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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be at Michigan International Speedway, and the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be on track at Mid-Ohio. Check out the full schedule below, which is subject to change.

Note: All times are ET

MORE: How to find NBCSN

 

SUNDAY, AUG. 12

MICHIGAN
12:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
1:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
2:15 p.m.: Zooperstars Performance
2:28 p.m.: Canadian Anthem by: Lisa Bascom
2:30 p.m.: Presentation of Color: Michigan State Police
2:30:20 p.m.: Invocation by: St. Francis de Sales High School, Father Geoff Rose
2:31 p.m.: National Anthem by: Brian Vander Ark
2:32:30 p.m.: Flyover TOT by: (4) F-16s, 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard (Back Stretch to Front Stretch)
2:37:30 p.m.: Drivers, Start Your Engines: Jackson, Michigan Teacher of the Year, Tom Hunt
2:46 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN5) (Results)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
11 a.m.: Consumers Energy President and CEO Patti Poppe, Grand Marshal Tom Hunt and Honorary Starter Jason Potter
11:45 a.m.: Al Unser Jr. and Honorary Pace Car Driver Ben Wallace
1 p.m.: Michigan International Speedway 50th Anniversary Celebration
5 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race

FRIDAY, AUG. 10

MICHIGAN
12:05-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opening practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN3) (Results)
1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opening practice, FS1 (Results)
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1 (Results)
5:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO) (Results)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
10:45 a.m.: Paul Menard
11 a.m.: Chase Elliott
11:15 a.m.: Clint Bowyer
11:30 a.m.: Grant Enfinger, Noah Gragson and Myatt Snider
11:45 a.m.: Michigan International Speedway Event Announcement
1:30 p.m.: Erik Jones
1:45 p.m.: Kyle Larson
6 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying

MID-OHIO
1:35-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series opening practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO) (Results)
4:40-5:15 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO) (Results)

SATURDAY, AUG. 11

MICHIGAN
9:15-9:30 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO) (Results)
9:40 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole qualifying, FS1 (Results)
11:15 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO) (Results)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Corrigan Oil 200 (100 laps, 200 miles), FS1 (Results)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
10:45 a.m.: Cody Coughlin
2:30 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race

MID-OHIO
11:30 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO) (Results)
3 p.m.:NASCAR Xfinity Series Rock N Roll Tequila 170 presented by Amethyst Beverage (75 laps, 169.35 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN3) (Results)

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What channels are NASCAR races on this week? We answer that and give you the weekly NASCAR television listings here in the NASCAR TV schedule.

Note: All times are ET. 

MORE: Get the NBC Sports App | How to find FS1 | Gets FOX Sports Go | How to find NBCSN 

Monday, August 6
2:30 p.m.: NASCAR 120 — Watkins Glen, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
5 p.m.: NASCAR America Live, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1

On MRN
noon: Motorsports Monday (with hosts Woody Cain & Joey Meier)

Tuesday, August 7
5 p.m.: NASCAR America Live, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub, FS1
6:30 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
9 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
9:30 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

On MRN
7 p.m.: NASCAR Live (with host Mike Bagley)

Wednesday, August 8
12 a.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
12:30 a.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
5 p.m.: NASCAR America: Wednesdays with Dale Jr., NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series East, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
7 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
7:30 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

On MRN
1 p.m.: NASCAR Coast to Coast (with hosts Kyle Rickey & Hannah Newhouse)

Thursday, August 9
5 p.m.: NASCAR America Live, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
5:30 p.m.: Dale Jr. Download, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

On MRN
1 p.m.: Throwback Thursday: 1981 Gabriel 400

Friday, August 10
Noon: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN3)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, FS1
1 p.m.: Dale Jr. Download, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
1:35 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO)
3 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, FS1
4:05 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO)
5 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO)
6 p.m. NASCAR America Live, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

On MRN
10 a.m.: The Inside Line (with host Tyler Burnett)

