2-27-23 roundup: Pro basketball, football and soccer, High school basketball, baseball and softball, Middle school basketball, College basketball and baseball
By Richard Walker
East Gaston High’s historic boys basketball playoff run continues on Tuesday when they face the area’s most experience postseason team in the Western N.C. 2A semifinals.
East Gaston (25-2), which has never been this far in the playoffs in school history, will host Lincoln Charter (24-11) at 7 p.m.
The Warriors’ historic season has been led by McCaskill Rivers (22.1 scoring average), Trenton Sherrill (16.2), Connor Rankin (13.1), Chauncey Creamer (6.9) and Vellon Rivers (6.1).
Coach Gene Farrar’s team won East Gaston’s first conference regular season and tournament title since 2005. And the No. 4-seeded Warriors rolled to three straight home victories last week – 85-61 over West Wilkes, 71-54 over High Point Andrews and 58-40 over Hendersonville.
On Tuesday, East Gaston faces an Eagles’ program that has advanced to the third round seven straight years and has advanced to four Western championship games, two state title games and won the 2017 N.C. 1A championship.
This season, coach James Burnett’s team is 24-11 after its three playoff wins last week – 88-58 over Brevard, 99-64 over Burns and 85-82 in overtime over North Surry. The last win came after the Eagles trailed by 20 points before winning at the top-seeded Greyhounds.
Here are the area’s full state playoff results and upcoming pairings:
(Feb. 21 first round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 5 South Point 73, No. 28 Thomasville Ledford 56
No. 13 Crest 75, No. 20 West Rowan 69
No. 19 Northwest Cabarrus 68, No. 14 Huss 58
No. 16 North Henderson 75, No. 17 North Lincoln 73
No. 15 Greensboro Dudley 56, No. 18 East Lincoln 49
No. 24 Kings Mountain 67, No. 9 West Henderson 60
(Class 2A)
No. 4 East Gaston 85, No. 29 West Wilkes 61
No. 8 Lincoln Charter 88, No. 25 Brevard 58
No. 12 Shelby 73, No. 21 Eden Morehead 47
No. 24 Burns 56, No. 9 Southwestern Randolph 50
No. 2 Reidsville 80, No. 31 Lincolnton 59
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 76, No. 26 Cherokee 60
No. 6 Robbinsville 46, No. 27 Mountain Island Charter 45
No. 3 Eastern Randolph 95, No. 30 Cherryville 60
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln 66, No. 31 North Buncombe 39
No. 7 Huss 54, No. 26 W-S Atkins 44
No. 23 St. Stephens 36, No. 10 Cramer 33
No. 15 Ashbrook 53, No. 18 Lake Norman Charter 45
No. 9 Ashe County 54, No. 24 Crest 41
No. 6 Oak Grove 67, No. 27 South Point 57
(Class 2A)
No. 2 Shelby 69, NO. 31 Robinson 33
No. 4 Lincoln Charter 60, No. 29 Brevard 43
No. 15 Southwestern Randolph 60, No. 18 West Lincoln 40
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 59, No. 26 Swain County 34
No. 22 Piedmont Community Charter 50, No. 11 Corvian Community 49
No. 3 Cherokee 78, No. 30 Highland Tech 25
(Feb. 23 second round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 5 South Point 67, No. 12 Concord 58
No. 13 Crest 64, No. 4 Enka 63
No. 8 Southern Guilford 65, No. 24 Kings Mountain 33
(Class 2A)
No. 4 East Gaston 71, No. 12 High Point Andrews 54
No. 8 Lincoln Charter 99, No. 24 Burns 64
No. 5 Hendersonville 74, No. 12 Shelby 64
