5-8-23 roundup: Pro basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, High school baseball, softball and tennis, College baseball, Middle school baseball and soccer, NASCAR

By Richard Walker

A pair of No. 1 baseball seeds lead the Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties high school baseball and softball playoffs that get underway on Tuesday.

In pairings released Sunday by the N.C. Independent Athletic Association and Monday by the N.C. High School Athletic Association, 19 baseball teams and 17 softball teams will begin their pursuit of state titles as soon as Tuesday.

In baseball, Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference co-regular season champions Burns and Cherryville were the No. 1 seed in their respective classifications.

Burns (20-4) is the No. 1 2A seed and will host Southwestern Randolph while Cherryville (21-4), which defeated Burns 6-3 in last week’s conference tournament championship game, is the No. 1 1A seed and will host Gaston County’s Mountain Island Charter (4-14).

Cherryville is making its area-record 56th state playoff appearance and its area-record 23rd straight; The last time the Ironmen missed the state playoffs was in 1999. This season, Cherryville will seek to again advance to the state championship series, which the Ironmen last a year ago.

Big South 3A champion South Point (16-6) is the next-highest baseball seed at No. 5 in 3A and the Red Raiders will host Greensboro Dudley.

In softball, Southern Piedmont 1A/2A runner-up Cherryville (16-8) and Western Foothills 3A champion East Lincoln (17-1) are the highest-seeded teams at No. 5 in 1A and 3A, respectively; Cherryville hosts Mount Airy and East Lincoln hoss Montgomery Central.

Close behind are Big South 3A champion Crest (18-3) at No. 6 in 3A, Southern Piedmont 1A/2A champion Burns (18-6) at NO. 7 in 2A and Catawba Shores 1A/2A champion Lincoln Charter (14-5) at No. 8 in 2A.

Kings Mountain increased its Cleveland County-record streak with its 19th straight playoff berth with Crest close behind at 16 straight years.

Here’s the full baseball and softball opening round pairings for Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:

(Baseball)

1A
No. 1 Cherryville (21-4) hosts Mountain Island Charter
No. 13 Highland Tech (11-12) hosts Mountain Heritage
No. 26 Piedmont Community Charter (10-8) at Christ the King
No. 29 Bessemer City (6-19) at South Stokes
No. 31 Mountain Island Charter (4-14) at Cherryville

2A
No. 1 Burns (20-4) hosts Southwestern Randolph
No. 8 Lincoln Charter (18-5) hosts North Surry
No. 17 East Gaston (13-9) at Trinity
No. 23 Shelby (12-11) at North Stanly
No. 28 West Lincoln (12-13) at West Stanly

3A
No. 5 South Point (16-6) hosts Greensboro Dudley
No. 11 Kings Mountain (17-5) hosts Cramer
No. 12 Crest (15-8) hosts Foard
No. 16 North Gaston (15-8) hosts Tuscola
No. 19 North Lincoln (13-9) at Hickory
No. 20 East Lincoln (13-9) at Oak Grove
No. 22 Cramer (17-7) at Kings Mountain

NCISAA 2A
Unseeded Gaston Day (5-11) hosts Hickory Christian Academyt

NCISAA 3A
No. 7 Gaston Christian (9-10) hosts Asheville School

(Softball)

1A
No. 5 Cherryville (16-8) hosts Mount Airy
No. 7 Mountain Island Charter (11-7) host North Stokes
No. 10 Piedmont Community Charter (9-7) hosts Queen’s Grant
No. 18 Highland Tech (11-7) at Uwharrie Charter
No. 24 Bessemer City (7-12) at South Davidson

2A
No. 7 Burns (18-6) hosts East Burke
No. 8 Lincoln Charter (14-5) hosts Anson County
No. 17 West Lincoln (17-8) at Forbush
No. 32 East Gaston (7-11) at McMichael

3A
No. 5 East Lincoln (17-1) hosts Montgomery Central
No. 6 Crest (18-3) hosts North Lincoln
No. 16 Cramer (15-8) hosts East Rowan
No. 18 Kings Mountain (13-7) at Southern Guilford
No. 19 North Gaston (13-6) at West Henderson
No. 27 North Lincoln (12-12) at Crest
No. 29 Forestview (13-10) at West Rowan

NCISAA 3A
No. 8 Gaston Christian (4-11) at High Point Christian Academy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hall of Fame

The Cleveland County Sports Hall of Fame sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will induct six local standouts at its 2023 banquet on Monday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Shelby City Park Gymnasium.

Appalachian State University head football coach Shawn Clark will be the guest speaker and the induction class will be led by six former college football standouts – former Shelby High and University of South Carolina standout Mike Haggard, former Crest High and North Carolina A&T standout Herbert Harbison and former Shelby High and Gardner-Webb standout Rodney Robinson.