Saturday, August 11
2:30 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, FS1
3:30 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, FS1
8:30 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO)
9:30 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1
11:15 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO)
11:30 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Corrigan Oil 200, FS1
2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Countdown to Green, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
3 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Mid-Ohio Challenge, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN3)

Sunday, August 12
12:30 p.m.: NASCAR Race Day, FS1
1:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Live, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
2 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Countdown to Green, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN5)
5:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Post Show, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6 p.m.: NASCAR Victory Lap, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
7 p.m.: Racing Roots: Martin Truex Jr., NBCSN/NBC Sports App
7:30 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
8 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
10:30 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
11 p.m.: NASCAR Glory Road, NBCSN/NBC Sports App

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When Chase Elliott won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in his 99th start in the series, it was a huge relief for the driver and his fans, who have waited three long seasons for this.

Naturally, NASCAR social media — and social media, in general — reacted accordingly.

Check out a collection of some of the best social media posts. More will be added as they are posted:

(Thanks for the plug, Jeff!)

Even Elliott’s home-state Atlanta Braves noticed:

And as a bonus, hear the siren sounding in Dawsonville, Georgia, in celebration of the win:

 

 

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Chase Elliott’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory wasn’t punctuated by donuts or a smoky burnout. Instead, Elliott got a helping hand from a Hendrick Motorsports teammate.

RELATED: Elliott breaks through | Race results

Elliott’s car sputtered out of fuel on his cool-down lap after winning the Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday at Watkins Glen International, prompting seven-time series champ Jimmie Johnson to step in with a friendly push.

“I just appreciate the support and the respect on the race track,” Elliott said. “Jimmie has been one of my heroes for a long, long time. I leaned on him a lot over this past offseason and I always lean on him, but certainly a lot throughout this off season just about the opportunities I’ve had in the past and not closing them out. He has been a big supporter of mine and that was one of the coolest things ever and I will never forget it.”

His father, NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, was serving as the team’s ancillary spotter on the backstretch and urged his son over the team’s radio to perform a burnout. The younger Elliott, lacking for fuel in the tank, was unable, and his No. 9 Chevrolet coasted to a halt after leaving Turn 5 on the 2.45-mile circuit.

That’s where Johnson provided an assist, giving him a nudge back to the frontstretch to help him celebrate in front of the main grandstand.

The show of teamwork, fittingly, came on a milestone day for Hendrick Motorsports. Elliott’s win marked the 250th premier series triumph for team owner Rick Hendrick.

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Chase Elliott’s win at Watkins Glen International had the fans on their feet at the 2.45-mile New York road course. But nearly 1,000 miles away in the Elliott family’s hometown of Dawsonville, Georgia, they were getting ready to honor a tradition of sounding the siren (or “si-reen”) at the Dawsonville Pool Room for the victory.

And when they sounded the siren, it was worth the wait!

MORE: Getting a push from Jimmie

Give a listen:

RELATED: Photos of Chase through the years

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – History will record that Chase Elliott won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race by a whopping 7.560 seconds over reigning champion Martin Truex Jr.

That description, however, doesn’t do justice to Elliott’s magnificent drive over the final 32 laps of Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen, with Truex hounding him every inch of the way before running out of fuel with two corners left.

RELATED: Race results
SHOP: Elliott gear

“Holy cow, I don’t know what to say — just so thrilled, so emotional, so much relief,” said Elliott, who notched his first win in NASCAR’s foremost series in his 99th start, after recording eight second-place finishes. “Working on three years, I hadn’t won one.

“I came here with a great opportunity today, and I was able to get it done.”

WATCH: Elliott reacts to win

The victory came with a sense of accumulating tension that was almost palpable, as Truex repeatedly closed up on Elliott in the braking zones but couldn’t make a run off the corners.

