TV schedule Feb. 19-21


NASCAR heads West this weekend as the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series converge on Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

The 2-mile, D-shaped oval track will play host to the Stater Bros. 300 on Saturday and the Auto Club 500 on Sunday. It is an off-weekend for the Camping World Truck Series.

Here's a handy guide of track events and television coverage of NASCAR events at Auto Club Speedway (all times listed in Eastern Standard Time):

Friday, Feb. 19:

2 p.m. Nationwide practice, SPEED
3 p.m. Sprint Cup practice,SPEED
4:30 p.m. Nationwide final practice, SPEED
6 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
6:30 p.m. Sprint Cup qualifying, SPEED
8:30 p.m. Trackside, SPEED
2 a.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2

Saturday, Feb. 20:
12:30 p.m. Nationwide qualifying, SPEED
2:30 p.m. Sprint Cup practice, SPEED
3:30 p.m. Sprint Cup final practice, SPEED
5 p.m. Nationwide countdown, ESPN2
5:30 p.m. Nationwide race: Stater Bros. 300, ESPN2. Green flag: 5:46 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 21:
10 a.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2,
10:30 a.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED
11 a.m. NASCAR Smarts, SPEED
11:30 a.m. NASCAR in a Hurry, SPEED
12 noon NASCAR RaceDay, SPEED
2 p.m. Sprint Cup pre-race show, FOX
3 p.m. Sprint Cup race: Auto Club 500, FOX. Green flag: 3:16 p.m.
8 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED

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Photo: Matt Kenseth takes the checkered flag in the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in February 2009. (Jeff Gross / Getty Images)
TV schedule Feb. 19-21 TV schedule Feb. 19-21 Reviewed by Rebecca Kivak on Thursday, February 18, 2010 Rating: 5