Phew! For a while there, it didn’t look like we’d be getting
any NASCAR coverage in Australia. A combination of no Australian entrant in the
Sprint Cup Series (see ya, Marcos Ambrose) and Foxtel’s giant – and expensive –
acquisition of both V8 Supercar and Formula One for 2015 made the acquisition of
NASCAR rights a real last-minute thing, and I actually had a bad feeling that
the races wouldn’t be on Foxtel this year. Judging by posts on Facebook and
elsewhere on social media, I wasn't alone in that fear.
Thankfully, Foxtel came through for us. First came the
announcement of Speedweeks and Daytona 500 broadcasts, and then a confirmation
that the entire season of Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series (formerly
Nationwide Series) and Camping World Truck Series action would be broadcast on
Foxtel. Not always live, mind you, but delayed coverage is better than none at
all. And ‘not at all’ looked a serious possibility as recently as a few days ago.
So, here we go, all the broadcast details as NASCAR’s best
go for glory at the sport’s biggest event:
All times AEDT
Sunday 15 February
Sprint Unlimited (6:00pm; FOX Sports 2)
Monday 16 February
LIVE Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 Pole Qualifying (5:00am;
FOX Sports 2)
Friday 20 February
LIVE Sprint Cup Series Duel at Daytona Qualifying Races
(11:00am; FOX Sports 5)
Saturday 21 February
LIVE Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250
(11:30am; FOX Sports 5)
Sunday 22 February
NASCAR Xfinity Series Alert Today Florida 300 (4:30pm; FOX
Sports 5)
Monday 23 February
LIVE NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 (5:00am; FOX Sports
5)
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