8-31-23 roundup: Pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer, High school football and volleyball, College football, Middle school football and softball, NASCAR
By Richard Walker
A pair of city-county rivalries with striking similarities headline Week 3 of the area’s high school football schedule.
County school Crest in Cleveland County first played against Shelby in 1968 and didn’t win in the rivalry until 1980.
In Lincoln County, East Lincoln faced the same type of struggles against Lincolnton as the Wolves won 21 of the first 23 matchups in the series before East Lincoln began turning the tables.
This Friday, both rivalries will be resumed with surprisingly winless Shelby (0-2) hosting unbeaten Crest (2-0) and defending state champion East Lincoln (2-0) seeking its 17th straight overall victory at home against winless Lincolnton (0-2).
The Cleveland County rivalry featured a perennial state power overwhelming Crest in the early years due in large part to the fact that the Crest school district didn’t field its first gridiron team when Crest opened in 1927.
Shelby won 11 of the first 12 matchups – the teams tied in 1973 – and was ahead in the series 19-6-1 before Crest has closed the margin to 30-23-1 with some recent success that includes last year’s 54-49 victory in which the Chargers trailed 23-0 in the second quarter.
The Lincoln County rivalry saw Lincolnton dominate the early years but East Lincoln has won six straight including a 27-0 victory in 2022 and has closed the Wolves’ alltime series lead to 32-20.
Here’s a look at Friday’s other area matchups:
Avery County at Bessemer City: The teams have met 3 times previously – all in the playoffs – with Avery holding a 2-1 series lead.
Blacksburg, S.C. at Cherryville: Cherryville leads the alltime series 1-0-1 including last year’s 21-20 road victory.
East Gaston at Cramer: Cramer has won 6 straight, including 27-21 last season, after East Gaston won the first 2 matchups of the rivalry.
Foard at West Lincoln: West Lincoln leads 28-21-2 alltime in a series that began in 1962. The Rebels also have won 3 straight including 54-7 last season.
Forestview at Freedom: Forestview has never lost to the Patriots in 3 previous meetings, including 13-7 last season.
Highland Tech at Union Academy: Union Academy’s 26-25 win in the 2021 spring season gave it a 3-1 alltime series advantage.
Kings Mountain at Burns: Kings Mountain’s current 5-game winning streak in the series that includes a 27-0 win last season, has given the Mountaineers a 27-26 alltime lead in a series that began in 1968.
Providence at Huss: Huss leads the series 3-1 in meeting played in Providence’s first 4 years as a school (1989-92) when the teams were both members of the Southwestern 4A Conference.
South Point at Charlotte Christian: First meeting.
West Meck at Ashbrook: A series that began with Ashbrook’s predecessor Ashley has been dominated by the Green Wave 28-3. But West Meck has won two straight in the series – including a 14-9 victory last season at West Meck.
(Other area games:)
-Friday
Berry at Hopewell
Catholic at Providence Day
Cuthbertson at South Meck
Garinger at Harding
Glenn at Chambers
Hough at Dutch Fork, S.C.
Independence at West Charlotte
Kell at Marvin Ridge
Monroe at Rocky River
Myers Park at Sun Valley
Palisades at Indian Land
Parkwood at East Meck
West Cabarrus at Olympic
East Burke at Draughn
Hibriten at West Caldwell
Newton-Conover at East Rutherford
North Iredell at Alexander Central
South Iredell at Statesville
Thomas Jefferson at Asheville Christian
Watauga at Maiden
-Saturday
Butler at Fairburn, Ga., Hughes
(Next week’s games)
Ashbrook at East Gaston
Bessemer City at Union Academy
Burns at Alexander Central
Carolina Bearcats at Thomas Jefferson
Cherryville at North Gaston
East Rutherford at North Lincoln
Mountain Island Charter at SouthLake Christian
Olympic at Shelby
South Point at Hibriten
Winston-Salem Prep at Highland Tech
Off – Cramer, Crest, East Lincoln, Forestview, Huss, Kings Mountain, Lincolnton, West Lincoln
Berry at Rocky River
Catawba Ridge, S.C. at Kell
Corvian Community at Garinger
Gaffney, S.C. at Mallard Creek
Hickory Ridge at Chambers
Monroe at East Meck
North Meck at Catholic
Palisades at Cuthbertson
Richmond County at Myers Park
South Meck at Independence
Weddington at Butler
Chase at Draughn
Hickory at Cox Mill
Hickory Hawks at Bunker Hill
Maiden at St. Stephens
R-S Central at Chesnee, S.C.
South Caldwell at Bandys
West Iredell at West Wilkes
High school JV football
(Thursday’s results)
Crest 28, Shelby 0
South Point 21, Charlotte Christian 8
East Lincoln def. Lincolnton
College football
Here is this week’s Carolinas NCAA Division I (FBS and FBS) schedule:
(Thursday, Aug. 31)
Charleston Southern 13, North Greenville 10
Wake Forest 37, Elon 17
William & Mary 34, Campbell 24
Furman 45, Tennessee Tech 10
N.C. State 24, Connecticut 14
UAB 35, North Carolina A&T 6
(Saturday, Sept. 2)
East Carolina at Michigan, noon
Davidson at VMI, 1 p.m.
Wofford at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Appalachan State, 3:30 p.m.
Western Carolina at Arkansas, 4 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at N.C. Central, 4 p.m.
S.C. State at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
The Citadel at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
North Carolina at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
(Monday, Sept. 4)
Clemson at Duke, 8 p.m.
High school volleyball
Kings Mountain def. Cramer 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-16): Camden Pasour (31 assists, 9 digs, 5 blocks, 5 service points), Meile Songaila (9 kills, 4 digs, 4 serve receptions, 3 service points), Myracle Davis (18 kills, 2 digs, 5 blocks), London Brown (9 kills, 2 digs, 6 blocks) and Alexa Jones (21 service points, 7 serve receptions, 7 digs) led Kings Mountain (9-0, 1-0), which visits Big South 3A rival Ashbrook on Tuesday.
In the JV match, Kings Mountain won 2-0 (25-12, 25-10) behind Campbell Benton (5 kills, 4 digs, 7 service points), Madi Broome (8 serve receptions, 10 digs, 7 service points), Abigail Hedgepath (16 assists, 8 service points) and Ruby Osborne (8 kills, 1 block, 5 service points).
Cherryville def. Burns 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-13): Emily Allen (12 kills, 6 assists), Carson Reed (6 kills 3 blocks), Kate Mulvey (16 assists) and Taylor Digh (10 digs) led Cherryville (4-5, 2-1).
Pro football
Here is the 2023 regular season schedule for the Carolina Panthers:
Sept. 10 at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Sept. 18 New Orleans, 7:15 p.m.
Sept. 24 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 1 Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Oct. 8 at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Oct. 15 at Miami, 1 p.m.
Oct. 22 OFF WEEK
Oct. 29 Houston, 1 p.m.
Nov. 5 Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m.
Nov. 9 at Chicago, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 19 Dallas, 1 p.m.
Nov. 26 at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Dec. 3 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 10 at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Dec. 17-18 Atlanta, TBD
Dec. 24 Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Dec. 31 at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Jan. 6-7 Tampa Bay, TBD
Middle school football
-Gaston County Conference
(Aug. 29 game)
Southwest 38, Bessemer City 0
(Aug. 30 games)
Holbrook 34, Mount Holly 0: Jaylen Williams (9 rushes for 115 yards, 1-yard run, 45-yard fumble return, 15-yard run), Kaveuan Pless (11 rushed for 134 yards, 2-point run), E.J. Lindsay (7-yard run), Ja’kobi Freeman (2-point run) and defenders Williams, Freeman, Lindsay, Tramel Bell, Jayden Morris, Ja’qualen McGill, Tyrese Cooper and Payton McRae led Holbrook.
York Chester at Grier, ppd., Aug. 31
Belmont at Stanley, ppd., Aug. 31
Cramerton 14, Chavis 0
(Aug. 31 games)
Grier 16, York Chester 14
Belmont 21, Stanley 12: Jamari Chambers (3 TD runs, 100 all-purpose yards) and Wilson London (3 extra point kicks) led Belmont.
(Sept. 6 games)
Grier at Belmont, Holbrook at Southwest, Mount Holly at Chavis, Bessemer City at Stanley, W.C. Friday at York Chester, BYE – Cramerton
-Tri-County Conference
(Aug. 30 games)
Crest 16, Burns 8 (OT)
East Lincoln 22, East Rutherford 0
Kings Mountain at Shelby, ppd., no date
Lincolnton 20, Chase 8
R-S Central 46, North Lincoln 14
West Lincoln 14, Thomas Jefferson 0
(Sept. 6 games)
East Lincoln at Burns, Kings Mountain at West Lincoln, Lincolnton at North Lincoln, Chase at Thomas Jefferson, Crest at East Rutherford, R-S Central at Shelby
Middle school softball
Gaston County Conference standings through Aug. 30:
Belmont 2-0
Stanley 2-0
W.C. Friday 1-0
Holbrook 1-0
Bessemer City 1-1
Chavis 1-1
Mount Holly 0-1
Southwest 0-1
Cramerton 0-2
Grier 0-2
(Aug. 31 games)
Bessemer City 13, Belmont 0 (4 innings)
Stanley 17, Cramerton 2
Southwest at W.C. Friday
Mount Holly 24, Grier 8
BYE – Holbrook, Chavis
(Sept. 5 games)
Belmont, Bessemer City at Stanley, Southwest at Chavis, Cramerton at Mount Holly, Holbrook at W.C. Friday, BYE – Grier, Belmont
Pro basketball
Here is the Charlotte Hornets’ full 2023-24 schedule:
October
Wed. 25 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Fri. 27 DETROIT 7 p.m.
Mon. 30 BROOKLYN 7 p.m.
November
Wed. 1 at Houston 8 p.m.
Sat. 4 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sun. 5 at Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 8 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Fri. 10 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sun. 12 at New York Noon
Tue. 14 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Fri. 17 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
Sat. 18 NEW YORK 6 p.m.
Mon. 20 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 22 WASHINGTON 7 p.m.
Sun. 26 at Orlando 6 p.m.
Tue. 28 at New York 7:30 p.m.
Thu. 30 at Brooklyn 7:30 p.m.
December
Sat. 2 MINNESOTA 5 p.m.
4-9 Two games TBD
Mon. 11 MIAMI 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 15 NEW ORLEANS 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 18 at Toronto 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 20 at Indiana 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 DENVER 7 p.m.
Tue. 26 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Thu. 28 at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Fri. 29 at Phoenix 9 p.m.
January
Mon. 1 at Denver 9 p.m.
Tue. 2 at Sacramento 10 p.m.
Fri. 5 at Chicago 8 p.m.
Mon. 8 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 SACRAMENTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 12 at San Antonio 10 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Miami 6 p.m.
Wed. 17 at New Orleans 8 p.m.
Fri. 19 SAN ANTONIO 7 p.m.
Sat. 20 PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m.
Mon. 22 at Minnesota 8 p.m.
Wed. 24 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Fri. 26 HOUSTON 7 p.m.
Sat. 27 UTAH 7 p.m.
Mon. 29 NEW YORK 7 p.m.
Wed. 31 CHICAGO 7 p.m.
February
Fri. 2 at Oklahoma City 8 p.m.
Sun. 4 INDIANA 6 p.m.
Mon. 5 L.A. LAKERS 7 p.m.
Wed. 7 TORONTO 7 p.m.
Fri. 9 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Sat. 10 MEMPHIS 7 p.m.
Mon. 12 INDIANA 7 p.m.
Wed. 14 ATLANTA 7 p.m.
Thu. 22 at Utah 9 p.m.
Fri. 23 at Golden State 10 p.m.
Sun. 25 at Portland 9 p.m.
Tue. 27 at Milwaukee 8 p.m.
Thu. 29 MILWAUKEE 7 p.m.
March
Fri. 1 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Sun. 3 at Toronto 6 p.m.
Tue. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Fri. 8 at Washington 7 p.m.
Sat. 9 BROOKLYN 7 p.m.
Mon. 11 at Detroit 7 p.m.
Wed. 13 at Memphis 8 p.m.
Fri. 15 PHOENIX 7 p.m.
Sat. 16 at Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Tue. 19 at Orlando 7 p.m.
Sat. 23 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 25 at Cleveland 7 p.m.
Wed. 27 CLEVELAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 29 GOLDEN STATE 7 p.m.
Sun. 31 LA CLIPPERS 6 p.m.
April
Mon. 1 BOSTON 7 p.m.
Wed. 3 PORTLAND 7 p.m.
Fri. 5 ORLANDO 7 p.m.
Sun. 7 OKLAHOMA CITY 6 p.m.
Tue. 9 DALLAS 7 p.m.
Wed. 10 at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 12 at Boston 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 14 at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Charlotte’s In-Season Tournament Group Play Schedule:
Nov. 10 at Washington, 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 MIAMI, 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals: Dec. 4-5 at higher-seeded teams
Semifinals: Dec. 7 at Las Vegas
Championship game: Dec. 9 at Las Vegas
The NBA In-Season Tournament Groups:
Western Conference
A: Memphis, Phoenix, L.A. Lakers, Utah, Portland
B: Denver, L.A. Clippers, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston
C: Sacramento, Golden State, Minnesota, Oklahoma City, San Antonio
Eastern Conference
A: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Indiana, Detroit
B: Milwaukee, New York, Miami, Washington, Charlotte
C: Boston, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, Orlando
The Charlotte Hornets’ 2023 preseason schedule:
Oct. 10 at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Washington Wizards, 7 p.m.
Oct. 15 Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Oct. 19 Boston Celtics, 7 p.m.
Pro soccer
Here is Charlotte FC’s full 2023 schedule with results:
(8-8-9 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 (W 3-1)
May 17 Chicago Fire FC (W 2-1)
May 20 Nashville SC (L 1-2)
May 27 at L.A. Galaxy (W 1-0)
May 31 at Philadelphia Union (L 0-1)
June 3 at Columbus Crew (W 4-2)
June 10 Seattle Sounders FC (T 3-3)
June 21 at New York Red Bulls (T 2-2)
June 24 CF Montreal (T 0-0)
July 5 at New York City FC (T 1-1)
July 8 FC Cincinnati (T 2-2)
July 15 at CF Montreal (L 0-2)
Aug. 26 L.A. FC (W 2-1)
Aug. 30 Orlando City SC (T 1-1)
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. 18 at Inter Miami CF, 8 p.m.
Oct. 21 Inter Miami CF, TBD
(Leagues Cup schedule – Group stage)
July 21 at FC Dallas (T 2-2, wins 4-1 on penalty kicks)
July 29 Necaxa (W 4-1)
(Round of 32)
Aug. 3 Cruz Azul (at Dallas TX) (T 0-0, wins 4-3 on penalty kicks)
Aug. 7 at Houston Dynamo (W 2-1)
Aug. 11 at Inter Miami (L 0-4)
Pro baseball
Jacksonville 2, Charlotte 1: Nick Nastrini struck out 9 in 6 innings during his Class AAA debut in Charlotte’s loss in the 2nd game of the 6-game road series. The 3rd and 4th games of the series will be played in a 5:05 p.m. doubleheader on Friday.
Here is the full Charlotte Knights’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 46-82
First half record: 35-40
Second half record: 11-42
-First half
March 31-April 2 Louisville (2-1)
April 4-9 at Columbus (3-3)
April 11-16 Jacksonville (3-3)
April 18-23 at Louisville (2-4)
April 25-30 Norfolk (2-4)
May 2-7 at Gwinnett (4-2)
May 9-14 Durham (3-3)
May 16-21 Scranton-Wilkes Barre (2-4)
May 23-28 at Jacksonville (4-2)
May 30-June 4 Nashville (3-3)
June 6-11 at Gwinnett (1-5)
June 13-18 at Durham (3-3)
June 20-25 Louisville (3-3)
-Second half
June 28-July 3 at Norfolk (1-4)
July 4-9 Jacksonville (1-5)
July 14-16 at Lehigh Valley (0-3)
July 18-23 Memphis (1-5)
July 25-30 at Durham (1-5)
Aug. 1-6 at Norfolk (2-5)
Aug. 8-13 Gwinnett (0-6)
Aug. 15-20 at Nashville (2-4)
Aug. 22-24, 26-27 Memphis (3-3)
Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1-3 at Jacksonville (0-2)
Sept. 5-10 Durham
Sept. 12-17 Nashville
Sept. 18-24 at Memphis
Gastonia 6, Spire City 4 (1st game): Scott Manea hit a walkoff 3-run home run for the Honey Hunters.
Gastonia 8, Spire City 2 (2nd game): The Honey Hunters complete the doubleheader sweep.
