As for the rain-delayed 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, the Cup Series’ second visit to the track this season and the fifth race of the 2019 playoffs, the channel that will broadcast the resumption of the race Monday is NBCSN. The race at Talladega will resume with the beginning of Stage 2 at 2 p.m. ET.
Before rain reached the track and delayed the race, the 2 p.m. ET start time for the Talladega race Sunday was the seventh and final such start time for the Cup Series this season. As for the TV channel, the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend was on NBC for the fourth time this year before being picked up by NBCSN on Monday. As part of NBC’s TV deal with NASCAR for the 2019 season, NBC was slated to show seven of the final 20 races of the season, with the other 13 scheduled to be shown on NBCSN.
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The race at Talladega, which will consist of three stages (55 laps, 55 laps and 78 laps), is the 32nd race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule (31st when not counting the All-Star Race). There are just six races left this season, and there are two more races before the second cut-off point of the playoffs.
Talladega is a massive, 2.66-mile oval that features 33-degree banking in the turns, 16.5-degree banking along the frontsretch and two-degree banking along the backstretch. This is the third year in a row the fifth race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs will be held at Talladega.
Below is all the info you need regarding how to watch Monday’s NASCAR race at Talladega.
What channel is NASCAR on today?
TV channel: NBCSN Live stream: NBC Sports App Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
The race at Talladega, had it been completed Sunday, would have been the forth of seven races this season to be shown on NBC. The network’s broadcast crew consists of Rick Allen, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte in the booth, with Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kelli Stavast and Parker Kligerman reporting from pit road.
In addition to the TV coverage on NBCSN, Monday’s race at Talladega is available via live stream via the NBC Sports App.
NASCAR at Dover: What time does today’s race start?
Date: Monday, Oct. 14 (Postponed from Sunday) Time: 2 p. m. ET Location: Talladega Superspeedway
The winner of the Talladega playoff race has never gone on to win the Cup Series title in the same season in the playoff era (2004-present).
The worst finish in a playoff race at Talladega by a driver who went on to win the title was 24th by Jimmie Johnson (2006). Last season’s champion, Joey Logano, finished fifth in this race.