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 56, No. 23 Starmount 52
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln 55, No. 15 Ashbrook 35
No. 23 St. Stephens 64, No. 7 Huss 50
(Class 2A)
No. 2 Shelby 61, No. 15 Southwestern Randolph 27
No. 13 Newton-Conover 53, No. 4 Lincoln Charter 35
(Class 1A)
No. 7 Bessemer City 46, No. 23 Uwharrie Charter 39
No. 6 East Wilkes 63, No. 22 Piedmont Community Charter 28
(Feb. 25 third round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 13 Crest 85, No. 5 South Point 70
(Class 2A)
No. 4 East Gaston 58, No. 5 Hendersonville 40
No. 8 Lincoln Charter 85, No. 1 North Surry 82, OT
(Class 1A)
No. 2 South Stokes 70, No. 7 Bessemer City 62
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln 55, No. 23 St. Stephens 33
(Class 2A)
No. 2 Shelby 60, No. 10 Monroe 36
(Class 1A)
No. 2 Bishop McGuinness 62, No. 7 Bessemer City 55
(Feb. 28 fourth round)
-BOYS
(Class 3A)
No. 13 Crest at No. 1 Central Cabarrus
(Class 2A)
No. 4 East Gaston hosts No. 8 Lincoln Charter
-GIRLS
(Class 3A)
No. 2 East Lincoln hosts No. 14 Freedom
(Class 2A)
No. 2 Shelby hosts No. 3 Salisbury
Pro football
The Carolina Panthers announced on Monday that they had agreed to terms with Adrian Wilson as the team’s new vice president of player personnel.
A former High Point Andrews High standout who played at N.C. State and spent 12 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Wilson comes to Carolina after eight seasons with Arizona’s scouting department.
A five-time Pro Bowl safety who had 987 tackles, 25 1-2 sacks and 27 interceptions during his 2001 to 2012 career, Wilson most recently serving as vice president of pro personnel in 2021 and 2022 for the Cardinals.
Wilson is a member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame and the Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor.
High school baseball
This week’s schedule:
(Monday, Feb. 27)
Bessemer City 16, Piedmont CC 12
North Gaston 3, Cherryville 2
East Gaston 8, Forestview 7
Lincoln Charter 1, South Rowan 0
Gray Stone Day 2, Mountain Island Charter 1
South Point 5, North Lincoln 2
(Tuesday, Feb. 28)
Cramer at Robinson
East Lincoln at Bandys
Gaston Day at Gaston Christian
Kings Mountain at East Rutherford
Lincolnton at Bessemer City
North Gaston at Highland Tech
Palisades at Ashbrook
Roberson at Crest
West Lincoln at Burns
(Wednesday, March 1)
Ashbrook at Chambers
Burns at South Point
Crest at Shelby
East Rutherford at East Lincoln
Foard at Lincoln Charter
Gaston Christian at Charlotte Country Day
Lincolnton at Forestview
Piedmont CC at Highland Tech
West Lincoln at R-S Central
(Thursday, March 2)
Bessemer City at Cramer
Lake Norman Charter at North Lincoln
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Christian
(Friday, March 3)
Bandys at North Gaston
Cramer at Shelby
Forestview at Palisades
Gaston Day at Concord Academy
Highland Tech at Ashbrook
Kings Mountain at Enka
Piedmont CC at Thomas Jefferson
R-S Central at Lincolnton
South Point at East Gaston
West Lincoln at Cherryville
(Saturday, March 4)
East Surry at Burns
High school softball
This week’s schedule:
(Monday, Feb. 27)
Burns 3, Foard 2: Sayge Strange (15 strikeouts), Hunter Morgan (2 hits), Laylah Haynes (double, 2 RBIs) led Burns.
