Toronto, ON (February 5, 2008) – TSN announced today its 2008 auto racing broadcast schedule – the network’s largest ever with a total of 121 races (up from 105 races in 2007) from five different series. TSN’s comprehensive schedule features full-season coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (formerly NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series), the NASCAR Nationwide Series (formerly NASCAR Busch Series), the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Formula One and Indy Racing League (IRL).TSN celebrates NASCAR’s 60th anniversary with a broadcast schedule featuring all 39 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, all 35 NASCAR Nationwide Series races and the entire 13-race NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. TSN will also have complete coverage of all 18 Formula One races and all 16 IRL races (complete broadcast schedule below).
TSN’s live coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series gets underway on February 9 with the first race of the season – the Budweiser Shootout – featuring Canadian drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Patrick Carpentier. TSN will also broadcast a pre-race show prior to each of the network’s 39 races. Highlighting the NASCAR schedule is one of the most anticipated events in racing history: the 50th running of the Daytona 500, which will air Sunday, Feb. 17. SportsCentre’s Brent Wallace will be on-site from Daytona International Speedway to cover all the action from the day’s event and race. TSN will also televise a 30-minute NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preview Show on Friday, Feb. 15, leading up to the big race.
ESPN Classic will also honour the 50th running of the Daytona 500 with a weekend full of vintage thrills and spills from Daytona International Speedway, in anticipation of this year’s big race. The three-day celebration airs February 15 to 17 and includes highlights from Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s emotional win at Daytona in 2004.
This also marks the second season of TSN’s multi-year deal as the exclusive Canadian English broadcaster for all 35 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. The 10-month NASCAR Nationwide Series hits the speedway on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Daytona with the Orbitz 300 and concludes at Homestead in Miami on November 15. TSN will also have live coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Montreal on August 2, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
TSN will also have coverage of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, which launched in May 2007. TSN will televise 13 one-hour broadcasts – one for each of the series’ 13 races – including race coverage, driver interviews and features.
(editor's note: Autdrome St-Eustache lobbied for a '13th race' on the NCATS sked. Looks like they got it. - g.m.)
TSN offers Formula One fans a trip around the world in 2008, televising the entire 18 race F-1 season, including pre-race and qualifying. TSN’s schedule is highlighted by live coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix from Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 7 and 8, and the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix on September 27 and 28, which will be contested on a new street circuit under the lights, making it the first night-race in F-1 history.
TSN also has complete coverage of the 16 race IRL season, beginning with the Miami Indy 300 on March 29. The crown jewel of the series – the Indianapolis 500 – airs live on TSN on May 25.
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on TSN
• *February 9 – Budweiser Shootout (Daytona International Speedway)
• *February 14 – Gatorade Duels at Daytona (Daytona International Speedway)
• *February 17 – Daytona 500 (Daytona International Speedway)
• February 24 – Auto Club 500 (California Speedway)
• March 2 – UAW-Dodge 400 (Las Vegas Motor Speedway)
• *March 9 – Kobalt Tools 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway)
• *March 16 – Food City 500 (Bristol Motor Speedway)
• March 30 – Goody’s Cool Orange 500 (Martinsville Speedway)
• April 6 – Samsung 500 (Texas Motor Speedway)
• April 12 – Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Phoenix International Speedway)
• April 27 – Aaron’s 499 (Talladega Superspeedway)
• *May 3 – Crown Royal 400 (Richmond International Speedway)
• *May 10 – Dodge Challenger 500 (Darlington Raceway)
• *May 17 – NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Lowe’s Motor Speedway)
• *May 25 – Coca-Cola 600 (Lowe’s Motor Speedway)
• *June 1 – Dover 400 (Dover International Speedway)
• *June 8 – Pocono 500 (Pocono Raceway)
• June 15 – Michigan 400 (Michigan International Speedway)
• *June 22 – Toyota/Save Mart 250 (Infineon Raceway)
• June 29 – LENOX Industrial Tools 300 (New Hampshire Motor Speedway)
• *July 5 – DIS July Sprint Cup Series 400 (Daytona International Speedway)
• *July 12 – Chicagoland 400 (Chicagoland Speedway)
• *July 27 – Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
• *August 3 – Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono Raceway)
• August 10 – Centurion Boats at the Glen (Watkins Glen International)
• *August 17 – 3M Performance 400 (Michigan International Speedway)
• *August 23 – Sharpie 500 (Bristol Motor Speedway)
• *August 31 – CAS Sprint Cup 500 (California Speedway)
• *September 6 – Chevy Rock & Roll 400 (Richmond International Raceway)
• *September 14 – Sylvania 300 (New Hampshire International Speedway)
• September 21 – Dover 400 (Dover International Speedway)
• September 28 – Kansas 400 (Kansas Speedway)
• *October 5 – Amp Energy 500 (Talladega Superspeedway)
