TV Schedule: March 17-19

Phoenix International Raceway. Credit: Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images

By Rebecca Kivak

NASCAR heads to the desert. The Monster Energy Cup and XFINITY series descend on Phoenix International Raceway this weekend.

The flat, one-mile oval is a departure from the 1.5-mile tracks that make up most of the NASCAR schedule.

The Camping World Truck Series is on a break until April at Martinsville.

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

Friday, March 17:
1 p.m. XFINITY Series practice, FS1
2 p.m. Monster Energy Cup Series practice, FS1
4 p.m. XFINITY Series practice, FS1
6 p.m. XFINITY Series final practice, FS1
7:30 p.m. Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying, FS1

Saturday, March 18:
4:30 a.m. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice (re-air), FS1
6 a.m. XFINITY Series practice (re-air), FS1
7 a.m. XFINITY Series final practice (re-air), FS1
8 a.m. Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying (re-air), FS1
Noon Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS2
1 p.m. XFINITY Series Qualifying, FS2
2:30 p.m. Monster Energy Cup Series final practice, FS2
3:30 p.m. XFINITY Series Prerace, FOX
4 p.m. XFINITY Series DC Solar 200, FOX
6:30 p.m. XFINITY Series Post-Race Show, FOX

Sunday, March 19:
1 a.m. XFINITY Series DC Solar 200 (re-air), FS1
7 a.m. XFINITY Series DC Solar 200 (re-air), FS1
1:30 p.m. NASCAR RaceDay, FS2
3 p.m. Monster Energy Cup Series Pre-Race, FOX
3:30 p.m. Monster Energy Cup Series Camping World 500, FOX
9:30 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, FS1
10 p.m. Monster Energy Cup Series Camping World 500 (re-air), FS1