Other inductees will be former Burns High and Gardner-Webb women’s basketball standout Susan Bolt Briggs, professional bass fisherman Matt Arey and longtime Shelby High team chaplain and soccer official Glenn Davenport.

Tickets are $10 apiece and can be purchased at Shelby City Park, Medical Arts Pharmacy in Shelby, plus the offices of the four public senior high schools in Cleveland County.

Along with the inductions, a number of other special awards will be presented, among them honor athlete selections from the four county high schools and Gardner-Webb, the Paris Yelton Memorial Service Award and the Fan of the Year recognized by WOHS radio.

Many athletes who also achieved special recognition in their sport will receive Certificate of Merit awards from the county sports Hall of Fame committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College baseball

Here are the full pairings for the Region 10 tournament at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, S.C.:

(Friday, May 5)
Game 1: USC Sumter vs. USC Union – USC Sumter 8-3
Game 2: Gaston College vs. Louisburg – Gaston College 11-3 in 7
Game 3: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Lancaster – USC Lancaster 5-4 in 11
Game 4: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Salkehatchie – Florence Darlington Tech 12-2 in 5
(Saturday, May 6)
Game 5: USC Union vs. Louisburg – USC Union 8-6 (Louisburg eliminated)
Game 6: Spartanburg Methodist vs. USC Salkehatchie – Spartanburg Methodist 10-0 in 6 (USC Salkehatchie eliminated)
Game 7: USC Sumter vs. Gaston College – Gaston College 8-0 in 7
Game 8: USC Lancaster vs. Florence Darlington Tech – USC Lancaster 8-5
(Sunday, May 7)
Game 9: Florence Darlington Tech vs. USC Union – USC Union 15-12 (Florence Darlington Tech eliminated)
Game 10: USC Sumter vs. Spartanburg Methodist – Spartanburg Methodist 9-7 (USC Sumter eliminated)
Game 11: Gaston College vs. USC Lancaster – Gaston College 9-6
Game 12: USC Union vs. Spartanburg Methodist – Spartanburg Methodist 11-5 (USC Union eliminated)
(Monday, May 8)
Game 13: USC Lancaster vs. Spartanburg Methodist – USC Lancaster 3-0
Game 14: Gaston College vs. USC Lancaster – USC Lancaster 8-2
(Tuesday, May 9)
Game 15: USC Lancaster vs. Gaston College, 11 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High school boys tennis

The pairings/results for area teams:

-May 3 1st round
(Class 1A)
No. 13 Cherryville (6-9) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (6-2) – Piedmont Community Charter 7-2
No. 10 Highland Tech (9-5) at No. 7 Mount Airy (16-2) – Mount Airy 6-0
No. 15 Christ the King (4-7) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (10-2) – Thomas Jefferson 8-1
(Class 2A)
No. 12 Southwestern Randolph (10-2) at No. 5 Burns (11-1) – Burns 6-0
(Class 3A)
No. 16 North Gaston (6-3) at No. 1 Hickory (13-0) – Hickory 9-0
No. 14 North Lincoln (6-3) at No. 3 West Henderson (13-0) – West Henderson 7-2
No. 15 Cramer (8-4) at No. 2 South Point (10-0) – South Point 7-2

-May 9 2nd round
(Class 1A)
No. 5 Bishop McGuinness (10-4) at No. 4 Piedmont Community Charter (7-2)
No. 7 Mount Airy (17-2) at No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (11-2)
(Class 2A)
No. 5 Burns (12-1) at No. 4 Bandys (12-1)
(Class 3A)
No. 10 St. Stephens (12-1) at No. 2 South Point (11-0)

-May 15 3rd round

-May 17 Regional championships

-May 20 State championships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school baseball

(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 4 Stanley 10, No. 1 Belmont 3
No. 3 Chavis 5, No. 2 Cramerton 3 (9 innings)

(Tuesday, May 9)
-Finals
No. 4 Stanley at No. 3 Chavis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle school girls soccer

(Thursday, May 4)
-Semifinals
No. 1 Belmont 2, No. 4 Stanley 0
No. 2 Cramerton 5, No. 3 Mount Holly 0

(Monday, May 8)
-Finals
No. 1 Belmont 5, No. 2 Cramerton 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro soccer

Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule:

(3-5-3 record)
Feb. 25 New England Revolution (L 0-1)
March 4 at St. Louis City SC (L 1-3)
March 11 Atlanta United FC (L 0-3)
March 18 at Orlando City SC (W 2-1)
March 25 New York Red Bulls (T 1-1)
April 1 at Toronto FC (T 2-2)
April 8 at Real Salt Lake (L 1-3)
April 15 Colorado Rapids (T 2-2)
April 22 Columbus Crew (W 1-0)
April 29 at D.C. United (L 0-3)
May 6 New York City FC (W 3-2)
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 Revolution, 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The NBA play-in tournament games:

(April 11)
Game 1- East No. 8 Atlanta at East No. 7 Miami – Atlanta 116-105
Game 2- West No. 8 Minnesota at West No. 7 L.A. Lakers – L.A. Lakers 108-102 (OT)

(April 12)
Game 3- East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 9 Toronto – Chicago 109-105
Game 4- West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 9 New Orleans – Oklahoma City 123-118

(April 14)
East No. 10 Chicago at East No. 7 Miami – Miami 102-91
West No. 10 Oklahoma City at West No. 8 Minnesota – Minnesota 120-95

The first round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):

East No. 1 Milwaukee vs. East No. 8 Miami
Game 1: April 16 at Milwaukee – Miami 130-117
Game 2: April 19 at Milwaukee – Milwaukee 127-106
Game 3: April 22 at Miami – Miami 121-99
Game 4: April 24 at Miami – Miami 119-114
Game 5: April 26 at Milwaukee – Miami 128-126, OT (Miami wins series 4-1)

East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 7 Atlanta
Game 1: April 15 at Boston – Boston 112-99
Game 2: April 18 at Boston – Boston 119-106
Game 3: April 21 at Atlanta – Atlanta 130-122
Game 4: April 23 at Atlanta – Boston 129-121
Game 5: April 25 at Boston – Atlanta 119-117
Game 6: April 27 at Atlanta – Boston 128-120 (Boston wins series 4-2)

East No. 3 Philadelphia vs. East No. 6 Brooklyn
Game 1: April 15 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 121-101
Game 2: April 17 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 96-84
Game 3: April 20 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 102-97
Game 4: April 22 at Brooklyn – Philadelphia 96-88 (Philadelphia wins series 4-0)

East No. 4 Cleveland vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 15 at Cleveland – New York 101-97
Game 2: April 18 at Cleveland – Cleveland 107-90
Game 3: April 21 at New York – New York 99-79
Game 4: April 23 at New York – New York 102-99
Game 5: April 26 at Cleveland – New York 106-95 (New York wins series 4-1)

West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 8 Minnesota
Game 1: April 16 at Denver – Denver 109-80
Game 2: April 19 at Denver – Denver 122-113
Game 3: April 21 at Minnesota – Denver 120-111
Game 4: April 23 at Minnesota – Minnesota 114-108
Game 5: April 25 at Denver – Denver 112-109 (Denver wins series 4-1)

West No. 2 Memphis vs. West No. 7 L.A. Lakers
Game 1: April 16 at Memphis – L.A. Lakers 128-112
Game 2: April 19 at Memphis – Memphis 103-93
Game 3: April 22 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 111-101
Game 4: April 24 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 117-111, OT
Game 5: April 26 at Memphis – Memphis 116-99
Game 6: April 28 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 125-85 (L.A. Lakers win series 4-2)

West No. 3 Sacramento vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: April 15 at Sacramento – Sacramento 126-123
Game 2: April 17 at Sacramento – Sacramento 114-106
Game 3: April 20 at Golden State – Golden State 114-97
Game 4: April 23 at Golden State – Golden State 126-125
Game 5: April 26 at Sacramento – Golden State 123-116
Game 6: April 28 at Golden State – Sacramento 118-99
Game 7: April 30 at Sacramento – Golden State 120-100 (Golden State wins series 4-3)

West No. 4 Phoenix Suns vs. West No. 5 L.A. Clippers
Game 1: April 16 at Phoenix – L.A. Clippers 115-110
Game 2: April 18 at Phoenix – Phoenix 123-109
Game 3: April 20 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 129-124
Game 4: April 22 at Los Angeles – Phoenix 112-100
Game 5: April 25 at Phoenix – Phoenix 136-130 (Phoenix wins series 4-1)

The second round NBA playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):

East No. 8 Miami vs. East No. 5 New York
Game 1: April 30 at New York – Miami 108-101
Game 2: May 2 at New York – New York 111-105
Game 3: May 6 at Miami – Miami 105-86
Game 4: May 8 at Miami – Miami 109-101
Game 5: May 10 at New York, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at New York, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)

East No. 2 Boston vs. East No. 3 Philadelphia
Game 1: May 1 at Boston – Philadelphia 119-115
Game 2: May 3 at Boston – Boston 121-87
Game 3: May 5 at Philadelphia – Boston 114-102
Game 4: May 7 at Philadelphia – Philadelphia 116-115, OT
Game 5: May 9 at Boston, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 6: May 11 at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Boston, 6:30 p.m. ET (TNT)

West No. 1 Denver vs. West No. 4 Phoenix
Game 1: April 29 at Denver – Denver 125-107
Game 2: May 1 at Denver – Denver 97-87
Game 3: May 5 at Phoenix – Phoenix 121-114
Game 4: May 7 at Phoenix – Phoenix 129-124
Game 5: May 9 at Denver, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6: May 11 at Phoenix, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Denver, 9 p.m. ET (TNT)

