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Which channels have NASCAR programming this week? We answer that and give the weekly NASCAR television listings here in the NASCAR TV schedule.

Note: All times are ET.

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Monday, February 24
Midnight, NASCAR Cup Series: Pennzoil 400 (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App
3 a.m., NASCAR Presents: This Racing Life (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App
3:30 a.m., NASCAR Presents: Neil Bonnett (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App
6 p.m., NASCAR America, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1/FOX Sports App

Tuesday, February 25
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2/FOX Sports App
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, FS2/FOX Sports App
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m., ARCA Menards Series West at Las Vegas, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1/FOX Sports App
7 p.m., NASCAR Presents: This Racing Life (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App
7:30 p.m., NASCAR Presents: Neil Bonnett (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App

On MRN
7 p.m, NASCAR Live

Wednesday, February 26
5 p.m., Dale Jr. Download, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m., NASCAR The Decades: The 1990s (re-air), NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1/FOX Sports App

On MRN
1 p.m., NASCAR Coast to Coast

Thursday, February 27
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub, FS1/FOX Sports App

Friday, February 28
3 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Auto Club Speedway, FS1/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN App)
4 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice at Auto Club Speedway, FS1/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN3)
5 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice at Auto Club Speedway, FS1/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN App)
5:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series final practice at Auto Club Speedway, FS1/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN3)
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition, FS1/FOX Sports App

On MRN
4 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice
5:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series final practice

Saturday, February 29
7 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series practice at Auto Club Speedway (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App
8 a.m., NASCAR Cup Series final practice at Auto Club Speedway (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App
11:30 a.m., NASCAR Presents: This Racing Life (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports App
1 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Auto Club Speedway, FS1/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN App)
2 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub Weekend Edition, FS1/FOX Sports App
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Auto Club Speedway, FS1/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN3)
3:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: Xfinity, FS1/FOX Sports App
4 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway, FS1/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN3)

On MRN
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series qualifying
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300

Sunday, March 1
9:30 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway (re-air), FS2/FOX Sports App
2 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FS1/FOX Sports App
3 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX/FOX Sports App
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, FOX/FOX Sports App (Canada: TSN4)

On MRN
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400

 

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Chase Elliott took the lead from an off-cycle Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with 15 laps to go and never looked back, claiming the Stage 2 victory for his second stage win of the race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has now picked up three of the first four available stage wins to open 2020 after winning Stage 1 of last week’s Daytona 500. He led 55 laps through two stages in the Las Vegas race.

Christopher Bell spun off Turn 2 with one lap to go in the stage, bringing out the caution and ending Stage 2.

MORE: Full Las Vegas Stage 2 results

The reigning NMPA Most Popular Driver was followed by Ryan Blaney in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford, along with Martin Truex Jr. (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), William Byron (No. 24 HMS Chevy) and Joey Logano (No. 22 Penske Ford) to round out the top five.

Kevin Harvick assumed the lead off the stage-opening restart before ceding to Elliott shortly after on Lap 103. Harvick has led a race-high 74 laps and was sixth in the stage.

Stenhouse picked up 22 laps led but finished the stage in 21st.

Kyle Busch, who technically started on the pole after qualifying was rained out but a penalty forced him to the rear, was 10th in the stage.

Finish Driver Team Points
1 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 10
2 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 9
3 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing 8
4 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 7
5 Joey Logano Team Penske 6
6 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 5
7 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 4
8 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 3
9 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 2
10 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 1

Chase Elliott emerges late for Stage 1 win

Chase Elliott scored his second Stage 1 win in as many weeks, overtaking Kevin Harvick for the lead on Lap 67 of Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 9 Chevrolet driver led the final 14 laps of the stage, adding his second stage win of the season after snagging one in last week’s Daytona 500.

MORE: Full Las Vegas Stage 1 results

Harvick, who started third in the race, led a race-high 59 laps in the stage and finished third. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr., the most recent Las Vegas winner, snuck into second place in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, followed by Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in fourth and his teammate, Joey Logano, in fifth to round out the top five.

Daniel Suarez, finally seeing race action in his No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota after missing the Daytona 500, stalled on the opening lap to immediately bring out the caution after the green flag flew.

The only other yellow came with a competition caution on Lap 25 after rain washed away most of the racing at the track Saturday.