Here is the full Gastonia Honey Hunters’ 2023 schedule:
Overall record: 72-36
First half record: 41-22
Second half record: 31-14
-First half
April (3-0)
28 Spire City (W 10-4)
29 Spire City (W 8-6)
30 Spire City (W 7-4)
May (17-9)
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 Spire City (W 2-1 in 10)
10 Spire City (W 10-0)
11 Spire City (W 9-7)
12 at High Point (L 5-8)
13 at High Point (W 12-5)
14 at High Point (L 3-4)
16 Charleston, W.Va. (W 13-4)
17 Charleston, W.Va. (W 4-2)
18 Charleston, W.Va. (L 4-6)
19 at Lexington (W 15-2)
20 at Lexington (W 8-0)
21 at Lexington (W 5-3)
23 at Spire City (W 6-0)
24 at Spire City (W 8-5)
25 at Spire City (W 8-3)
26 Lancaster (L 3-4 in 11)
27 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
28 Lancaster (ppd., rain)
29 Lancaster (W 9-1)
29 Lancaster (L 3-4)
30 High Point (L 8-10)
31 High Point (W 14-10)
June (19-8)
1 High Point (W 7-4)
2 Lexington (W 3-2)
3 Lexington (W 10-1)
4 Lexington (W 4-1)
6 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 4-1)
7 at Charleston, W.Va. (L 1-13)
8 at Charleston, W.Va. (L 2-4)
9 at Spire City (W 5-4)
10 at Spire City (W 12-7)
11 at Spire City (L 6-9)
13 So. Maryland (W 5-0)
14 So. Maryland (L 9-10)
15 So. Maryland (W 11-6)
16 Staten Island (W 5-4)
17 Staten Island (W 7-5)
18 Staten Island (W 5-1)
20 at Lancaster (L 0-6)
21 at Lancaster (W 9-7)
22 at Lancaster (W 4-1)
22 at Lancaster (L 2-6)
24 at Staten Island (W 12-3)
25 at Staten Island (L 2-7)
27 High Point (W 8-3)
28 High Point (W 7-3)
29 High Point (L 1-11)
30 So. Maryland (W 15-0)
July (13-13)
1 So. Maryland (L 6-7)
1 So. Maryland (W 8-7)
2 So. Maryland (W 3-2 in 10)
4 at Spire City (L 3-4)
5 at Spire City (L 8-18)
6 at Spire City (L 4-6)
7 at High Point (L 1-8)
-Second half
8 at High Point (W 7-2)
9 at High Point (L 13-14)
11 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 5-3)
12 at Charleston, W.Va. (W 2-1)
13 at Charleston, W.Va. (ppd.)
14 Staten Island (W 7-3)
15 Staten Island (L 10-12 in 10)
16 Staten Island (W 13-8)
18 High Point (W 6-5)
19 High Point (L 5-9)
20 High Point (W 10-5)
21 at So. Maryland (L 9-11)
22 at So. Maryland (W 8-6)
23 at So. Maryland (L 8-12)
25 at Staten Island (W 10-2)
26 at Staten Island (L 3-8)
27 at Staten Island (W 17-5)
28 at Long Island (L 1-18)
29 at Long Island (W 12-5)
30 at Long Island (L 2-4)
August (18-7)
1 High Point (L 3-6)
2 High Point (L 3-7)
3 High Point (ppd.)
4 Lexington (W 9-8)
5 Lexington (W 9-2)
6 Lexington (W 4-3)
8 Spire City (W 8-3)
9 Spire City (L 2-3)
10 Spire City (W 9-6)
11 at Long Island (L 5-7)
12 at Long Island (W 14-3)
13 at Long Island (W 10-7)
15 York (W 6-5)
16 York (L 1-2)
17 York (W 5-2)
18 Lexington (W 12-8)
19 Lexington (L 1-5)
20 Lexington (W 8-3)
22 at Long Island (W 6-5)
23 at Long Island (W 5-0)
24 at Long Island (W 13-12)
25 at Lancaster (W 4-1)
26 at Lancaster (L 2-6)
27 at Lancaster (W 5-4)
29 Spire City (W 6-4)
30 Spire City (ppd., Aug. 31)
31 Spire City (W 6-4)
31 Spire City (W 8-2)
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 (William Byron-3)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Josh Berry)
May 21 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro NC (Kyle Larson-3)
May 29 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte, Concord NC (Ryan Blaney)
Jun 4 NASCAR Cup Series at World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison IL (Kyle Busch-3)
Jun 11 NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma, Sonoma CA (Martin Truex, Jr.-3)
Jun 25 NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville, Lebanon TN (Ross Chastain)
Jul 2 NASCAR Cup Series at Chicago, Chicago IL (Shane van Gisbergen)
Jul 9 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, Hampton GA (William Byron-4)
Jul 17 NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire, Loudon NH, noon on USA (Martin Truex, Jr.-4)
Jul 23 NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono, Long Pond PA, 2:30 p.m. on USA (Denny Hamlin-2)
Jul 30 NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond, Richmond VA, 3 p.m. on USA (Chris Buescher)
Aug 6-7 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan, Brooklyn MI, noon on USA (Chris Buescher-2)
Aug 13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Road Course, Speedway IN (Michael McDowell)
Aug 20 NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen NY (William Byron-5)
Aug 26 NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona, Daytona Beach FL (Chris Buescher-3)
(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