NASCAR, NBCSN Reveal Robust 2015 Regional Touring Series Broadcast Schedule

NBCSN will carry a combined 39 NASCAR Touring Series races in 2015 between the K&N Pro Series and Whelen Modified Tours  Photo - Getty Images

NBCSN will carry a combined 39 NASCAR Touring Series races in 2015 between the K&N Pro Series and Whelen Modified Tours Photo – Getty Images

NASCAR, NBCSN Reveal Robust

2015 Regional Touring Series Broadcast Schedule

Unprecedented 39-Race Slate For K&N Pro Series, Whelen Modified Tours;

K&N Pro Series East Richmond race moved to Fall weekend

 

NASCAR and NBC Sports Group announced today an unprecedented broadcast line-up of NASCAR’s popular regional touring series, with a 39-race telecast schedule for racing’s premiere grassroots series as their landmark partnership begins this season.

 

NBCSN’s slate features all 25 K&N Pro Series races between the top developmental series, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. The coming season will also see triple the television exposure from previous years for the stars and cars of the exciting Whelen Modified Tours, NASCAR‘s only open-wheeled division, which competes at historic short tracks from New Hampshire to North Carolina. A total of 14 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour events are included on this season’s schedule.

“This represents a big step forward for all four of our U.S. tours and reinforces NBC Sports Group’s commitment to these important NASCAR developmental series,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR vice president for regional and touring series.

“We’re excited to begin our partnership’s racing coverage with the up and coming stars of NASCAR,” said Mike Perman, Vice President of Programming, NBC Sports Group.   “NASCAR’s Regional Touring Series gives NBCSN a great way to kick off our racing action and compelling stories that will unfold throughout the year.”

NBCSN’s inaugural touring series event is the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season-opener at famed Florida short-track New Smyrna Speedway. The New Smyrna 150 will be contested on Feb. 15 and will air four days later on Feb. 19 on NBCSN.

All 39 races are scheduled to be presented by NBCSN in one-hour shows the week following the event.

NASCAR also announced that the K&N Pro Series East event at Richmond International Raceway, originally scheduled for Apr. 24, has been moved to the fall NASCAR weekend at “America’s Premier Short Track” and will open the weekend racing schedule on Thursday, Sep. 10. The race will air on NBCSN on Sept. 16.

“Working with our partners at the track and competition officials, we determined that moving the K&N Pro Series East event at Richmond to the fall date made sense for everyone involved,” Silbermann said. “This fills what was previously a month-long gap before the series finale, something I know the competitors will appreciate.”

2015 NASCAR REGIONAL TOURING SERIES/NBC SPORTS NETWORK TELECAST SCHEDULE

Race Date

Series

Track                       

Telecast Date

Time

Sun., Feb. 15

K&N Pro Series East

New Smyrna Speedway

Thu., Feb. 19

10:30 p.m.

Sat., March 28

K&N Pro Series West

Kern County Raceway Park

Fri., April 3

6:30 p.m.

Sat., April 4

K&N Pro Series East

Greenville Pickens Speedway

Tue., April 7

6:30 p.m.

Sat., April 11

K&N Pro Series West

Irwindale Speedway

Thu., April 16

TBD

Sun., April 12

Whelen Modified Tour

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

Fri., April 17

TBD

Sat., April 18

K&N Pro Series East

Bristol Motor Speedway

Thu., April 23

TBD

Sat., May 2

K&N Pro Series West

Tucson Speedway

Thu., May 7

TBD

Sat., May 16

K&N Pro Series East-West

Iowa Speedway

Thu., May 21

TBD

Sat., May 30

K&N Pro Series East

Bowman Gray Stadium

Thu., June 4

7 p.m.

Sat., May 30

K&N Pro Series West

Shasta Speedway

Thu., June 4

8 p.m.

Wed., June 10

Whelen Modified Tour

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

Thu., June 18

6 p.m.

Sat., June 20

K&N Pro Series East

Langley Speedway

Thu., June 25

6 p.m.

Sat., June 27

K&N Pro Series West

Sonoma Raceway

Thu., July 2

6 p.m.

Sat., June 27

Whelen Modified Tour

Riverhead Raceway

Thu., July 2

7 p.m.

Sat., July 4

K&N Pro Series East

Columbus Motor Speedway

Fri., July 10

2:30 p.m.

Sat., July 11

K&N Pro Series West

Stateline Speedway

Thu., July 16

6 p.m.

Fri., July 17

Whelen Modified Tour (All-Star)

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Thu., July 23

4 p.m.

Fri., July 17

K&N Pro Series East

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Thu., July 23

7 p.m.

Sat., July 18

Whelen Modified Tour

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Thu., July 23

6 p.m.

Sat., July 25

Whelen Modified Tour

Monadnock Speedway

Thu., July 30

7 p.m.

Fri., July 31

K&N Pro Series East-West

Iowa Speedway

Thu., Aug. 6

7 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 1

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

Bowman Gray Stadium

Fri., Aug. 7

2:30 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 7

K&N Pro Series East

Watkins Glen International

Thu., Aug. 13

7 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 15

K&N Pro Series East

Motordrome Speedway

Thu., Aug. 20

7 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 15

K&N Pro Series West

Evergreen Speedway

Fri., Aug. 21

2:30 p.m.

Wed., Aug. 19

Whelen Mod-Whelen So. Mod

Bristol Motor Speedway

Fri., Aug. 28

7 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 22

K&N Pro Series West

Colorado National Speedway

Thu., Aug. 27

7 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 29

K&N Pro Series East

Virginia International Raceway

Thu., Sept. 3

7 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 5

K&N Pro Series West

Meridian Speedway

Thu., Sept. 10

7:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 5

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

Langley Speedway

Fri., Sept. 11

2:30 p.m.

Thu., Sept. 10

K&N Pro Series East

Richmond International Raceway

Wed., Sept. 16

7:00 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 19

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

South Boston Speedway

Thu., Sept. 24

7 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 26

Whelen Modified Tour

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Thu., Oct. 1

7 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 2

K&N Pro Series East

Dover International Speedway

Tue., Oct. 6

7 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 4

Whelen Modified Tour

Stafford Motor Speedway

Sat., Oct. 10

4 p.m.

Thu., Oct. 8

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

Charlotte Motor Speedway (.25-mile)

Thu., Oct. 15

7 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 17

K&N Pro Series West

All American Speedway

Thu., Oct. 22

7 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 18

Whelen Modified Tour

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

Thu., Oct. 22

8 p.m.

Thu., Nov. 12

K&N Pro Series West

Phoenix International Raceway

Thu., Nov. 19

7 p.m.

ALL TIMES ET AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE