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NASCAR Richmond 2014: Start time, TV schedule for Federated Auto Parts 400

Brian Lawdermilk

The 26th and final race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup regular season gets underway on Saturday night, with ABC providing television coverage of the 57th annual Federated Auto Parts 400 from Richmond International Speedway in Virginia.

Brad Keselowski grabbed the pole position on Friday, with Jeff Gordon close behind in the No. 2 spot.

Pre-race coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night on ABC with “NASCAR Countdown,” with host Nicole Briscoe and analysts Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty.

Race coverage begins on ABC at 7:30 p.m., with announcer Allen Bestwick in the booth along with analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree, plus pit reporters Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch. The race will also be available live online via Watch ESPN.

Greg Biffle, currently 10th in points vying for one of the final spots in The Chase playoffs, will be the in-race reporter during ABC’s coverage, speaking with Jarrett on pace laps and during caution periods.

The race will also be televised live in Canada on TSN2, and will air in Spanish on ESPN Deportes on Sunday at 4 a.m.

The green flag is expected to drop at approximately 7:46 p.m.

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