After a lengthy injury absence, Chase Elliott is back in the No. 9 car for Hendrick Motorsports. And he'll be hoping to make up for lost time at Martinsville Speedway, a track at which he has fared pretty well over the course of his NASCAR Cup Series career (one win, five top-five finishes in 15 races).
Elliott fractured his leg March 3 in a snowboarding accident, knocking him out of the next six Cup Series races. HMS replaced him with Josh Berry for five races and Jordan Taylor for one. Berry impressed at times and even snagged a runner-up finish at Richmond.
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But he's not Elliott. The 2020 Cup Series champion is NASCAR's most popular driver. And with a spot in the Cup Series playoffs still at stake — NASCAR waived its eligibility requirements for the 27-year-old — Elliott knows his best path to the postseason is through a win. Will it happen at Martinsville this weekend?
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Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race at Martinsville, the NOCO 400, including start time and broadcast information.
What time does the NASCAR race start today?
- Date: Sunday, April 16
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
The listed start time for the NOCO 400 is 3 p.m. ET, but pre-race festivities are expected to push the waving of the green flag to 3:11 p.m. ET.
What channel is NASCAR on today?
- TV channel: FS1 (U.S.) | TSN3 (Canada)
- Live stream: FoxSports.com, Fubo
- Radio: MRN
Sunday's race will be broadcast on Fox in the United States. Canadian viewers can find it on TSN3.
Veteran broadcaster Mike Joy will lead Sunday's telecast, serving as the race's lap-by-lap announcer. He'll be joined in the booth by former Cup Series drivers Clint Bowyer and Bobby Labonte.
Cord-cutters can follow the action on FoxSports.com, as well as with Fubo, which offers a free trial.
NASCAR schedule 2023: Regular-season races
(All times Eastern)
| Date | Race (winner) | Track | Time (ET) | TV | Radio |
| Feb. 19 | Daytona 500 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) | Daytona International Speedway | |||
| Feb. 26 | Pala Casino 400 (Kyle Busch) | Auto Club Speedway | |||
| March 5 | Pennzoil 400 (William Byron) | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |||
| March 12 | United Rentals Work United 500 (William Byron) | Phoenix Raceway | |||
| March 19 | Ambetter Health 400 (Joey Logano) | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||
| March 26 | EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Tyler Reddick) | Circuit of the Americas | |||
| April 2 | Toyota Owners 400 (Kyle Larson) | Richmond Raceway | |||
| April 9 | Food City Dirt Race (Christopher Bell) | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||
| April 16 | NOCO 400 | Martinsville Speedway | 3 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| April 23 | GEICO 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 3 p.m. | Fox | MRN |
| April 30 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Dover | Dover Motor Speedway | 2 p.m. | FS1 | PRN |
| May 7 | AdventHealth 400 | Kansas Speedway | 3 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 14 | Goodyear 400 | Darlington Raceway | 3 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 21 | NASCAR All-Star Open | North Wilkesboro Speedway | 5 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 21 | NASCAR All-Star Race | North Wilkesboro Speedway | 8 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 28 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 6 p.m. | Fox | PRN |
| June 4 | Enjoy Illinois 300 | World Wide Technology Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| June 11 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | PRN |
| June 25 | Ally 400 | Nashville Superspeedway | 7 p.m. | NBC | PRN |
| July 2 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Chicago | Chicago Street Course | 5:30 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| July 9 | Quaker State 400 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 7 p.m. | USA | PRN |
| July 16 | Crayon 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | USA | PRN |
| July 23 | M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 | Pocono Raceway | 2:30 p.m. | USA | MRN |
| July 30 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Richmond | Richmond Raceway | 3 p.m. | USA | MRN |
| Aug. 6 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | USA | MRN |
| Aug. 13 | Verizon 200 at the Brickyard | Speedway Road Course | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | IMS |
| Aug. 20 | Go Bowling at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | 3 p.m. | USA | MRN |
| Aug. 26 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Speedway | 7 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
NASCAR schedule 2023: Playoff races
(All times Eastern)
| Date | Race | Track | Time (ET) | TV | Radio |
| Sept. 3 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | 6 p.m. | USA | MRN |
| Sept. 10 | Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Speedway | 3 p.m. | USA | MRN |
| Sept. 16 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | 7:30 p.m. | USA | PRN |
| Sept. 24 | AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 | Texas Motor Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | USA | PRN |
| Oct. 1 | YellaWood 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 2 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| Oct. 8 | Bank of America Roval 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval | 2 p.m. | NBC | PRN |
| Oct. 15 | South Point 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | PRN |
| Oct. 22 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| Oct. 30 | Xfinity 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 2 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| Nov. 6 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship | Phoenix Raceway | 3 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
Fans in Canada can watch all NASCAR races on TSN.
