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What time and channel is the NASCAR race today? How to watch the Alsco 500

NASCAR's four consecutive days at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway concludes with a 500km (310 mile) race Wednesday evening. Here's what time it's running and how to watch the event.

Kurt Busch, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet Camaro

Kurt Busch, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet Camaro

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What time is the NASCAR race tonight? 

The event was postponed due to persistent rain showers Wednesday and has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. EST. Thursday. Additionally, he Xfinity Series race at Bristol will move from Saturday afternoon to Monday at 7 p.m. ET. Under social distancing guidelines, TV can't turn around broadcast equipment and crews as quickly.

  • Race: Alsco Uniforms 500k
  • Date: Thursday, May 28th, 2020
  • Start time: 7 p.m. EST.
  • Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway

This will conclude a week with four races at CMS, which started with NASCAR's longest race -- the Coca Cola 600, won by Brad Keselowski. Jimmie Johnson finished second, but was later disqualified after failing post-race inspection.

Denny Hamlin has also been handed a significant penalty after ballast fell out of his car during the pace laps for the 600. His crew chief, car chief and engineer have all be been suspended for the next four Cup races.

On Monday, Kyle Busch pulled off a last-lap pass on Austin Cindric to win the Xfinity Series race. But on Tuesday, Busch's impressive win streak in the Truck Series (which dates back to 2018) ended with a second-place finish as Chase Elliott collected the $100,000 bounty for any Cup driver who could end his dominance. 

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What channel is the NASCAR race tonight?

The race will be broadcasted live on Fox Sports 1, and will remain on FS1 despite the rain delay. PRN will carry the radio broadcast.

It will be NASCAR's second consecutive week with a midweek Cup race. The lineup is based on a field invert from the results of the Coke 600. William Byron, who finished 20th, will start from pole.

This race is a makeup date for the races that lost their races due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced NASCAR to suspend their season for two months. Charlotte will join Darlington Raceway as just the second track since 1981 to hold three Cup races in a single year.

  • TV Channel: Fox Sports 1 (TSN in Canada)
  • Streaming: Fox Sports Go
  • Radio Station: Performance Racing Network (PRN)
  • Start time: 8pm EST.
  • Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway

NASCAR Alsco 500 Starting Lineup

Cla # Driver Manufacturer
1 24 United States William Byron Chevrolet
2 88 United States Alex Bowman Chevrolet
3 34 United States Michael McDowell Ford
4 21 United States Matt DiBenedetto Ford
5 38 United States John Hunter Nemechek Ford
6 10 United States Aric Almirola Ford
7 3 United States Austin Dillon Chevrolet
8 22 United States Joey Logano Ford
9 41 United States Cole Custer Ford
10 20 United States Erik Jones Toyota
11 17 United States Chris Buescher Ford
12 95 United States Christopher Bell Toyota
13 8 United States Tyler Reddick Chevrolet
14 1 United States Kurt Busch Chevrolet
15 19 United States Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
16 4 United States Kevin Harvick Ford
17 18 United States Kyle Busch Toyota
18 12 United States Ryan Blaney Ford
19 9 United States Chase Elliott Chevrolet
20 2 United States Brad Keselowski Ford
21 77 United States Reed Sorenson Chevrolet
22 37 United States Ryan Preece Chevrolet
23 32 United States Corey Lajoie Ford
24 47 United States Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chevrolet
25 13 United States Ty Dillon Chevrolet
26 42 United States Matt Kenseth Chevrolet
27 6 United States Ryan Newman Ford
28 96 Mexico Daniel Suarez Toyota
29 11 United States Denny Hamlin Toyota
30 15 United States Brennan Poole Chevrolet
31 27 United States J.J. Yeley Ford
32 78 United States B.J. McLeod Chevrolet
33 52 United States Garrett Smithley Chevrolet
34 66 United States Timmy Hill Toyota
35 00 United States Quin Houff Chevrolet
36 51 United States Joey Gase Ford
37 7 United States Josh Bilicki Chevrolet
38 43 United States Darrell Wallace Jr. Chevrolet
39 14 United States Clint Bowyer Ford
40 48 United States Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet

NASCAR 2020 Revised Schedule

DATE               TRACK             SERIES                        DISTANCE        NET      START (ET)

Sun, May 31      Bristol               Cup                              266 mi              FS1      3:30 PM

Mon, June 1      Bristol               Xfinity                           160 mi              FS1      3:30 PM

Sat, June 6       Atlanta              Gander Trucks              200 mi              FS1      1:00 PM

Sat, June 6       Atlanta              Xfinity                           251 mi              FOX     4:30 PM

Sun, June 7      Atlanta              Cup                              500 mi              FOX     3:00 PM

Wed,June 10     Martinsville        Cup                              263 mi              FS1      7:00 PM

Sat, June 13      Miami              Gander Trucks              201 mi              FS1      12:30 PM

Sat, June 13      Miami               Xfinity                           250 mi              FOX     3:30 PM

Sun, June 14     Miami               Xfinity                           250 mi              FS1      12:00 PM

Sun,June 14      Miami               Cup                              400 mi              FOX     3:30 PM

Sat, June 20      Talladega          ARCA                           202 mi              FS1      2:00 PM

Sat, June 20      Talladega          Xfinity                           300 mi              FS1      5:30 PM

Sun,June 21      Talladega          Cup                              500  mi             FOX     3:00 PM


Busch vs. Elliott

The budding rivalry between Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott continued this week. The two drivers came together at Darlington Raceway in what Busch called a mistake and Elliott offered the one finger salute after emerging from his torn up race car. Busch had a conversation with Elliott's crew chief Alan Gustafson following the race about the run-in.

On Tuesday, Elliott entered a Truck Series race with the goal of collecting the $100,000 offered to any full-time Cup driver who could end Busch's reign of dominance in the series. Elliott was successful, beating Busch by just under a second and capturing the checkered flag. Post-race, he mimicked Busch's signature bow which Busch later called 'cute' in a media teleconference.

Could this be the beginnings of a true rivalry between NASCAR's Most Popular Driver and the most controversial?

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