NASCAR returns to the northeastern United States this weekend, with Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the 1.058-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The action cranks up Friday morning as the Camping World Truck Series drivers get on the track at 10 am for the first of their two practice sessions. The second Truck Series practice begins at 1:15 pm and will be live on SPEED.

Opening practice for Sprint Cup drivers starts at 11:30 am Friday with qualifying set for 3:10 pm. Catch all of Friday's Sprint Cup activities in real time on ESPN2.

The second of three Sprint Cup practice sessions takes place at 9 am Saturday morning, immediately followed by Truck Series qualifying at 10:00 am. Sprint Cup Happy Hour gets underway at 11:30 am and the TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 goes green at 3:00 pm. All day coverage from New Hampshire Motor Speedway starts at 9 am on SPEED.

Sunday's Sylvania 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will be on ESPN at 1:00 pm. All times are eastern.

Nationwide Series drivers are off this week and will return to action on Saturday, September 25, 2010 in Dover, Delaware.

NASCAR Schedule for New Hampshire Motor Speedway:

Friday, September 17, 2010

 10:00 am - 11:20 am Truck Series practice
11:30 am - 1:00 pm  Sprint Cup practice             ESPN2
1:15 pm -  2:30 pm  Truck Series Happy Hour      SPEED
3:10 pm                  Sprint Cup qualifying            ESPN2

Saturday, September 18, 2010

9:00 am - 9:50 am      Sprint Cup practice                     SPEED
10:05 am                  Truck Series qualifying                 SPEED
11:30 am - 12:30 pm  Sprint Cup Happy Hour                SPEED
3:00 pm                   TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175   SPEED

Sunday, September 19, 2010

1:00 pm  Sylvania 300  ESPN

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