As for Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course, the Cup Series’ second-ever race on the Roval and the third race of the 2019 playoffs, the channel that will broadcast the race is NBC. The start time for the race at Charlotte is 2:30 p.m. ET.
The 2:30 p.m. ET start time for the Roval race is only the second of five such start time for the Cup Series this season. As for the TV channel, the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend is on NBC for the third time this year. As part of NBC’s TV deal with NASCAR for the 2019 season, NBC was slated to show seven of the final 20 races of the season, with the other 13 scheduled to be shown on NBCSN.
MORE: Watch the Roval race at Charlotte live with fuboTV (7-day trial)
Sunday’s race at the Roval in Charlotte, which will consist of three stages (25 laps, 25 laps and 59 laps), is the 30th race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule (29th when not counting the All-Star Race). There are eight races left this season, and this is the last race before the first cut-off of the playoffs.
The Roval, which is a 2.28-mile track that combines Charlotte Motor Speedway’s road coarse and oval, features 17 turns and 35 degrees of elevation change. Last year, Ryan Blaney one the first-ever Cup race at this configuration in Charlotte.
Below is all the info you need regarding how to watch Sunday’s NASCAR race at the Roval.
What channel is NASCAR on today?
TV channel: NBC Live stream: fuboTV Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Sunday’s 109-lap race at the Roval in Charlotte will be the third of seven races this season to be shown on NBC. The network’s broadcast crew consists of Rick Allen, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte in the booth, with Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kelli Stavast and Parker Kligerman reporting from pit road.
In addition to the TV coverage on NBCSN, Sunday’s race at Charlotte is available via live stream through fuboTV. New fuboTV users can sign up with a seven-day free trial.
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NASCAR at Charlotte: What time does the Roval race start?
Date: Sunday, Sept. 29 Time: 2:30 p. m. ET Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Including Sunday’s race at the Roval in Charlotte, only five NASCAR Cup races this season were scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. ET. The season-opening Daytona 500 began at 2:30 p.m. ET, and after this weekend, three more playoff races (Dover, Kansas, Phoenix) will begin at the same time.
The Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval is the fourth different track to host the third race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, joining Dover (2011-17), Kansas (2006-10) and Talladega (2004-05). The track, which first hosted a NASCAR Cup race in 1960, underwent renovations to add the Roval in 2017.
Not including countless All-Star events, there have been 121 NASCAR Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway (includes last year’s first Roval race) — two races per year since the track opened.