And then there was the final lap. There were audible gasps when Elliott wheel-hopped into Turn 1 and lost the six car-length advantage he had built on the second half of the 2.45-mile road course on the penultimate lap.

“I started to wheel-hop, and I knocked it out of gear in order not to spin out, and luckily I had a big enough gap where he couldn’t get me — but what a day!” exclaimed Elliott, who led 52 laps.

Elliott led the field to green for a restart on Lap 59 of 90, after race leader Kyle Busch had to return to pit road on Lap 56 to take on fuel after a snafu on the previous lap left him 10 gallons short of a full tank.

RELATED: Fuel issue on Busch’s pit stop

It took Truex most of Lap 59 to pass Kurt Busch for second, and by then Elliott had pulled away to a lead of more than 1.5 seconds, on the way to Chevrolet’s first victory since Austin Dillon took the checkered flag in the season-opening Daytona 500.

“I could get right to him,” said Truex, who steadily closed the gap until he got almost to the rear bumper of Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. “I chased him down from a ways back after that restart. I took a little too long to get around the 41 (Kurt Busch).

“He checked up, got a lead on us, I just tried all I could to chase him down, and I got there with plenty of time. It’s just every time I’d start putting together some good corners and get close enough to him to even think about making a move, I’d get sideways behind him. He did a good job of putting his car exactly where it needed to be and not making a mistake.”

And even though Elliott wheel-hopped into Turn 1 on the final lap, Truex’s fuel situation ultimately made the mistake moot.

“He missed Turn 1 on the final lap, but I missed the inner loop on the (next-to-last) lap and lost five car lengths to him, so when he made that mistake in 1, I was too far back to capitalize,” Truex said. “We ran out of gas anyway coming off of Turn 5 that last lap, so it was really all a moot point. He was going to win regardless.”

After the fueling glitch, Kyle Busch drove from 31st to finish third without benefit of a subsequent caution. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, Daniel Suarez and Erik Jones, ran fourth and fifth, respectively.

Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray, William Byron, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick completed the top 10.

Elliott’s victory, with his father, NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, spotting for him on the backstretch, was the 250th for Hendrick Motorsports and the first since Kasey Kahne won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23 of last year.

MORE: Chase Elliott through the years

When Elliott crossed the finish line for the last time — before running out of gas himself and getting a push to Victory Lane from teammate Jimmie Johnson — he got a loud standing ovation from the fans in the frontstretch grandstand.

RELATED: Johnson gives Elliott a push

“That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen, and I just want you all to know that,” Elliott said. “And I am very grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

“Let’s go get some more.”

RELATED: Hear the siren go off in Dawsonville

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Chase Elliott rolled to a Stage 2 win Sunday in the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.

Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 Chevrolet took the lead from Kyle Busch on the 27th lap and stayed in front at the Lap 40 conclusion of the second stage. The green-checkered flag marked his third stage win this season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

RELATED: Stage 2 results

Busch wrapped up second place in Stage 2 with pole winner Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Stage 1 winner Martin Truex Jr. rounding out the first five positions heading into the second intermission.

The full distance of Sunday’s race (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM) was scheduled for 90 laps (220.5 miles).

STAGE 2 RESULTS

Finish Driver Team Race Points
1 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 10
2 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 9
3 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 8
4 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 7
5 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 6
6 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing 5
7 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 4
8 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 3
9 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 2
10 Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing 1

Martin Truex Jr. landed a Stage 1 victory in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International.

Truex led just three of the 20 laps in the opening stanza of the Go Bowling at The Glen, taking the lead when Kyle Busch made a pit stop before the end of the stage. The stage win was Truex’s seventh of the season, banking the Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota team another playoff point for the 10-race postseason.

RELATED: Stage 1 results

Jimmie Johnson wound up second at the end of the second stage. Rookie William Byron, Michael McDowell and Brad Keselowski followed across the finish line in order to complete the top five.