East Lincoln 1, Central Cabarrus 0
Forestview 11, East Gaston 4
Gray Stone Day 7, Mountain Island Charter 4
(Tuesday, Feb. 28)
Ashbrook at Shelby
Bradford Prep at Piedmont CC
Gaston Christian at Providence Day
North Gaston at Highland Tech
Robbinsville at Cherryville
West Lincoln at Cherryville
(Wednesday, March 1)
Bandys at Crest
Burns at Kings Mountain
Huss at Bessemer City
Lincolnton at Forestview
North Lincoln at West Lincoln
Palisades at South Point
(Thursday, March 2)
East Gaston at Cramer
Hickory Grove at Piedmont CC
Mountain Island Charter at Charlotte Country Day
Pine Lake Prep at Cherryville
SouthLake Christian at Gaston Christian
(Friday, March 3)
Forestview at Palisades
Lincolnton at North Lincoln
Maiden at Lincoln Charter
Piedmont CC at Highland Tech
R-S Central at Crest
Shelby at Ashbrook
West Lincoln at Burns
(Saturday, March 4)
Franklin at Crest
Smoky Mountain at Crest
Pro basketball
The Charlotte Hornets increased their winning streak to five games for the first time in 11 months following a good news-bad news 117-106 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons.
The Hornets are playing their best basketball of the season, but may have lost former All-Star LaMelo Ball for the third time this season with an ankle injury. Ball injured his right ankle in the third quarter and did not return and later Monday night, the team announced he suffered a “fracture in his right ankle.”
Ball has previously missed 27 games this season with a left ankle sprain that he suffered in a preseason game.
Terry Rozier (22 points), Gordon Hayward (19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists), Ball (18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Kelly Oubre (18 points, 5 rebounds), Mark Williams (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Nick Richards (9 points, 9 rebounds) led the Hornets in the victory.
Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:
(20-43 record)
October
19 at San Antonio (W 129-102)
21 New Orleans (L 112-124)
23 at Atlanta (W 126-109)
26 at New York (L 131-134, OT)
28 at Orlando (L 93-113)
29 Golden State (W 120-113, OT)
31 Sacramento (L 108-115)
November
2 at Chicago (L 88-106)
4 at Memphis (L 99-130)
5 Brooklyn (L 94-98)
7 Washington (L 100-108)
9 Portland (L 95-105)
10 at Miami (L 112-117, OT)
12 at Miami (L 115-132)
14 at Orlando (W 112-105)
16 Indiana (L 113-125)
18 at Cleveland (L 122-132, 2 OT)
20 at Washington (L 102-106)
23 Philadelphia (W 107-101)
25 Minnesota (W 110-108)
28 at Boston (L 105-140)
December
2 Washington (W 117-116)
3 Milwaukee (L 96-105)
5 L.A. Clippers (L 117-119)
7 at Brooklyn (L 116-122)
9 New York (L 102-121)
11 at Philadelphia (L 113-131)
14 Detroit (L 134-141, OT)
16 Atlanta (L 106-125)
18 at Denver (L 115-119)
19 at Sacramento (W 125-119)
21 at L.A. Clippers (L 105-126)
23 at L.A. Lakers (W 134-130)
26 at Portland (L 113-124)
27 at Golden State (L 105-110)
29 Oklahoma City (W 121-113)
31 Brooklyn (L 106-123)
January
2 L.A. Lakers (L 115-121)
4 Memphis (L 107-131)
6 at Milwaukee (W 138-109)
8 at Indiana (L 111-116)
10 at Toronto (L 120-132)
12 at Toronto (L 114-124)
14 Boston (L 106-122)
16 Boston (L 118-130)
18 at Houston (W 122-117)
21 at Atlanta (W 122-118)
23 at Utah (L 102-120)
24 at Phoenix (L 97-128)
26 Chicago (W 111-96)
29 Miami (W 122-117)
31 at Milwaukee (L 115-124)
February
2 at Chicago (L 98-114)
3 at Detroit (L 112-118)
5 Orlando (L 113-119)
8 at Washington (L 104-118)
10 at Boston (L 116-127)
11 Denver (L 105-119)
13 Atlanta (W 144-138)
15 San Antonio (W 120-110)
24 at Minnesota (W 121-113)
