TV Schedule May 19-24

2010 All-Star Race winner Kurt Busch holds up his loot during the commercial
shoot for this year's All-Star Race. Credit: Charlotte Motor Speedway

NASCAR stays close to home as its annual All-Star Week gets under way in Charlotte, N.C., the heart of NASCAR. It's a week set side to celebrate the sport and the fans who have helped make it what it is today.

Several events are planned for All-Star Week, including the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday and the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony of the second class on Monday. The NASCAR Hall of Fame will open its new exhibit honoring the second class of inductees on Tuesday, and the race shops will hold special events for fans throughout the week.

As for the racing itself, the Camping World Truck Series gets back on track Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. The main event is the All-Star Race on Saturday night, a non-points, no-holds-barred event where the winner gets a cool $1 million and bragging rights. The race features Sprint Cup winners from last year and this season, as well as winners of the past 10 All-Star races, the winner of the Sprint Open qualifying race and the winner of the Sprint Fan Vote.

All of these events lead up to one of the premier events in the sport, the Coca-Cola 600, next Sunday, May 29.

The Nationwide Series is running this weekend at Iowa Speedway, a rare Sunday race and standalone event. This is the first year Iowa has two race weekends on the Nationwide schedule (the second is Aug. 6).


The following are last year's race winners (if your last name is Busch, history shows you've got a good shot to win this weekend):

SPRINT CUP - CHARLOTTE
All-Star Race - Kurt Busch

TRUCK SERIES - CHARLOTTE
Kyle Busch

NATIONWIDE - IOWA
Kyle Busch

The following is an extended schedule of All-Star Week events and related TV coverage, as well as race coverage at Charlotte and Iowa (all events are in Eastern Standard Time. Events without a channel listed will not be televised):

Thursday, May 19:
5 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
6 p.m. NASCAR K&N Pro Series at Richmond
7 p.m. Race Hub, SPEED
8 p.m. Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, SPEED

Friday, May 20:
12 a.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Lee Petty, SPEED
1 a.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Bud Moore, SPEED
2 a.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Ned Jarrett, SPEED
2:30 a.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
3 a.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: David Pearson, SPEED
4 a.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Bobby Allison, SPEED
9:30 a.m. NCWTS Practice, SPEED (practice sessions start at 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.)
12 p.m. NSCS Practice - Showdown, SPEED
1:30 p.m. NSCS Practice - All Star Race, SPEED
3 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
4 p.m. NCWTS Qualifying, SPEED
4 p.m. NNS Practice
5 p.m. NSCS Qualifying - Showdown, SPEED
6 p.m. NSCS Qualifying - All-Star Race, SPEED
6 p.m. NNS Practice
7:30 p.m. NCWTS Setup, SPEED
8 p.m. NCWTS: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, SPEED
10:30 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
11 p.m. Trackside at Sprint All-Star, SPEED. Guests: Jamie McMurray and Kasey Kahne.
11:30 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2

Saturday, May 21:
2:30 a.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
10 a.m. NNS Practice
12 a.m. NCWTS Setup, SPEED
12:30 a.m. NCWTS: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, SPEED
3 a.m. Trackside at Sprint All-Star, SPEED
9:30 a.m. SPEED Center Special - All Star Edition, SPEED
10:30 a.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED
11 a.m. Trackside at Sprint All-Star, SPEED
11 a.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
12 p.m. Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, SPEED
2:30 p.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED
3 p.m. SPEED Center NASCAR Edition, speed
4 p.m. NASCAR RaceDay, SPEED
4:40 p.m. NNS Qualifying
7 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing: Sprint All-Star Race, SPEED. Showdown starts at 7:30 p.m. and All-Star Race starts at 9 p.m.
11 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED

Sunday, May 22:
12 a.m. ET NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing: Sprint All-Star Race, SPEED
4 a.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED
1:30 p.m. NNS Countdown, ABC
2 p.m. NNS: John Deere Dealers 250, ABC
8 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED
8:30 p.m. Inside the Headsets: The 27th NASCAR All-Star Race, SPEED

Monday, May 23:
12 a.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED
12:30 a.m. Inside the Headsets: The 27th NASCAR All-Star Race, SPEED
1 a.m. NNS: John Deere Dealers 250, ESPN2
9 a.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED
9:30 a.m. Inside the Headsets: The 27th NASCAR All-Star Race, SPEED
2 p.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Lee Petty, SPEED
3 p.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Bud Moore, SPEED
4 p.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Ned Jarrett, SPEED
5 p.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: David Pearson, SPEED
5 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
6 p.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Bobby Allison, SPEED
7 p.m. NASCAR Race Hub, SPEED
8 p.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, SPEED
10:30 p.m. Hall of Fame Recap, SPEED
11 p.m. NASCAR Race Hub, SPEED


Tuesday, May 24:
12 a.m. NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, SPEED
2:30 a.m. Hall of Fame Recap, SPEED
7 p.m. Race Hub, SPEED (reruns at 2 a.m.)
7 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2 (reruns at 1:30 a.m.)