TV Schedule: Oct. 3-5

Kansas Speedway. Credit: Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images

The second round of the new Chase format - the Contender round - kicks off this weekend at Kansas Speedway. The Sprint Cup and Nationwide series converge on the 1.5-mile racetrack.

The Camping World Truck Series is on a two-week break and will return to action Oct. 18 at Talladega.

The following is a handy guide to track events and television coverage at Kansas. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Friday, Oct. 3: 
Noon NNS Practice, FS1
1 p.m. NSCS Final Practice, FS1
4 p.m. NNS Practice, ESPN2
5:30 p.m. NSCS Qualifying, ESPN2

Saturday, Oct. 4:
4:30 a.m. NSCS Practice (re-air), FS1
10 a.m. NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Dover, FS1
11 a.m. NSCS Practice, FS1
Noon NNS Qualifying, FS2
1:30 p.m. NASCAR Live, FS2
2 p.m. NSCS Final Practice, FS2
3:30 p.m. NNS: Kansas Lottery 300, ESPN. Green flag: 3:46 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5:
Noon NASCAR RaceDay, FS1
1 p.m. NSCS Countdown, ESPN
2 p.m. NSCS: Hollywood Casino 400, ESPN. Green flag: 2:16 p.m. Re-airs at 1 a.m. Monday on ESPN2.
7 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, FS1