25 Miami (W 108-103)
27 Detroit (W 117-106)
March
1 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
3 Orlando, 7 p.m.
5 at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
7 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
9 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
11 Utah, 7 p.m.
12 Cleveland, 5 p.m.
14 Cleveland, 7 p.m.
17 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
20 Indiana, 7 p.m.
23 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
24 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
26 Dallas, 1 p.m.
28 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
31 Chicago, 7 p.m.
April
2 Toronto, 1 p.m.
4 Toronto, 7 p.m.
7 Houston, 7 p.m.
9 at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
College basketball
The basketball community in two states is mourning the loss of former Davidson College scholar-athlete, men’s basketball coach and Director of Athletics Terry Holland, who who passed away Sunday in Charlottesville, Va.
Also a future Virginia basketball coach and East Carolina athletic director, Holland was 80 years old.
A top recruit out of his hometown of Clinton, N.C., Holland was Hall of Fame basketball coach Lefty Driesell’s first freshman recruit at Davidson and went on to finish his career ranked in the top five in scoring and rebounding. Among his Wildcats’ teammate were future Gaston County Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Bill Jarman.
After graduation in 1964 when he led Davidson to a 22-4 overall record and Davidson’s first top 10 national ranking, Holland was Driesell’s assistant for five years from the 1964-65 to 1968-69 seasons. In those five seasons, the Wildcats won four Southern Conference championships.
When Driesell left Davidson to coach at Maryland, Holland was his replacement and continued the winning tradition with a 92-43 record, earned league coach of the year three times and guided the Wildcats to a pair of postseason appearances, Holland also left the school for the ACC.
He became Virginia head coach and led the Cavaliers to a 326-173 record in 16 seasons with eight NCAA appearances highlighted by two Final Four appearances and was NIT champion in 1980.
After returning to Davidson at athletic director from 1990 to 1994, he would also serve in that same position at Virginia (1994-2001) and East Carolina (2004-13).
In January 2022, Davidson College honored Holland and Driesell and retired Holland’s No. 42 jersey.
(Tuesday’s game)
Gaston College at Brunswick Community College
(Wednesday’s game)
George Washington at Davidson
(Thursday’s game)
Caldwell Tech at Gaston College
Charlotte at UTSA
(Saturday’s game)
Davidson at Rhode Island
Gaston College at Combine Academy
UAB at Charlotte
(Conference tournaments)
-2023 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men
First Round – Sunday, February 26
No. 10 King vs. No. 7 Francis Marion at Converse – Francis Marion 100-80
No. 8 Mount Olive vs. No. 9 Lees-McRae at Chowan – Mount Olive 95-87
Second Round – Monday, February 27
No. 7 Francis Marion at No. 6 Converse – Converse 81-78
NO. 8 Mount Olive at No. 5 Chowan – Mount Olive 97-90
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 8 Mount Olive vs. No. 4 Belmont Abbey, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Converse vs. No. 3 Barton, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Winner of 4/5/8/9 vs. No. 1 UNC Pembroke, 5:15 p.m.
Winner of 3/6/7/10 vs. No. 2 Emmanuel, 7:30 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
-2023 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Women
First Round – Sunday, February 26
No. 10 North Greenville vs. No. 7 Southern Wesleyan at Mount Olive – North Greenville 68-58
No. 8 Barton vs. No. 9 King at Chowan – King 76-73
Second Round – Monday, February 27
No. 10 North Greenville at No. 6 Mount Olive – Mount Olive 72-69
No. 9 King at No. 5 Chowan – Chowan 94-73
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
No. 5 Chowan vs. No. 4 Emmanuel, 11 a.m.
No. 6 Mount Olive vs. No. 3 UNC Pembroke, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Winner of 4/5/8/9 vs. No. 1 Belmont Abbey, 12:30 p.m.
