cancelled due to changes in track management and the lack of a suitable replacement for that date.

(Note: schedule tentative, subject to change)

Air Date / Series / Track / original race date

April 2 / West / Thunderhill Raceway (.375 mile), Kyle Texas / March 14

April 9 / West / All-American Speedway (.333 mile), Roseville, Calif. / April 4

April 16 / East / Greenville (S.C.) Pickens Speedway (.5 mile) / April 11

April 23 / West / Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway (1 mile) / April 16

April 30 / West / Madera (Calif.) Speedway (.333 mile) / April 25

May 7 / East / Tri-City Motor Speedway (.4 mile), Hudson, N.C. / April 25

May 28 / both / Iowa Speedway (.875 mile), Newton, Iowa / May 17

June 4 / East / South Boston (Va.) Speedway (.4 mile) / May 30

June 11 / East / Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (2.45-mile road) / June 6

June 18 / West / Douglas County Speedway (.375), Roseville, Ore. / June 6

July 2 / West / Infineon Raceway (1.99-mile road), Sonoma, Calif. / June 20

July 9 / East / New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058-mile), Loudon, N.H. / June 26

July 16 / West / Toyota Speedway (.5 mile), Irwindale, Calif. / July 4

July 23 / East / Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway (.625 mile), July 11

July 30 / West / Portland (Ore.) International Raceway (1.967 road) / July 19

Aug. 13 / East / Adirondack Intl. Speedway (.5 mile), Beaver Falls, N.Y. / Aug. 1

Aug. 20 / West / Colorado National Speedway (.375 mile), Dacono, Colo. / Aug. 15

Aug. 27 / East / Lime Rock Park (1.53 mile road), Lakeville, Conn. / Aug. 15

Sept. 10 / West / Iowa Speedway (.875 mile), Newton, Iowa / Sept. 4

Sept. 24 / East / New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058 mile) / Sept. 18

Oct. 1 / East / Dover (Del.) International Speedway (1 mile) / Sept. 25

Oct. 8 / West / All American Speedway (.333 mile), Roseville, Calif. / Sept. 26

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