Ross Chastain, filling in for No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Newman, placed 10th in the stage.

Finish Driver Team Points
1 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 10
2 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing 9
3 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 8
4 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 7
5 Joey Logano Team Penske 6
6 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 5
7 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 4
8 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 3
9 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 2
10 Ross Chastain Roush Fenway Racing 1

 

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LAS VEGAS — Roush Fenway Racing President Steve Newmark addressed the media Sunday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway regarding Ryan Newman’s status following his crash on the final lap of last Monday’s Daytona 500.

Newmark started the press conference by reading a personal statement from Newman. In his statement, Newman covered a variety of topics, including his gratitude toward the Halifax Medical Center staff, the NASCAR community and his appreciation for the safety features of the No. 6 Ford Mustang involved in the crash.

Newman indicated he suffered a head injury in the crash and continues to undergo treatment, also indicating he did not suffer any broken bones or internal organ damage.

MORE: Full Ryan Newman statement

As for Newman’s return, Newmark revealed there is no timetable at this point, but Newman is ready to get back into competition quickly — and that his goals have not changed.

“I can tell you what his timetable would like to be, which is as soon as possible, but there are some other hoops he’s got to jump through before that happens,” Newmark said. “Right now, we’re just taking it one step at a time. … He has expressed unequivocally that this is where he wants to be and he wants to be back in a race car.”

“Ryan’s objectives have not changed this year,” Newmark added. “His goal is to win the 2020 Cup championship.”

Ross Chastain begins his substitution role with Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Newmark said the initial conversations about a substitute driver did not go into motion until Tuesday morning after learning Newman’s condition was non-life-threatening. The first call made was to Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing, and Chevrolet Vice President Jim Campbell to seek approval for Chastain to race the No. 6 Ford Mustang.

MORE: Ross Chastain to pilot No. 6 for Ryan Newman

“Our arrangement with Ross is that if we need him, he should be available,” Newmark said.

Newmark also noted Newman has been involved with the No. 6 team remotely this weekend, communicating with them and watching practice.

“Ryan has already been involved,” Newmark said. “He’s been on the phone with (crew chief) Scott Graves and Ross. He is still very active and involved in the direction of the team.”

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Roush Fenway Racing President Steve Newmark held a press conference Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which he began by reading a statement from driver Ryan Newman. The statement in full is below.

“I’m sorry that I can’t be at the track in person, but I asked Steve to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude for all the support that was shown last week to both me and my family. The outpouring of emotion from not only the NASCAR community, but across the country has been truly humbling.

“I want to personally thank everyone, including the man upstairs, for their support, encouragement and the numerous offers of assistance. We always say that the NASCAR community is one big family and never has that been more evident to me than after seeing this family rally together and provide the comfort and support that has been shown to my family and me over the past few days. The calls and visits from the NASCAR executives and my friends and competitors has been truly uplifting.

“I want to thank everyone involved in my care, especially the staff at Halifax Medical Center, where I am convinced I received the best care available. I’m confident the efforts of each of those trained professionals played a major role in where I’m sitting today. And to the entire NASCAR organization, led by Jim France, thanks for being by my side the entire time. You truly stepped up to support me unconditionally when it mattered most.

RELATED: O’Donnell shares incident timeline

“Most importantly, I have to thank the guys back at the Roush Fenway Racing shop that built me a car not only fast enough to lead the final seconds of the Daytona 500, but strong enough to do its job under great distress, allowing me to survive such an accident. I am truly indebted to each of you and it is unlikely I will ever be able to properly express to you how much the diligent effort with which you conduct your craftsmanship has affected me and my family. I hope you took pride in the photograph of me walking out of the hospital hand-in-hand with my daughters on Wednesday. Thank you. I can’t wait to get back in your race car.

“I was fortunate to avoid any internal organ damage or broken bones. I did sustain a head injury for which I’m currently being treated. The doctors have been pleased with my progression over the last few days.

“Again, I want to thank each of you, from my partners, teammates and competitors and each and every fan across the country. Thank you everyone for the unparalleled concern and unwavering support. And to the media, who has acted with such respect and class during this time.

“I have spoken with Jack Roush and he has assured me that the No. 6 car will be waiting and ready for my return. I’m looking forward to getting behind the wheel and battling for another race win in the Roush Fenway Ford.”

