Daytona Motor Mouths August 12: Elephant in a china shop
The Olympics end, NASCAR returns, and Austin Dillon salvages his season – without the need for plausible deniability – at Richmond Raceway.
After a week of debate following Austin Dillon’s crash in Richmond, NASCAR returns to the Michigan International Speedway this weekend.
On Friday, the engines come to life, drowning out the dinner bell.
With the Truck Series on hiatus this week (the pickups begin their playoffs next week at the Milwaukee Mile), ARCA gets its own day this weekend as a preseason for the Xfinity and Cup events.
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Michigan’s first green flag goes to ARCA
The ARCA Series, a longtime partner of NASCAR but an official property of NASCAR since 2018, opens the racing weekend on Friday evening with the Henry Ford Health 200.
Time: 6pm
Network: Fox Sports 1 (FS1).
Saturday TV for NASCAR in Michigan: Cup and Xfinity
The Cup Series will be followed by practice during the lunch break, followed by qualifying after the lunch break to determine the field for Sunday’s race. The Xfinity Series will cap off the day of on-track activities.
12:35 p.m.: Cup Series Training (USA Network).
1:20: Cup Series qualifying for the FireKeepers Casino 400 (USA) on Sunday.
3:30 am: Cabo Wabo 250 of the Xfinity Series (USA).
Sunday in Michigan: Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400
This week’s Cup race is the 24th of the 26-race regular season, leaving the playoff underdogs with just three races left to secure a spot in the championship race.
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Network: USA.
