What time does the NASCAR race start today? TV schedule, channel for Ruoff Mortgage 500

Tom Gatto

What time does the NASCAR race start today? TV schedule, channel for Ruoff Mortgage 500 image

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season is starting out similarly to the 2021 season: three races, three different winners.

Last weekend, it was that "hack" Alex Bowman winning at Las Vegas to join Austin Cindric and Kyle Larson. The Hendrick Motorsports driver doesn't get a lot of credit for his wins (he now has seven for his career); he's seen as being extremely lucky. Last weekend, he took the lead after a late caution and pit strategy and held on.

He'll take the victory just the same, seeing as how it got him into the Cup Series playoffs. He'll try to be the first repeat winner in the series this year as NASCAR goes to Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. 

Here is everything you need to know about the race, the Ruoff Mortgage 500, including the start time and TV channel for the race.

MORE: Watch NASCAR at Phoenix live with fuboTV (free trial)

What time does the NASCAR race start today?

  • Race: Ruoff Mortgage 500
  • Date: Sunday, March 13
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

The Ruoff Mortgage 500 is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, but with prerace ceremonies, the green flag is expected to be waved at 3:47 p.m. ET.

What channel is NASCAR on today?

  • TV channel: Fox (U.S.), TSN4 (Canada)
  • Live stream: Fox Sports Go, fuboTV

Fox will continue its coverage of the start of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season with the broadcast of the Ruoff Mortgage 500 in the U.S., while TSN4 will handle the broadcast in Canada.

On the Fox broadcast, Mike Joy will call the race while Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick and Larry McReynolds will provide analysis.

Streamers can also view the race on the Fox Sports Go app or by streaming Fox's broadcast using fuboTV.

NASCAR Cup Series schedule 2022

(All times Eastern)

DateRaceTrackStart timeTV channelRadio
March 13Ruoff Mortgage 500Phoenix Raceway3:30 p.m.FoxMRN
March 20Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500Atlanta Motor Speedway3 p.m.FoxPRN
March 27EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand PrixCircuit of the Americas3:30 p.m.FoxPRN
April 3Toyota Owners 400Richmond Raceway3:30 p.m.FoxMRN
April 9Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400Martinsville Speedway7:30 p.m.FS1MRN
April 17Food City Dirt RaceBristol Motor Speedway7 p.m.FoxPRN
April 24GEICO 500Talladega Superspeedway3 p.m.FoxMRN
May 1DuraMAX Drydene 400Dover Motor Speedway3 p.m.FS1MRN
May 8Cup Series race at DarlingtonDarlington Raceway3:30 p.m.FS1MRN
May 15Cup Series race at KansasKansas Speedway3 p.m.FS1MRN
May 22NASCAR All-Star OpenTexas Motor Speedway8 p.m.FS1PRN
May 22NASCAR All-Star RaceTexas Motor Speedway8 p.m.FS1PRN
May 29Coca-Cola 600Charlotte Motor Speedway6 p.m.FoxPRN
June 5Cup Series race at WWTRWorld Wide Technology Raceway3:30 p.m.FS1MRN
June 12Toyota/Save Mart 350Sonoma Raceway4 p.m.FS1PRN
June 26Ally 400Nashville Superspeedway5 p.m.NBCMRN
July 3Kwik Trip 250Road America3 p.m.USAMRN
July 10Quaker State 400Atlanta Motor Speedway3 p.m.USAPRN
July 17Ambetter 301New Hampshire Motor Speedway3 p.m.USAPRN
July 24Cup Series race at PoconoPocono Raceway3 p.m.USAMRN
July 31Verizon 200Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course3 p.m.NBCIMS Radio
Aug. 7FireKeepers Casino 400Michigan International Speedway3 p.m.USAMRN
Aug. 14Federated Auto Parts 400Richmond Raceway3 p.m.USAMRN
Aug. 21Go Bowling at the GlenWatkins Glen International3 p.m.USAMRN
Aug. 27Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International Speedway7 p.m.NBCMRN

NASCAR schedule 2022: Playoff races

(All times Eastern)

DateRaceTrackStart timeTV channelRadio
Sept. 4Southern 500Darlington Raceway6 p.m.USAMRN
Sept. 11Hollywood Casino 400Kansas Speedway3 p.m.USAMRN
Sept. 17Bass Pro Shops Night RaceBristol Motor Speedway7:30 p.m.USAPRN
Sept. 25AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500Texas Motor Speedway3:30 p.m.USAPRN
Oct. 2YellaWood 500Talladega Superspeedway2 p.m.NBCMRN
Oct. 9Bank of America ROVAL 400Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL2 p.m.NBCPRN
Oct. 16South Point 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway2:30 p.m.NBCPRN
Oct. 23Dixie Vodka 400Homestead-Miami Speedway2:30 p.m.NBCMRN
Oct. 30Xfinity 500Martinsville Speedway2 p.m.NBCMRN
Nov. 6NASCAR Cup Series ChampionshipPhoenix Raceway3 p.m.NBCMRN

In Canada, fans can watch all NASCAR races on TSN.

Tom Gatto

Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.