MORE: Ross Chastain fills in at Vegas

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The Action Network specializes in providing sports betting insights/analytics and is a content partner with NASCAR. Check out more NASCAR betting analysis here.

The second race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series takes place today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS). Unlike last weekend’s Daytona 500, where longshots provide plenty of value, this weekend’s race is all about the favorites.

Let’s take a look at the winners of the Las Vegas race since 2013, which encompasses the Gen-6 era of NASCAR (Note: since 2018 there have been two races per year at LVMS):

As you can see see, it’s taken a top-five regular season driver to win at Las Vegas. It looks a bit more lenient when you move to the full-season finish, but that’s because of how NASCAR’s playoff system works. With only 10 races, and multiple playoff elimination rounds since 2014, the smaller sample size means one or two bad finishes can make a driver’s season look a lot worse than it actually was.

To boil this down to a single point: it’s unlikely a driver who isn’t a top season-long performer wins.

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The bad news? Most of the top season-long drivers have very short odds to win, and aren’t worth betting. So how do we find value in the face of this information? The answer lies in uncertainty. This is the second race of the 2020 season, after all.

Here are two drivers whose odds are depressed relative to their championship potential.

Martin Truex Jr. +1000

Truex is one of the championship favorites, with odds anywhere from +400 to +600 pretty much industry-wide. Likewise, his odds to win today’s race range from as low as +560 at FanDuel to this number which you can find at Caesars properties in Las Vegas. Truex is +700 at PointsBet and DraftKings.

That’s a huge discount relative to his season-long expectations. And despite Toyota’s struggles this weekend, with every single Joe Gibbs driver failing inspection prior to opening practice thus forcing them to miss 15 minutes of practice time, there are reasons to be optimistic.

Truex has 11 wins in 36 races at the representative 1.5-mile tracks (that excludes Atlanta and Homestead) since he joined Toyota in 2016. That’s over a 30% win rate in a fairly large sample size! Additionally, he’s finished in the top six of the regular season point standings in each of those four years.

His practice times weren’t amazing, but none of the Toyota drivers’ times were. Notably, he was equal to, or better than, teammate Kyle Busch in every long-run metric in final practice. Busch is a +450 race favorite at Caesars, and a +650 bet to win at his most generous odds at FanDuel. I’d bet Truex down to +750, so keep an eye out for the best number.

Kyle Larson +1200

Larson’s price to win the Pennzoil is equal to, or shorter than his championship odds across the industry. The one exception I’ve found is at William Hill, where he’s 12-1 to win the race, but 10-1 to win the title. This 12-1 race-winning line is also the most generous number I’ve found in Vegas or elsewhere.

If you read my DFS piece, you’ll see why I like Larson as a potential race-dominator, and dominance translates to wins. If Larson performs at an elite level this year — which is certainly well within his range of outcomes — that means it could all start with Las Vegas. His impressive consistency in final practice is a positive sign, as well as Chevy’s overall strong showing in Happy Hour.

We’re going for thin value here among one of the favorites, because betting longshots is not a very profitable venture at LVMS. Larson has value down to +1100.

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A nagging rain halted Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race after 50 of a scheduled 200 laps, pushing its finish to Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The Boyd Gaming 300 is scheduled to resume Sunday (FS2, PRN, SiriusXM), one hour after after the NASCAR Cup Series’ Pennzoil 400, which is set for a 3:30 p.m. ET start. The approximate start time for the restart is 7:30 p.m. ET.

RELATED: Race leaderboard

Joe Graf Jr., making just his fifth career Xfinity start, was scored as the leader at the time of the red flag in the Bobby Dotter-owned No. 08 Chevrolet. Chase Briscoe, who has led a race-high 27 laps and won Stage 1, was second on the leaderboard in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 98 Ford.

The race started after an approximately 90-minute delay for rain showers that also washed out pole qualifying earlier in the day. Myatt Snider started from the pole position on the basis of 2019 team owner points, but dropped to the rear of the field for the start after a crash in Friday practice forced his Richard Childress Racing team to a backup No. 21 Chevrolet.

Daniel Hemric crashed out of fourth place after 19 laps to prompt the first caution period. His No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet broke loose exiting Turn 4 and made contact with the outside retaining wall on the frontstretch. Hemric briefly continued but was officially out after completing just 34 laps.

