NASCAR at Charlotte: TV schedule, lineup, qualifying drivers for the Roval race

Bob Hille

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Martin Truex Jr. has won consecutive Cup Series races and the news doesn't get any better for his competitors this week at Charlotte Motor Speedway's ROVAL.

Truex has three wins and five top-two finishes in the last six races on road courses. He led coming into the final chicane at last year's inaugural ROVAL race but crashed out with Jimmie Johnson, allowing Ryan Blaney to get the win.

Truex's shot to sweep this playoff round — and get redemption from last year — could be motivating factors Sunday.

The Bank of America ROVAL 400 is the last race in the opening round of the playoffs as the 16-driver field will be trimmed to 12 after Sunday.

MORE: Watch the Roval race at Charlotte live with fuboTV (7-day trial)

There basically are nine drivers looking to fill the final five berths in the next round of the playoffs.

Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Ryan Blaney, Aric Almirola and William Byron enter Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. ET race inside the top 12, while Alex Bowman, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Erik Jones are on the outside of the playoff cut line looking in, with six of the drivers separated by the 18 points or fewer.

That kind of multi-driver scramble with the wild card of Charlotte's 2.28-mile road course that has a head-spinning 17 turns will make for an interesting race.

It's worth noting that Busch, 14 points out of the 12th playoff spot, holds the qualifying record currently with a fast lap of 106.868 mph on the ROVAL.

NASCAR at Charlotte: What time does the Roval race start?

The Bank of America ROVAL 400 will take place Sunday, Sept. 29. Live coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET.

What TV channel is NASCAR on today?

The Bank of America ROVAL 400 will be broadcast nationally on NBC. The race also can be livestreamed on the NBC Sports App or by subscribing to fuboTV, which offers a seven-day free trial.

Bank of America Roval 400 schedule, how to watch

Here's a daily schedule of events leading up to the Bank of America ROVAL 400:

(All times Eastern)

Friday, Sept. 27

12:05 p.m. Cup Series first practice NBCSN/NBC Sports App/MRN
1:05 p.m. Xfinity Series first practice NBC Sports App
3:05 p.m. Xfinity Series final practice NBCSN/NBC Sports App
4:40 p.m. Cup Series qualifying NBCSN/NBC Sports App/PRN

Saturday, Sept. 28

11:05 a.m. Cup Series second practice NBC Sports App
12:10 p.m. Xfinity Series qualifying NBCSN/NBC Sports App/
2 p.m. Cup Series final practice NBCSN/NBC Sports App/PRN
3:30 p.m. Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Sunday, Sept. 29

2:30 p.m. Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 NBC/NBC Sports App/PRN

Bank of America ROVAL 400 starting lineup

Below is the entry list for the Bank of America ROVAL 400.

Starting Driver Number
TBD Landon Cassill 00
TBD Kurt Busch 1
TBD Brad Keselowski 2
TBD Austin Dillon 3
TBD Kevin Harvick 4
TBD Ryan Newman 6
TBD Daniel Hemric 8
TBD Chase Elliott 9
TBD Aric Almirola 10
TBD Denny Hamlin 11
TBD Ryan Blaney 12
TBD Ty Dillon 13
TBD Clint Bowyer 14
TBD Ross Chastain 15
TBD Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
TBD Kyle Busch 18
TBD Martin Truex Jr. 19
TBD Erik Jones 20
TBD Paul Menard 21
TBD Joey Logano 22
TBD William Byron 24
TBD Joe Nemechek 27
TBD Corey LaJoie 32
TBD Michael McDowell 34
TBD Matt Tifft 36
TBD Chris Buescher 37
TBD David Ragan 38
TBD Daniel Suarez 41
TBD Kyle Larson 42
TBD Bubba Wallace 43
TBD Ryan Preece 47
TBD Jimmie Johnson 48
TBD Cody Ware 51
TBD Garrett Smithley 52
TBD Josh Bilicki 53
TBD Timmy Hill 66
TBD Reed Sorenson 77
TBD Alex Bowman 88
TBD Matt DiBenedetto 95
TBD Parker Kligerman 96

 

Bob Hille

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Bob Hille, a senior content consultant for The Sporting News, has been part of the TSN team for most of the past 30 years, including as managing editor and executive editor. He is a native of Texas (forever), adopted son of Colorado, where he graduated from Colorado State, and longtime fan of “Bull Durham” (h/t Annie Savoy for The Sporting News mention).