TV Schedule: Nov. 9-11

Phoenix hosts the second race of the Sprint Cup season and the second-to-last race as well.
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With two races to go in the 2012 season, NASCAR heads to the desert - Phoenix International Raceway. With tight championship battles in all three of NASCAR's top series, the pressure is on.

Track facts
Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.
Length: 1-mile tri-oval
Type: Short oval
Banking: 10-11 degrees in Turns 1 and 2, 10-11 degrees in apex of dog-leg at Turn 3, 8-9 degrees in Turn 4, 3 degrees on the frontstretch, 9 degrees on the backstretch

SPRINT CUP
Fall 2011 winner: Kasey Kahne
Spring 2012 winner: Denny Hamlin

NATIONWIDE
Fall 2011 winner: Sam Hornish Jr.
Spring 2012 winner: Elliott sadler

TRUCKS
2011 winner: Kyle Busch

The following is a schedule of track events and TV coverage this weekend at Phoenix. All times are in Eastern Time.

Friday, Nov. 9:
12 noon NNS Practice, SPEED
1:30 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
2 p.m. NSCS Practice, SPEED
3:30 p.m. NNS Final Practice, SPEED
4:30 p.m. NCWTS Qualifying, SPEED
5:30 p.m. Trackside, SPEED
6 p.m. NSCS Qualifying, SPEED
7:30 p.m. NCWTS SetUp, SPEED
8 p.m. NCWTS: Lucas Oil 150, SPEED. Green flag: 8:18 p.m.
11 p.m. Trackside (re-air), SPEED
11:30 p.m. NSCS Qualifying (re-air), SPEED   

Saturday, Nov. 10:
1 a.m. NCWTS SetUp (re-air), SPEED
1:30 a.m. NCWTS: Lucas Oil 150, SPEED
11:30 a.m. NSCS Practice, SPEED
12:30 p.m. NNS Qualifying, SPEED
2 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
2:30 p.m. NSCS Final Practice, SPEED
3:30 p.m. NNS Countdown, ESPN
4 p.m. NNS: Great Clips 200, ESPN. Green flag: 4:15 p.m.
7 p.m. NASCAR K&N Pro Series, SPEED
9:30 p.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED
10 p.m. NSCS Final Practice (re-air), SPEED
11 p.m. NASCAR K&N Pro Series (re-air), SPEED

Sunday, Nov. 11:
4 a.m. NNS: Great Clips 200, ESPN Deportes   
8 a.m. NASCAR Now presented by Rent-A-Center, ESPN2
11 a.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED   
11:30 a.m. SPEED Center NASCAR Edition, SPEED
12 noon NASCAR RaceDay, SPEED
2 p.m. NSCS Countdown, ESPN
3 p.m. NSCS: Kobalt Tools 500, ESPN. Green flag: 3:15 p.m. Re-airs at midnight on ESPN2.
7 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED
8 p.m. Beyond 200: The Hendrick Racing Story, SPEED. Re-airs at 1 a.m.
10 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2