Winner of 3/6/7/10 vs. No. 2 Francis Marion, 2:45 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
-2023 Hercules Tires Big South Men (at Bojangles’ Arena, Charlotte)
First Round – Wednesday, March 1
Game 1: No. 8 High Point vs. No. 9 Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
Game 2: No. 7 Campbell vs. No. 10 Presbyterian, 8 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
Game 3: No. 1 UNC Asheville vs. 8/9 winner, noon
Game 4: No. 4 USC Upstate vs. No. 5 Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 Longwood vs 7/10 Winner, 6 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Radford vs. No. 6 Winthrop, 8 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, noon
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 2 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPN2)
Game 9: Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
-2023 Hercules Tires Big South Women (at Bojangles’ Arena, Charlotte)
First Round – Wednesday, March 1
Game 1: No. 8 UNC Asheville vs. No. 9 Winthrop, noon
Game 2: No. 7 USC Upstate vs. No. 10 Charleston Southern, 2 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
Game 3: No. 1 Gardner-Webb vs. 8/9 winner, 11:30 a.m.
Game 4: No. 4 Radford vs. No. 5 Presbyterian, 2 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 High Point vs. 7/10 Winner, 6 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Campbell vs. No. 6 Longwood, 8 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8 p.m.
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPNU)
Game 9: Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
-2023 Atlantic Sun men (at higher seeded teams)
First Round – Monday, Feb. 27
No. 9 Florida Gulf Coast at No. 8 Queens – Queens 61-55
No. 10 Bellarmine at No. 7 North Florida – Bellarmine 76-74
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Feb. 28
No. 8 Queens at No. 1 Kennesaw State
No. 5 Lipscomb at No. 4 Stetson
No. 10 Bellarmine at No. 2 Liberty
No. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky
Semifinals – Thursday, March 2)
No. 8/9/1 winner vs. No. 5/4 winner
No. 7/10/2 winner vs. No. 3/6 winner
Final – Sunday, March 5 (ESPN2)
Semifinal winners
College baseball
A year after climbing to as high as No. 2 in a pair of National Junior College Athletic Association Division II polls, Gaston College’s baseball program on Monday earned its first official NJCAA Division I ranking.
The Rhinos, who are off to a 16-2 start, are ranked No. 14 in the first in-season NJCAA Division I poll of the year.
Gaston College, coached by Shohn Doty, received votes in the preseason poll.
The Rhinos also are ranked No. 12 in the Dream Big Athletics poll and have been ranked in the Perfect Game, PBR Juco and thejbb.net polls this season.
Just a year ago, Gaston College’s baseball team became first in school history to get a national ranking in any poll on March 1, 2022 when thejbb.net ranked them No. 8.
The Rhinos have had winning streaks of four games and 11 games this season and return to action on Wednesday at 3 p.m. against Surry Community College at Gastonia’s Sims Legion Park.
Middle school basketball
Gaston County Conference standings (final regular season):
-BOYS
Southwest 10-0
Belmont 8-2
Holbrook 8-2
Mount Holly 7-3
Grier 7-3
Cramerton 5-5
Stanley 4-6
York Chester 3-7
Chavis 2-8
W.C. Friday 1-9
Bessemer City 0-10
-GIRLS
Holbrook 10-0
Belmont 8-2
Southwest 8-2
W.C. Friday 7-3
Mount Holly 7-3
Cramerton 5-5
York Chester 3-7
Stanley 3-7
Grier 2-8
Chavis 1-9
Bessemer City 1-9
(Monday’s games)
-BOYS
Cramerton 56, Chavis 31: Marcus Rhodes had 18 points, Sean Barnett 10 and Semaj Hart 6 for Cramerton.
W.C. Friday defeated Bessemer City
Grier 36, Belmont 28: Juan Arias (15 points, 9 rebounds) and O’Brian Lockhart (7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 5 assists) led Grier and Cayden Rumph had 12 points and Hunter Gerould 10 for Belmont.