West No. 7 L.A. Lakers vs. West No. 6 Golden State
Game 1: May 2 at Golden State – L.A. Lakers 117-111
Game 2: May 4 at Golden State – Golden State 127-100
Game 3: May 6 at Los Angeles – L.A. Lakers 127-97
Game 4: May 8 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 5: May 10 at Golden State, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 12 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 14 at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro hockey

The Carolina Hurricanes’ NHL playoffs schedule (x-if necessary):

(First round)
Carolina vs. New York Islanders
Game 1: April 17 at Carolina – Carolina 2-1
Game 2: April 19 at Carolina – Carolina 4-3 in OT
Game 3: April 21 at N.Y. Islanders – N.Y. 5-1
Game 4: April 23 at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 5-2 (TNT)
Game 5: April 25 at Carolina – N.Y. 3-2
Game 6: April 28 at N.Y. Islanders – Carolina 2-1 in OT (Carolina wins series 4-2)

(Second round)
Carolina vs. New Jersey
Game 1: May 3 at Carolina – Carolina 5-1
Game 2: May 5 at Carolina – Carolina 6-1
Game 3: May 7 at New Jersey – New Jersey 8-4
Game 4: May 9 at New Jersey, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 5: May 11 at Carolina, TBD (TNT)
Game 6-x: May 13 at New Jersey, TBD (ESPN)
Game 7-x: May 15 at Carolina, TBD (ESPN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro baseball

Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:

Overall record: 6-3
April (3-0)
28 Frederick (W 10-4)
29 Frederick (W 8-6)
30 Frederick (W 7-4)

May (3-3)
2 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
3 at So. Maryland (W 11-6)
4 at So. Maryland (L 2-4)
5 at Long Island (W 3-2)
6 at Long Island (L 1-3)
7 at Long Island (L 4-6)
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 Frederick
12 at High Point
13 at High Point
14 at High Point
16 Charleston, W.Va.
17 Charleston, W.Va.
18 Charleston, W.Va.
19 at Lexington
20 at Lexington
21 at Lexington
23 at Frederick
24 at Frederick
25 at Frederick
26 Lancaster
27 Lancaster
28 Lancaster
29 Lancaster
30 High Point
31 High Point

June
1 High Point
2 Lexington
3 Lexington
4 Lexington
6 at Charleston, W.Va.
7 at Charleston, W.Va.
8 at Charleston, W.Va.
9 at Frederick
10 at Frederick
11 at Frederick
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 So. Maryland
16 Staten Island
17 Staten Island
18 Staten Island
20 at Lancaster
21 at Lancaster
22 at Lancaster
23 at Staten Island
24 at Staten Island
25 at Staten Island
27 High Point
28 High Point
29 High Point
30 So. Maryland

July
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
4 at Frederick
5 at Frederick
6 at Frederick
7 at High Point
8 at High Point
9 at High Point
11 at Charleston, W.Va.
12 at Charleston, W.Va.
13 at Charleston, W.Va.
14 Staten Island
15 Staten Island
16 Staten Island
18 High Point
19 High Point
20 High Point
21 at So. Maryland
22 at So. Maryland
23 at So. Maryland
25 at Staten Island
26 at Staten Island
27 at Staten Island
28 at Long Island
29 at Long Island
30 at Long Island

August
1 High Point
2 High Point
3 High Point
4 Lexington
5 Lexington
6 Lexington
8 Frederick
9 Frederick
10 Frederick
11 at Long Island
12 at Long Island
13 at Long Island
15 York
16 York
17 York
18 Lexington
19 Lexington
20 Lexington
22 at Long Island
23 at Long Island
24 at Long Island
25 at Lancaster
26 at Lancaster
27 at Lancaster
29 Frederick
30 Frederick
31 Frederick

September
1 So. Maryland
2 So. Maryland
3 So. Maryland
4 So. Maryland
5 at High Point
6 at High Point
7 at High Point
8 Charleston, W.Va.
9 Charleston, W.Va.
10 Charleston, W.Va.
12 So. Maryland
13 So. Maryland
14 So. Maryland
15 at Lexington
16 at Lexington
17 at Lexington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 (William Byron)
Mar 12 NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix, Avondale AZ (William Byron-2)
Mar 19 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA (Joey Logano-2)
Mar 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, Austin TX (Tyler Reddick)
Apr 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA (Kyle Larson)
Apr 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol, Bristol TN (Christopher Bell)
Apr 16 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Martinsville VA (Kyle Larson-2)
Apr 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega, Lincoln AL (Kyle Busch-2)
May 1 NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Dover DE (Martin Truex, Jr.-2)
May 7 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas, Kansas City KS (Denny Hamlin)
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