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ARCA Doubles Up Saturday Night: East at Nashville, West at Shasta, Both Live on FloRacing

Both ARCA Menards Series regional tours run on Saturday May 2: the Cook Out Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway at 9 p.m. ET, the Bill Schmitt 173 at Shasta Speedway at 11:30 p.m. ET. Both streamed on FloRacing and simulcast on the NASCAR Channel.

John Speedway· Sports Reporter, The Charlotte Mercury
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Charlotte Mercury — NASCAR

Saturday is going to be a long, loud night for ARCA fans, and the streaming buttons for FloRacing and the NASCAR Channel are going to get a workout.

The ARCA Menards Series East and West run a same-day doubleheader on May 2 — the league is calling it ARCA Night in America presented by Menards. The East tour goes green at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in the Cook Out Music City 150 at 9 p.m. ET. The West tour goes green at Shasta Speedway in Anderson, California, in the Bill Schmitt 173, with an estimated 11:30 p.m. ET start. By the time the East race is wrapping up, the West race is firing up.

Both broadcasts run on FloRacing and simulcast on the NASCAR Channel. Charles Krall, the lap-by-lap voice of both regional tours, calls both races. MRN Radio veteran Nathan Prouty joins him in the booth. Jonathan Ramos handles pit road at Nashville. Steven Blakesley handles pit road at Shasta.

ARCA president Ron Drager called it "one of the marquee nights of racing for the ARCA Menards Series platform all season long." NASCAR's Dan Barker said the regional tours have been delivering for FloRacing in 2026 — the East race at Hickory drew its largest viewership in over 10 years, and Rockingham was close behind.

Live timing at ARCARacing.com. Tickets at TrackEnterprises.com for the East race at Nashville, ShastaSpeedway.com for the West race at Shasta. Charlotte readers chasing more on the regional ARCA tours can find a longer breakdown on our racing-first sister site, Grand National Today.

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John Speedway

Sports Reporter, The Charlotte Mercury

John Speedway has been BRINGING IT to Charlotte sports fans since the days when sports TV meant a man in a blazer, a highlight reel, and the sheer force of personality. A walking encyclopedia of Charlotte Hornets heartbreak, Panthers lore, and minor league diamond drama, Speedway covers it all with the kind of breathless, hyperbolic passion that reminds you why sports matter in the first place. If it happens in the Queen City and somebody wins or loses, John Speedway was THERE.

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