• *October 11 – Bank of America 500 (Lowe’s Motor Speedway)
• October 19 – Subway 500 (Martinsville Speedway)
• *October 26 – Pep Boys Auto 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway)
• *November 2 – Dickies 500 (Texas Motor Speedway)
• *November 9 – Checker Auto Parts 500 (Phoenix International Raceway)
• *November 16 – Ford 400 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
*available in High Definition on TSN HD
2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series on TSN
• *February 16 – Orbitz 300 (Daytona International Speedway)
• *February 23 – Stater Bros. 300 (California Speedway)
• *March 1 – Sam’s Town 300 (Las Vegas Motor Speedway)
• *March 8 – Nicorette 300 (Atlanta Motor Speedway)
• *March 15 – Sharpie Mini 300 (Bristol Motor Speedway)
• *March 22 – Pepsi 300 (Nashville Superspeedway)
• *April 5 – O’Reilly 300 (Texas Motor Speedway)
• *April 11 – Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix International Raceway)
• *April 20 – TBD (Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez)
• *April 26 – Aaron’s 312 (Talladega Superspeedway)
• *May 2 – Funai 250 (Richmond International Raceway)
• *May 9 – Diamond Hill Plywood 200 (Darlington Raceway)
• *May 24 – Carquest Auto Parts 300 (Lowe’s Motor Speedway)
• *May 31 – Dover 200 (Dover International Speedway)
• *June 7 – Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville Superspeedway)
• *June 14 – Meijer 300 (Kentucky Speedway)
• *June 21 – TBD (The Milwaukee Mile)
• *June 28 – Camping World 200 (New Hampshire International Speedway)
• *July 4 – DIS NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 (Daytona International Speedway)
• *July 11 – TBD (Chicagoland Speedway)
• *July 19 – TBD (Gateway International Speedway)
• *July 26 – TBD (O’Reilly Raceway Park)
• *August 2 – TBD (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve)
• *August 9 – TBD (Watkins Glen International)
• *August 16 – Carfax 250 (Michigan International Speedway)
• *August 22 – Food City 250 (Bristol Motor Speedway)
• *August 30 – Camping World 300 (California Speedway)
• *September 5 – Emerson Radio 250 (Richmond International Speedway)
• *September 20 – TBD (Dover International Speedway)
• *September 27 – Kansas 300 (Kansas Speedway)
• *October 10 – TBD (Lowe’s Motor Speedway)
• *October 25 – Memphis 250 (Memphis Motorsports Park)
• *November 1 – O’Reilly Challenge (Texas Motor Speedway)
• *November 8 – TBD (Phoenix International Raceway)
• *November 15 – Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
2008 Formula One on TSN
• March 16 – Australian Grand Prix (Albert Park, Melbourne)
• March 23 – Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur)
• April 6 – Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir)
• April 27 – Spanish Grand Prix (Circuit de Catalunya, Catalunya)
• May 11 – Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul Park, Istanbul)
• May 25 – Monaco Grand Prix (Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo)
• June 8 – Canadian Grand Prix (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal)
• June 22 – French Grand Prix (Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Nevers Magny-Cours)
• July 6 – British Grand Prix (Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone)
• July 20 – German Grand Prix (Hockenheim Circuit, Hockenheim)
• August 3 – Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring, Budapest)
• August 24 – European Grand Prix (Nürburgring, Nurburg)
• September 7 – Belgian Grand Prix (Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, Spa)
• September 14 – Italian Grand Prix (Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza)
• September 28 – Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay Circuit)
• October 12 – Japanese Grand Prix (Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture)
• October 19 – Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai)
• November 2 – Brazilian Grand Prix (Autodromo Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo)
2008 IRL on TSN
• March 29 – Miami Indy 300
• April 6 – St. Petersburg Indy
• April 19 – Indy Japan 300
• April 27 – Kansas City Indy 300
• May 25 – Indianapolis 500
• June 1 – Milwaukee Indy 225
• June 7 – Texas Indy 300
• June 22 – Iowa Indy
• June 28 – Richmond Indy Challenge
• July 6 – Watkins Glen Indy
• July 12 – Nashville Indy 300
• July 20 – Mid-Ohio Indy
• August 9 – Kentucky Indy 500
• August 25 – Infineon Indy
• September 1 – Bell Isle Indy
• September 8 – Chicagoland Indy
TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN's flagship news program, SportsCentre, was voted the number-one source for sports news by sports fans from across the country.* TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule also features the NHL and first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; Toronto Maple Leafs hockey; International Hockey including the IIHF World Junior Championship; the Olympic Games through 2012; CFL including Friday Night Football; NFL including Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors; Season of Champions Curling; NASCAR including the Daytona 500; Formula One including the Canadian Grand Prix; IRL including the Indy 500; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the NBA Finals; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; EURO 2008 and UEFA Champions League Soccer; and HBO World Championship boxing. TSN HD offers more sports coverage, more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network in Canada, reinforcing TSN's position as Canada's Sports Leader in High Definition. TSN is available in 9 million households. TSN's programming and news content is also available online at TSN.ca.
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