| WEATHER UPDATE |
| Today’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been postponed due to weather until Monday, May 29 at 3:00 PM EDT. The race will be broadcast on FOX. The Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 will run at 11:00AM EDT. The race will air on FS1. |
Below a TV Schedule for Charlotte and Indianapolis, May 2023. This weekend NASCAR three top series and the ARCA Menards series will be racing back at their “home-track”, Charlotte Motor Speedway, for the Memorial Day weekend. Let us hope Hope Mother Nature are kind to us race fans even if the forecast doesn’t look too good. (NASCAR Weather Today | RaceWeather )
Indy Car, are set for the 107: th. running of the Classic Indianapolis 500, full schedule HERE.
IMSA Sports Car is off for a couple of weeks more but will return in June from Watkins Glen.
NHRA dragracing is taking the weekend off before returning to Epping, next weekend.
Some other events of interest; Formula 1 is running the Monaco Grand Prix Sunday Afternoon, 14:00 (8:00 AM eastern) V SPORT MOTOR / VIAPLAY got the coverage over here, check your local station for details. I stopped watching F1 30 years ago, so I will watch trotting instead, from Solvalla Racetrack and the 71:th running of the Solvalla International Elitlopp (Elit Race).
Friday, May 26
| SERIES | TIME (US.EST) | TIME (CET) | RACE | TV (US) | TV (SWEDEN) |
| INDY CAR | 11:00 AM | 17:00 | CARB DAY FINAL PRACTICE | PEACOCK | VIAPLAY |
| NASCAR TRUCKS | 1:30 PM | PRACTICE QUALIFYING | F.S.-1 | ||
| INDY CAR | 2:30 PM | 20:30 | PIT STOP COMPETITION | PEACOCK | VIAPLAY |
| NASCAR XFINITY | 3:30 PM | PRACTICE QUALIFYING | F.S.-1 | ||
| ARCA | 6:00 PM | GENERAL TIRE 150 | F.S.-1 | ||
| NASCAR TRUCKS | 8:00 PM | PRERACE SHOW | F.S.-1 | ||
| NASCAR TRUCKS | 8:30 PM | 2:00 (lörd) | NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY 200 | F.S.-1 | VIAPLAY |
Saturday, May 27
| SERIES | TIME (US.EST) | TIME (CET) | RACE | TV (US) | TV (SWEDEN) |
| NASCAR XFINITY | 12:30 PM* | PRERACE SHOW | F.S.-1 | ||
| NASCAR XFINITY | 1:00 PM* | 18:30 | ALSCO UNIFORMS 300 | F.S.-1 | VIAPLAY |
| NASCAR CUP | 7:00 PM * | PRACTICE QUALIFYING | F.S.-1 |
Sunday, May 28
| SERIES | TIME (US.EST) | TIME (CET) | RACE | TV (US) | TV (SWEDEN) |
| INDY CAR | 11:00 AM | 17:30 | 107:TH RUNNING OF INDIANPOLIS 500 | PEACOCK NBC | V SPORT MOTOR / VIAPLAY |
| NASCAR CUP | 5:30 PM | PRERACE SHOW | FOX | ||
| NASCAR CUP | 6:00 PM * | 23:30 | COCA COLA 600 | FOX | V SPORT 1 / VIAPLAY |
*Due to inclement weather, NASCAR has announced that tonight’s Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will now start at 3 p.m. ET on Monday. Spectator gates and souvenir haulers will open at 9 a.m. in advance of the Alsco Uniforms 300, now rescheduled from Saturday to 11 a.m. Monday.
Fans will be required to exit the grandstands following the NASCAR Xfinity race in order for speedway staff to quickly prepare the facility for the 64th running of the Coca-Cola 600.
Broadcast networks for the Alsco Uniforms 300 remain unchanged – FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The Coca-Cola 600 will be broadcast on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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