What channel is NASCAR on today? Time, TV schedule for Phoenix race

What channel is the NASCAR race on today? What time does the NASCAR race start? These are the questions that plague race fans every Sunday, when each Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race will be on either NBC or NBCSN for the second half of the 2019 season with differing start times.

As for Sunday's Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, the Cup Series' second visit to the track this season and the ninth race of the 2019 playoffs, the channel that will broadcast the race is NBC. The race in Phoenix will start at 2:30 p.m. ET.

The 2:30 p.m. ET start time for the race in Phoenix on Sunday is the last of four such start times for the Cup Series playoffs this season. As for the TV channel, the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend is on NBC for the sixth time this year. As part of NBC's TV deal with NASCAR for the 2019 season, NBC was slated to show seven of the final 20 races of the season, with the other 13 scheduled to be shown on NBCSN.

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Sunday's race at ISM Raceway, which will consist of three stages (75 laps, 75 laps and 162 laps), is the 35th race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, not counting the All-Star race. It also marks the final cut-off point of the playoffs, so when the checkered flag waves, the Championship 4 will be set for next week's season finale.

ISM Raceway, formerly known as Phoenix International Raceway, is a one-mile oval that recently was reconfigured to feature the start-finish line in what used to be considered the stretch after Turns 1 and 2. Kyle Busch, who won both this race last year and this season's spring race at ISM, is the only driver to win Phoenix in the two races since the track's reconfiguration was completed.

Below is all the info you need regarding how to watch Sunday's NASCAR race in Phoenix.

What channel is NASCAR on today?

• TV channel: NBC
• Live stream: NBC Sports App
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Sunday's race in Phoenix is the sixth race this season scheduled to be shown on NBC. The network's broadcast crew consists of Rick Allen, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte in the booth, with Marty Snider, Dave Burns, Kelli Stavast and Parker Kligerman reporting from pit road.

In addition to the TV coverage on NBC, Sunday's race in Phoenix is available via live stream on the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com.

NASCAR at Phoenix: What time does today's race start?

• Date: Sunday, Nov. 10
• Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
• Location: ISM Raceway

The winners of the Cup Series playoff race at ISM has gone on to win the championship four times. Jimmie Johnson did it in three consecutive years from 2007-09, and Kevin Harvick did it in 2014. Johnson also has the worst finish in the Phoenix playoff race among drivers who went on to win the title; he finished 38th en route to his 2016 championship, barely worse than Joey Logano's 37th-place finish at ISM last season.

Next year, ISM Raceway will host the championship race as opposed to the ninth race on the playoff schedule.

NASCAR schedule 2019

2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup playoff schedule