Briscoe took the lead off pit road for a restart on Lap 23, after the first caution. On Lap 35, Ross Chastain passed Brandon Jones for the second spot and held it through the end of the stage.

NASCAR continued track-drying efforts until 9:45 p.m. ET, when another rain shower hit the track and forced the postponement.

Once the Las Vegas 300-miler gets in the books, the Xfinity Series’ next race is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 29 at Auto Club Speedway.

Contributing: Wire reports

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NASCAR officials issued L1-level penalties to three Cup Series teams Saturday after the nose of each car did not meet specifications in prerace inspection at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The teams and drivers affected are:

  • The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin.
  • The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for defending Cup Series champ Kyle Busch
  • The No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Toyota — a Gibbs-affiliated car — for Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Christopher Bell

The penalties include 10-point deductions in both the team owners’ and drivers’ standings. Additionally, all three cars will drop to the rear of the field during pace laps for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM).

Busch was set to start from the pole position after Saturday rain washed away Busch Pole Qualifying for the Cup Series. He’ll be officially credited with the first starting spot, but will take the green flag at the back of the 38-car field. Hamlin was set to start fourth, with Bell 22nd.

“I think I knocked the wall down about Lap 11 last time here starting in the middle of the pack,” Busch said. “Maybe I’ll just start half a lap down and be clean air and run the pack down and catch them and blow by them one at a time, I don’t know. I’ll strategize that overnight.”

The Camrys of Busch, Hamlin and Bell, along with those of JGR teammates Truex and Erik Jones, were docked practice time on Friday for attempting to change the shape of the front fenders with body filler.

Truex’s car failed inspection once on Saturday because of what the driver termed an issue with the “toe” (tire angle) but passed on the second attempt. Truex will retain his second-place starting spot on Sunday.

Contributing: Wire reports

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It’s Race 2 of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season: The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX/FOX Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). With qualifying rained out and the field set by 2019 owner points, is it worth stacking the deck with some big names or are there some hidden gems starting a little deeper in the field? RJ Kraft offers up his race-day lineup and bonus picks below.

RJ Kraft race-day lineup for Pennzoil 400:
1: Kevin Harvick
2: Kyle Larson
3: Ryan Blaney
4: Martin Truex Jr.
5: Joey Logano
Garage: Alex Bowman
Just missing the cut: Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, William Byron, Jimmie Johnson

To the rear: Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell (Read more about that here.)

RELATED: Lap averages, practice results and more | Fantasy preview coming into Las Vegas

Analysis: There was going to be very little that could keep Harvick out my lineup for this race. He was one of the best on 1.5-mile tracks last year, and I expect that to continue. Larson has a solid history at Las Vegas and had the third-best 15- and 20-lap averages in final practice. Team Penske has been a very strong group at Las Vegas in the past, and Blaney looks to have the strongest long-run car of that trio. While the lap averages aren’t too great for Truex, I just trust in his recent Vegas results and his camp’s knack for figuring it out. I weighed Logano vs. Keselowski pretty closely, and my deciding factor was crew chief Paul Wolfe and so with that, I am taking Logano over Keselowski. Their numbers in the last five Las Vegas races are pretty close, and I like that Logano has Wolfe atop the box.

I am making a concerted effort to stay away from Kyle Busch for this race, despite the No. 18 starting on the pole. I don’t like the averages or overall numbers at the track, and with the 2019 champion, I want to be extra selective about where he is deployed. With strong tracks for him coming up (Auto Club Speedway and Phoenix Raceway), I’d like to hold him back for those. I’m also staying away from Denny Hamlin for two reasons: I don’t like his Vegas stats and the following week has historically not been kind to recent Daytona 500 winners. There has been just one race winner (Matt Kenseth, 2009) and only five additional top-five finishes in the past 15 years for drivers immediately after that race win.

In the garage, I am stashing Bowman. He had great long-run averages in practice — highlighted by the best 20-lap average in final practice. A sneaky fact with Bowman as well: He earned the sixth-most points on 1.5-mile race tracks last year, including two top-11 finishes at Vegas.

Bonus picks: I am taking Harvick in Stage 1, Larson in Stage 2, with Harvick and Ford for the win.