The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is down to its final three races to determine the 2014 champion. The first of those final three races comes this weekend in Fort Worth with the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Texas 2014 schedule: 3 days in Fort Worth
Tom Pennington
Jeff Gordon currently leads the Chase standings, looking for his second win at Texas Speedway, and his first since 2009. Ryan Newman, in second place and three points behind Gordon, last won in Fort Worth in 2003.
ESPN2 will provide television coverage of the AAA Texas 500, the 33rd race of the 36-race 2014 NASCAR season, as well as qualifying, while Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 will televise practices on Friday and Saturday. The green flag is slated to drop at approximately 3:16 p.m. ET on Sunday.
The Sprint Cup race isn’t alone in Fort Worth, either. The Nationwide Series takes the stage on Saturday afternoon and evening with the 300-mile O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. The green flag for the Nationwide race is scheduled to drop at 3:46 p.m.
Here is a look at the weekend schedule for the weekend from Texas Motor Speedway (all times ET):
Friday
1-2:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Practice (Fox Sports 1)
1:30-3 p.m.: Nationwide Practice (ESPN)
6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Qualifying (ESPN2)
Saturday
11-11:50 a.m.: Sprint Cup Practice (Fox Sports 1)
2-2:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Practice (Fox Sports 2)
3:30 p.m.: Nationwide - O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (ESPN2)
Sunday
2 p.m.: AAA Texas 500 (ESPN)
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