In the near six-year history of USRN, there's been quite a lot of fun and jammed up weekends, and this upcoming weekend certainly fits that category. From Daytona to Raleigh to Edmonton to Seattle to Camp Nou to Old Trafford, this weekend is loaded on USRN. NASCAR's annual Speedweek at Daytona kicks off on Wednesday night with Daytona 500 qualifying, then the following night features two 150-mile qualifying races to set the field for Sunday's Great American Race. Throwdown Thursday this week not only features action from Daytona, but the first of two events this weekend from Raleigh is featured on Thursday night with a fierce women's college basketball rivalry pitting North Carolina up against NC State. The action at Daytona turns to the Craftsman Truck Series on Friday night with their season opening race under the lights. Meanwhile on USRN2, Friday Night Hockey features the high-flying New York Rangers taking on Connor McDavid and the Oilers in Edmonton, a fixture that created a classic McDavid moment on Friday Night Hockey last season. Saturday will feature a USRN and USRN2 Daytona doubleheader with the ARCA Menards Series taking to the track in the afternoon and will be followed up by the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Later that night, we go to Raleigh, North Carolina to play hockey outside. The Carolina Hurricanes will host an outdoor hockey game for the first time at Carter-Finley Stadium, home of the NC State Wolfpack football team, as they will host the Washington Capitals in the 2023 NHL Stadium Series game a part of USRN Hockey Day, which earlier in the day will feature the Florida Panthers taking on the Predators in Nashville. After a packed Saturday, wake up Sunday morning with the English Premier League on USRN2 with title contending Manchester United hosting Leicester City. And just a week removed from the Super Bowl, get ready for the Super Bowl of stock car racing, the 65th running of the Daytona 500, the fifth Daytona 500 to be on USRN airwaves, on Sunday afternoon. Like we said, it's a loaded weekend that we have been looking forward to for a long, long time.
**All times Eastern
Wednesday, February 15th
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 - Borussia Dortmund vs. Chelsea (3:00pm on USRN2 with Matt White)
#16 Xavier at #11 Marquette (7:00pm on WSR with Pierre Moss)
Daytona 500 Qualifying (8:00pm on USRN with Matthew Owens & Ben Schneider)
#22 TCU at #19 Iowa State (9:00pm on USRN2 with Seth Eaves)
Arsenal vs. Manchester City (USRN with Seth Eaves)
Thursday, February 16th
Thursday, February 16th
Daytona 500 Qualifying Races (7:00pm on USRN with Matthew Owens)
#19 North Carolina at North Carolina State (8:00pm on USRN2 with Seth Eaves)
#19 North Carolina at North Carolina State (8:00pm on USRN2 with Seth Eaves)
Utah at #8 Arizona (10:00pm on IESR with Teran Rodriguez)
Flyers at Kraken (10:00pm on USRN with Matthew Owens)
UEFA Europa League Knockout Phase - Barcelona vs. Manchester United (USRN2 with Seth Eaves)
Friday, February 17th
Craftsman Truck Series - NextEra Energy 250 (7:00pm on USRN with Matthew Owens & Pierre Moss)
Rangers at Oilers (9:00pm on USRN2 with TBD)
Saturday, February 18th
Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayern Munich (9:30am on WSR with Seth Eaves)
ARCA - Brandt 200 (1:00pm on USRN2 with Matthew Owens, Matt White & Ben Schneider)
Panthers at Predators (2:00pm on USRN with Jaric Rubel)
XFINITY Series - Beef. It's What's For Dinner 300 (5:00pm on USRN with Matthew Owens & Tom Dillon)
NHL Stadium Series: Capitals vs. Hurricanes (8:00pm on USRN with Matthew Owens)
Sunday, February 19th
Manchester United vs. Leicester (9:00am on USRN2 with Matt White)
The 65th Daytona 500 (1:30pm on USRN with Matthew Owens & Matt White)