Joey Logano, who started sixth, was the first driver sidelined after running into trouble on Lap 2. Logano’s Team Penske No. 22 Ford rear-ended Kyle Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet in Turn 5, then spewed fluid and slid off course in Turn 6. He drove to the garage, ending his day last in the 37-car field.

Busch, who started second, was among those pitting from Laps 17-18 as a strategy play. Busch led 16 of the 20 laps but wound up 14th at the end of the stage.

STAGE 1 RESULTS

Finish Driver Team Race Points
1 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 10
2 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 9
3 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 8
4 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 7
5 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 6
6 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing 5
7 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 4
8 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing 3
9 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing 2
10 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing 1
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Ever wonder what goes on in a driver meeting? We’re here to help.

This year, we’ll publish the actual rules video your favorite Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers will watch before climbing into their stock cars. Above is the video for the GoBowling at The Glen (3 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Watkins Glen International.

Enjoy!

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Denny Hamlin nabbed the Busch Pole Qualifying Award before Sunday’s GoBowling at The Glen (3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Watkins Glen International and will be a key piece of my lineup. After two practice sessions and qualifying, we’ve dissected the numbers to offer a suggested lineup worthy of your Fantasy Live consideration as you make roster decisions for the 22nd Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of 2018. Remember that the garage locks at the end of Stage 2.

Cars going to the back for inspection failures: Kurt Busch, Paul Menard
Cars going to the rear for unapproved adjustments: Ty Dillon, Landon Cassill

RJ Kraft’s revised Fantasy Live lineup following practices and the lineup being set:
1: Denny Hamlin
2: Martin Truex Jr.
3: Joey Logano
4: Chase Elliott
5: AJ Allmendinger
Garage: Clint Bowyer

PLAY NOW: Set your Fantasy Live lineup | How the new Fantasy Live works
MORE: Fantasy analysis for Watkins Glen | Driver stats | Full lineup | 10-lap averages

Analysis: Keeping almost all of my original lineup together for Sunday’s race with one change and a flip from active to garage and vice versa. Sticking with Truex, Logano, Hamlin and Allmendinger, and they are set to start in the top 10. Think that group will mix up their strategies as well to provide for an assortment of stage points. All four have wins at Watkins Glen as well as solid histories at the road course. Logano moves from a planned garage play into the starting lineup. With three uses left on Truex and Hamlin and four on Logano, the No. 22 is in a really good spot with plays here.

I’m down to two uses on Kyle Busch and I have him earmarked for Bristol with one. I’d like to keep my options for a track that will play more on speed such as Darlington or even Michigan — where despite it being his worst non-plate track based on average finish (18.9) — he does have three straight top 10s there. Indianapolis has also been a strong track for him. The bottom line is I don’t want to drop down to one use on him just yet. However, I am taking him for all my bonus picks. While its doubtful, he wins both Stages 1 and 2, I don’t want to guess wrong on the 18 strategy. So I am simply taking him across the board for all bonus picks, knowing that more than likely I will miss one stage win bonus.

I’m adding Elliott into my lineup over Kurt Busch. Elliott was a stage points machine at Sonoma. He started third in that race too, earned 16 stage points and the most points for that race. He is starting third at Watkins Glen, topped final practice and posted the second-best 10-lap average in that session as well. I’m hoping for a similar result from the Hendrick Motorsports driver, who has nabbed two stage wins in his last two races. I made the decision to move away from Busch before his inspection failure tossed out his qualifying result, so that only further solidified that decision.

Bowyer was in my original lineup and I am little surprised that he will start 19th. However, he has a pretty good history here — four top-six finishes in his last six Watkins Glen starts. He also started 19th and finished third at Sonoma earlier this year. I have four uses left on him, so I am keeping him around as my garage pick. Gave some serious consideration to Jimmie Johnson as well as Erik Jones but ultimately elected to stay with the Stewart-Haas Racing driver. I also think they will have a different strategy to make up track position over the course of the day and that intrigues me.