With the 2020 NASCAR season on hold until at least May 3, the Motor Racing Network is offering fans and listeners replays of classic races to supplement the hiatus.
MRN announced weekly re-broadcasts from their archive of classic races beginning this Sunday, March 22, which features the 2004 Ford 400 from Homestead-Miami Speedway. Each re-broadcast will air at 1pm ET and highlights the location and track where NASCAR was scheduled to be, before Covid-19 forced their season to be suspended.
The classic NASCAR races are scheduled to air through Sunday, May 3 on MRN’s more than 600 radio affiliates. The NASCAR season hasn’t been suspended beyond May 3, but that is certainly subject to change if the coronavirus pandemic is not under control by then.
MRN’s full schedule of classic races:
Sunday, March 22nd – 2004 Ford 400 from Homestead-Miami Speedway
Storyline: Eventual season champion Kurt Busch loses a wheel
Sunday, April 19th – 2008 Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowery 400 from Richmond Raceway,
Storyline: Kyle Busch wrecks Dale Jr. to start the rivalry between their fans
Sunday, April 26th – 2011 Aaron’s 499 from Talladega SuperSpeedway
Storyline: Jimmie Johnson’s thrilling 4-wide finish to win
Sunday, May 3rd – 2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism from Dover International Speedway
Storyline: Matt Kenseth holds off a hard-charging Kyle Larson for the win
Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at Brandon.Contes@gmail.com.
