Back with a smolder.
After a one-week reprieve, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to the fore. And it's going country for this week's race, setting up shop in Nashville for the Ally 400.
LIVE: Follow TSN’s coverage of the Ally 400 at Nashville
Music City is one of the more beloved sites in the NASCAR calendar. It features a rounded 1.33-mile track and ever-so-precarious turns, just the sort of environment that superspeedway stars like Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney pine for.
Wallace is a particularly interesting case study. The 23XI Racing talent has looked much-improved through the 2023 season and finds himself in postseason contention as we head into the second half of the season.
He didn't have the greatest of times in last year's iteration of the race, cursing out crew chief Bootie Barker after losing a wheel. What a difference a year makes though for the 29-year-old, who has looked assured more often than not in the cockpit. Strong finishes have tended to follow up more times than most. Now, he's on his turf: Wallace is at his best when he's surrounded by the widening expanse of a superspeedway. Could a win — and a spot in the playoffs — be in the cards?
MORE: Watch the Ally 400 live on Fubo (free trial)
With that, here's what you need to know about Sunday's race at Nashville, including start time and broadcast information.
What time does the NASCAR race start today?
- Date: Sunday, June 25
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
The listed start time for the Ally 400 is 7 p.m. ET, but pre-race festivities were expected to push the waving of the green flag to 7:22 p.m. ET. NASCAR then pushed the start of the race up to 7:05 p.m. ET because of a threat of storms in the area.
What channel is NASCAR on today?
- TV channel: NBC (U.S.) | TSN5 (Canada)
- Live stream: Peacock, Fubo
- Radio: PRN
Sunday's race will be broadcast on NBC in the United States. It's the first race aired outside of the Fox family of networks this season.
Veteran broadcaster Rick Allen will lead the telecast as the race's lap-by-lap announcer. He'll be joined in the booth by Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte.
MORE: Why NASCAR is on NBC instead of Fox
Cord-cutters can follow the action on Peacock, as well as with Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Canadian viewers can find Sunday's race on TSN5.
NASCAR schedule 2023: Regular season
(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 (Kyle Larson) | Martinsville Speedway | |||
| April 23 | GEICO 500 (Kyle Busch) | Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| May 1 | Wurth 400 (Martin Truex Jr.) | Dover Motor Speedway | |||
| May 7 | AdventHealth 400 (Denny Hamlin) | Kansas Speedway | |||
| May 14 | Goodyear 400 (William Byron) | Darlington Raceway | |||
| May 21 | NASCAR All-Star Open (Josh Berry) | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |||
| May 21 | NASCAR All-Star Race (Kyle Larson) | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |||
| May 29 | Coca-Cola 600 (Ryan Blaney) | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||
| June 4 | Enjoy Illinois 300 (Kyle Busch) | World Wide Technology Raceway | |||
| June 11 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Martin Truex Jr.) | Sonoma Raceway | |||
| 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: Playoffs
(All times Eastern)
| Date | Race | Track | Time | 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.