TV Schedule June 24-26

Infineon Raceway. Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR

Get ready for some left-and-right action: this weekend, the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series abandon ovals for the first time this season for something a little more twisted: road courses.

The Sprint Cup Series makes its annual stop at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., in the heart of wine country. Infineon is the first of two road courses on the Cup schedule (the second is Watkins Glen). The 1.99-mile course has 12 turns, including the hairpin (turn 11). The sudden twists, turns and elevation changes provide a welcome challenge for drivers during the 350-kilometer event.

The last four drivers to win at Infineon earned their first series road course win. Will we see the trend continue on Sunday? After letting last year's race slip through his fingers, will Marcos Ambrose find victory at Infineon? 

Road America. Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

The Nationwide Series heads to the Midwest to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The series made its debut at Road America last year, and the race was deemed a success. The road course is 4 miles long with 14 turns. It's one of three road course races on the Nationwide schedule (the others are Watkins Glen and Montreal).

If we can expect to hear "hairpin" at Infineon, then get ready to hear about "the kink" at Road America. The kink refers to turn 11, located toward the back of the course and one of the track's best known features.

Here's last year's race winners:

SPRINT CUP - Infineon
Jimmie Johnson

NATIONWIDE - Road America
Carl Edwards

The following is a schedule of track events and race coverage this weekend at Infineon and Road America. All times are in Eastern Standard Time (Note: Events with no TV channel listed will not be televised).

Friday, June 24:
1 p.m. NNS Practice
2:30 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
3 p.m. NSCS Practice, SPEED
4:30 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
4:30 p.m. NNS Practice
5 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
11 p.m. NSCS Qualifying, SPEED (tape-delayed from 6:40 p.m.)

Saturday, June 25:
11 a.m. Trackside at Infineon, SPEED. Guests: Marcos Ambrose and Andy Lally.
2:30 p.m. NSCS Practice, SPEED (tape-delayed from 1:45 p.m.)
3:05 p.m. NNS Qualifying
3:30 p.m. NSCS Final Practice, SPEED
5 p.m. NNS Countdown, ESPN
5:30 p.m. NNS: Bucyrus 200 presented by Menard's, ESPN
11:30 p.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED

Sunday, June 26:
4 a.m. NNS: Bucyrus 200 presented by Menard's, ESPN2
4 a.m. NNS: Bucyrus 200 presented by Menard's, ESPN Deportes
10:30 a.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED
11 a.m. NASCAR Now presented by 5-Hour Energy, ESPN2
11:30 a.m. SPEED Center NASCAR Edition, SPEED
12 p.m. NASCAR RaceDay, SPEED
2 p.m. NSCS Countdown to Green, TNT
3 p.m. NSCS: Toyota/Save Mart 350, TNT
8 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED (reruns at 12 a.m. and 9 a.m. Monday)