Viewer's Guide: Pocono

Three races. Three tracks. Three networks.

Racing will come from Pocono and beyond this weekend, as each of NASCAR's top series will emanate from different locales: the Nextel Cup Series in the mountains of Pennsylvania; the Busch Series at Nashville; and the Craftsman Truck Series at Texas.

In addition, each race will be carried by a different network, with NASCAR on TNT kicking off its Summer Series -- the first of six consecutive races it is scheduled to broadcast -- with 90 minutes of pre-race coverage from Pocono, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday. NASCAR on TNT Live! takes viewers up to the TNT Countdown to Green at 1:30 p.m. ET.

At 2 p.m. ET, there will be a moment of silence in memory of Bill France Jr. The green flag for the Pocono 500 is scheduled to wave at 2:20 p.m. ET.

Joining Bill Weber and Wally Dallenbach in the TNT broadcast booth will be Kyle Petty, who will turn driving duties of his No. 45 Dodge this weekend over to Chad McCumbee. Larry McReynolds slides over from FOX and will be a roving analyst.

Marty Snider and Matt Yocum return to report on pit road. They will be joined by Ralph Sheheen and Lindsay Czarniak.

NASCAR on TNT and multi-platinum rockers Hinder have teamed up to remake Steppenwolf's classic hit single Born to be Wild as a beat-driven anthem to amplify the drama of the network's Summer Series coverage.

As always, SPEED will have practices and qualifying from Pocono. The first practice session takes place at noon ET Friday with Bud Pole Qualifying scheduled at 3:30 p.m. ET. Two practices take place Saturday, the first beginning at 10 a.m. ET. Happy Hour can be seen at 5:30 p.m. ET on a tape-delayed basis.

SPEED also has coverage of the Truck Series race, beginning with NCTS Setup at 8:30 p.m. ET Friday. The Sam's Town 400 begins at 9 p.m. ET.

ESPN2 has all the Busch Series action, beginning with a practice at 6 p.m. ET Friday. On Saturday, Busch Pole Qualifying is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, and coverage of the Federated Auto Parts 300 begins at 6:30 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown followed by the race at 7 p.m. ET.

Rusty Wallace returns to the ESPN2 booth this weekend and will be joined by Dr. Jerry Punch and Andy Petree. Jamie Little, Mike Massaro and Shannon Spake will cover pit road. Allen Bestwick will host the pre-race show with analysis from Brad Daugherty and Tim Brewer.

This week's featured drivers on DirecTV NASCAR HotPass are Kurt Busch (Channel 795), Matt Kenseth (796), Jeff Burton (797), David Stremme (798) and Denny Hamlin (799). The NASCAR HotPass Driver Mix can be seen on Channel 794. Air time is 2:09 p.m. ET.