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How to watch the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race today
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The NASCAR Xfinity Series is heating up this summer, as drivers take on the checkered flag this weekend for the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Also known as “The Brickyard” (the track’s original surface was made from 3.2 million bricks), fans are in for another high-octane day of NASCAR Xfinity Series racing today.
Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Indianapolis, IN today.
How and when to watch the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race today
The Pennzoil 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). The race will air on USA Network and stream on Sling TV and the platforms featured below.
How to watch the Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race without cable
If your cable subscription doesn’t carry USA Network, or you’ve cut the cord with your cable company, you can still watch today’s race. Below are the platforms on which you can watch today’s game live.
Save $25 on Sling TV: The most cost-effective way to stream NASCAR races
One of the most cost-effective ways to stream today’s race is through a subscription to Sling TV. To watch today’s race, you’ll need a subscription to the Blue tier, which includes access to your local network affiliate’s live feed (excluding CBS) and USA Network. To level up your coverage and get access to ESPN and TNT, subscribe to the Orange + Blue tier plan (recommended).
The Blue tier is $45 per month. The Sling’s Orange + Blue tier costs $60 per month, but the platform is currently offering over $25 off the first month of any pricing tier, making the Orange + Blue tier $35 for the first month.
Note: Because Sling TV doesn’t carry CBS, you won’t be able to watch CBS-aired programming like next year’s NFL games on CBS. To watch these games, plus PGA golf, UEFA Champions League and more live sports, we recommend you also subscribe to Paramount+ with Showtime. Paramount+ with Showtime costs $12 per month after a one-week free trial.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:
- Sling TV is also our top choice to stream network-aired Olympic coverage this summer.
- There are 46 channels to watch in total, including ABC, NBC and Fox (where available).
- You get access to NBA games airing on TNT next season (which you can’t do with a FuboTV subscription).
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
Watch today’s race for free with Fubo
You can also catch today’s race on Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to USA Network, Fox, ABC, ESPN, and FS1, in addition to almost every NFL game next season.
To watch today’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to NASCAR racing you’ll have access to NFL football, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. Fubo’s Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial.
Sports fans will want to consider adding on the $7.99 per month Fubo Extra package, which includes MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, SEC Network and more channels with live games. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite tier and get all the Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, starting at $90 per month.
Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
- There are no contracts with Fubo, you can cancel anytime.
- The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, so there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
- Fubo includes most channels you’ll need to watch live sports, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
- All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
- Stream on your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.
Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle: Watch NASCAR live
You can watch today’s race with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including FS1, ABC, TNT, local network affiliates and ESPN. It also includes the ESPN+ streaming service. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch today’s game, the 2024 NBA playoffs, MLB this season and network-aired NFL games next season with Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77 per month after a three-day free trial.
Pennzoil 250 NASCAR race entry list
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Coming into the weekend, Cole Custer leads the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season points standings with 716 points, followed by Justin Allgaier with 665, Chandler Smith with 657, and Austin Hill with 640.
Below are the drivers scheduled to take on the green flag in the Pennzoil 250 race today.
- Josh Williams
- Sheldon Creed
- Joey Gase
- Josh Bilicki
- Parker Retzlaff
- Joe Graf Jr
- BJ McLeod
- Sam Mayer
- Blaine Perkins
- Justin Allgaier
- Ryan Ellis
- Austin Hill
- Brandon Jones
- Aric Almirola
- Jeb Burton
- Conor Daly
- Brennan Poole
- Greg Van Alst
- David Starr
- Riley Herbst
- Josh Berry
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Parker Kligerman
- Kyle Weatherman
- Garrett Smithley
- Leland Honeyman
- Jeremy Clements
- Sammy Smith
- Carson Kvapil
- Daniel Dye
- AJ Allmendinger
- Anthony Alfredo
- Kyle Sieg
- Jesse Love
- Shane Van Gisbergen
- Chandler Smith
- Cole Custer
- Ryan Sieg
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A picture is emerging of the suspect who officials say pointed a high-powered rifle at former president Donald Trump on a Florida golf course Sunday afternoon.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was armed with an AK-47-style rifle and was 300-500 yards away from Trump when members of the former president’s Secret Service detail spotted him, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. Routh was a few holes ahead of where the president was golfing at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, officials said.
Members of the Secret Service detail opened fire at Routh, according to law enforcement officials. It’s not clear if Routh fired any shots. Bradshaw said a witness saw a man jumping out of the bushes and fleeing in a black Nissan. The car was pulled over and the driver detained and identified as the suspect. Law enforcement found the rifle, a scope, two backpacks with ceramic tile and a GoPro camera in the bushes at the scene.
The FBI and U.S. Secret Service are investigating the incident, which the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump.”
As the investigation continues, here’s what we know about Routh:
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A decades-long criminal history
Routh’s most recent address is listed in Hawaii, but he spent most of his life in North Carolina, according to property records. Routh owned Camp Box Honolulu, a shed-building company, according to his LinkedIn profile. The account also says that he studied at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and graduated in 1998.
Records show his problems with the law go back to the 1990s and include less serious charges, like writing bad checks. But in 2002, he was charged with a felony — possession of a weapon of mass destruction — according to North Carolina Department of Corrections records.
Between 2002 and 2010, Routh was also charged with a number of misdemeanors, including a hit-and-run accident, resisting arrest and a concealed weapons violation, records show.
Suspect criticized Trump online
Routh voted Democratic in the 2024 primary election in North Carolina, and he voted in person, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections. He appears to be registered as an unaffiliated voter.
His X account, which has now been suspended, included a number of posts about Trump.
“@realDonaldTrump While you were my choice in 2106, I and the world hoped that president Trump would be different and better than the candidate, but we all were greatly disappointment and it seems you are getting worse and devolving,” he wrote in a June 2020 post. “I will be glad when you gone.”
He also referenced the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump in multiple posts, suggesting that President Biden and Vice President Harris should visit the injured and attend the funeral of the Pennsylvania rally-goer who was killed.
A Facebook account under Routh’s name was no longer online on Sunday evening.
Ukraine supporter
Routh was passionate about fighting for Ukraine, even traveling overseas to fight in the country’s war against Russia in 2022.
“I am coming to Ukraine from Hawaii to fight for your kids and families and democracy.. I will come and die for you,” he wrote on X.
In one post on LinkedIn, he shared a photo of himself in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.
A CBS News review of Routh’s social media shows his pro-Ukraine views seeped into his public statements as well. He urged people, even those who didn’t have military skills, to take up arms for Ukraine. He was interviewed by several news organizations, including The New York Times and Semafor in 2023, and Newsweek Romania in 2022. He was quoted about his efforts to recruit volunteer fighters to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, though it wasn’t clear whether he had succeeded.
“This is about good versus evil,” he told Newsweek Romania.
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