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NASCAR TV Schedule: How to Watch Every Race at COTA

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jonathan Howard | Last updated Feb 26, 2026 12:43 PM ET

The NASCAR national series are split this weekend. Cup Series and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series action at Circuit of the Americas. Meanwhile, the Craftsman Truck Series will be racing on the streets of St. Petersburg as part of the IndyCar season-opening weekend.

A lot of racing going on this week. It's a great time to be a motorsports fan. As for the NASCAR action this week, the racing starts on Saturday with the Truck Series and O'Reilly Series. Then, Sunday is all for the big boys in the Cup Series.

Fans are going to have to switch between Fox and The CW if they want all of the laps this weekend. Don't worry, we've got you covered.

Connor Zilisch (88) celebrates winning the Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas.Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images


Date	Race	Time & Channel
Saturday, Feb. 28	NCTS OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 at St. Petersburg	12:00 p.m. ET - Fox
Saturday, Feb. 28	Focused Health 250 at COTA	3:00 p.m. ET - CW Sports
Sunday, March 1	Duramax Grand Prix Powered by Reladyne	3:30 p.m. ET - Fox

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at St. Pete will be the first street course race for the series. Fans can watch along on Fox, that's big Fox, at Noon this Saturday. It's an exciting crossover weekend down in Florida, and it will continue when IndyCar and NASCAR meet in Phoenix this season.

Fox having the rights to both NASCAR races and IndyCar races allows for this kind of weekend to happen more often. Motorsports as a whole is gaining popularity, and working together to showcase North America's most elite forms of racing is a great idea. Not bad for Fox's bottom line, either.

The racing is going to be fantastic at both tracks. Shane van Gisbergen vs. Connor Zilisch at both COTA races. O'Reilly Series green flag will fly shortly after 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday on The CW. Cup Series at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday back on Fox.

Of course, you have the Truck Series with special guests like Dario Franchitti and James Hinchcliffe in the field. It will be a fun weekend overall.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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