TOLEDO, Ohio (April 7, 2016) – Officials from the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards have announced the American Sports Network (ASN) broadcast schedule for 2016. ASN’s coverage of the ARCA Racing Series will kick off with live coverage of the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care from Toledo (OH) Speedway on Sunday, May 22 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
The April 9th Music City 200 from Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville and the April 24th Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 from Salem Speedway will each be recorded for delayed broadcast. The Music City 200 is scheduled to air on Thursday, June 2, and the Salem race is scheduled to air June 9. Each will air at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. In all, ASN will broadcast nine ARCA events in 2016, including five live broadcasts.
ASN is the sports division of Sinclair Networks Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI). Sinclair is the largest television station operator in the United States , owning or operating 171 television stations in 81 markets. Through relationships with over the air broadcasters and other regional sports networks, ASN looks to expand the reach and exposure of the ARCA Racing Series.
In addition to the Menards 200 from Toledo, ASN is scheduled to televise live races from Madison (Wis.) International Speedway on June 19; Winchester (Ind.) Speedway on June 26; Berlin Raceway (just west of Grand Rapids, Mich.) on August 6; and the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on August 21. Additional delayed broadcasts include the September 4 ARCA race from the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois, and the 100th ARCA race at Salem Speedway September 10.
About American Sports Network:
ASN is a division of Sinclair Networks Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. For more information on ASN, please visitwww.americansportsnet.com.
About Automobile Racing Club of America:
The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards features 20 events at 18 tracks on its 2016 schedule. The series has crowned an ARCA national champion each year since its inaugural season in 1953, and has toured over 200 racetracks in 28 states since its inception. The series tests the abilities of drivers and race teams over the most diverse schedule of stock car racing events in the world, annually visiting tracks ranging from 0.4 mile to 2.66 miles in length, on both paved and dirt surfaces as well as left- and right-turn road courses.
