2018 NASCAR XFINITY Series coverage schedule, start times unveiled

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor

The start times for NASCAR’s second series have been revealed.

NASCAR released the 2018 race start times and network coverage plans for the XFINITY Series on Tuesday, detailing the tour’s schedule from the opening race at Daytona International Speedway (Feb. 17) to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 17).

While the series schedule remains largely unchanged, a few of the race start times have shifted.

The most notable change comes in the April 20 race at Richmond International Raceway, which has been moved from the daytime to a night race. Texas Motor Speedway sees both of its’ two races altered slightly, with start times of 3:00 p.m. ET (April 7) and 3:30 p.m. ET (Nov. 3).

The tour’s lone race at Talladega Superspeedway on April 28 has been shifted to a 3:00 p.m. ET start, while the June 17 race at Iowa Speedway has seen a shift up to 5 p.m. ET. – A time matched only by the Mar. 17 trip to Auto Club Speedway and the new fall date at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Sept. 15).

FOX and NBC will combine to air the 33-race season, with FOX taking 14 races and NBC claiming the remaining 19 events.

FOX will air four races on its main FOX network – Phoenix International Raceway (Mar. 10), Texas (April 7), Talladega (April 28) and Michigan International Speedway (June 9), with their remaining events showing on FOX Sports 1.

NBC will follow a similar schedule, with Watkins Glen (Aug. 4), Darlington Raceway (Sept. 1), Texas (Nov. 3) and Phoenix (Nov. 10) airing on NBC. The company’s remaining 15 events – including the championship race at Homestead – will air on NBCSN.

2018 NASCAR XFINITY Series Schedule & Coverage