Holbrook 59, York Chester 20: Savion Lindsay had 23 points, Dyson Britt 12 points and Mehki McIntosh and Jeric Guthrie-Barber 10 apiece for Holbrook.
Mount Holly 61, Stanley 35
-GIRLS
Cramerton 26, Chavis 9: Jyi’Yanna Watkins had 9 points, Priscilla Iyevbele 6 and Ava Cabe 5 for Cramerton.
W.C. Friday defeated Bessemer City
Belmont 25, Grier 19: Stella Absher had 15 points, Evy McKee 5 and Ella Gibson 4 for Belmont.
Holbrook 46, York Chester 14: Shemiah McCoy (17 points, 10 steals), Arianna McDowell (8 points, 6 rebounds), Jaleila Littlejohn (7 points, 4 steals) and Jakyra Sadler (6 points, 10 steals, 5 assists) led Holbrook.
Mount Holly 31, Stanley 20
END REGULAR SEASON
(Playoffs)
-BOYS semifinals on Thursday
No. 4 Mount Holly at No. 1 Southwest
No. 3 Holbrook at No. 2 Belmont
-GIRLS semifinals on Thursday
No. 4 W.C. Friday at No. 1 Holbrook
No. 3 Southwest at No. 2 Belmont
-GIRLS championship
March 7
-BOYS championship
March 8
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:
(0-1 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC, 8:30 p.m.
March 11 Atlanta United FC, noon
March 18 at Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
March 25 New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
April 1 at Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
April 8 at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.
April 15 Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m.
April 22 Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m.
April 29 at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
May 6 New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 13 at Atlanta United FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 17 Chicago Fire FC, 7:30 p.m.
May 20 Nashville SC, 7:30 p.m.
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.
May 31 at Philadelphia Union, 7:30 0.m.
June 3 at Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m.
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC, 7:30 p.m.
June 21 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
June 24 CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
July 5 at New York City FC, 7:30 p.m.
July 8 FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
July 15 at CF Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 20 at Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 26 L.A. FC, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 2 at Nashville SC, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 16 D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 20 Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 23 at FC Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30 at New England Revoultion, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Chicago Fire FC, 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 21 Inter Miami CF, TBD
Auto racing
The 2023 NASCAR schedule (with winners in parentheses):
Feb 5 Clash at The Coliseum, Los Angeles CA (Martin Truex, Jr.)
Feb 16 Duel No. 1, Daytona Beach FL (Joey Logano)
Feb 16 Duel No. 2, Daytona Beach FL (Aric Almirola)
Feb 19 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach FL (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.)
Feb 26 NASCAR Cup Series at California, Fontana CA (Kyle Busch)
Mar 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Mar 12 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Mar 19 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3:30 p.m. on FS1
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7 p.m. on FOX
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA, 3 p.m. on FS1
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 3 p.m. on FOX
Apr 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE, 2 p.m. on FS1
May 7 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 14 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 3 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 6 p.m. on FS1
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC, 8 p.m. on FS1
May 28 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 6 p.m. at FOX
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL, 3:30 p.m. on FS1
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA, 3:30 p.m. on FOX
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN, 7 p.m. on NBC
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL, 5:30 p.m. on NBC
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA, 7 p.m. on USA
Jul 16 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 6 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, 2:30 p.m. on USA
Aug 13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Road Course, Speedway IN, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY, 3 p.m. on USA
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL, 7 p.m. on NBC
(Cup Playoffs)
Sep 3 NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington, Darlington SC, 6 p.m. on USA
Sep 10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS, 3 p.m. on USA
Sep 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN, 7:30 p.m. on USA
Sep 24 NASCAR Cup Series at Texas, Fort Worth TX, 3:30 p.m. on USA
Oct 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 8 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC, 2 p.m. on NBC
Oct 15 NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 22 NASCAR Cup Series at Miami, Homestead FL, 2:30 p.m. on NBC
Oct 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville, 2 p.m. on NBC
Nov 5 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ, 3 p.m. on NBC