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NASCAR on TV this week? Sort of. ARCA is not on hiatus for the Olympics

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NASCAR on TV this week? Sort of. ARCA is not on hiatus for the Olympics

NASCAR is on a well-documented two-week hiatus during the Summer Olympics, as broadcast partner NBC and its cable partners are providing blanket coverage from Paris.

The hiatus includes all three of NASCAR’s major national circuits: The Cup, Xfinity and Trucks Series.

But another NASCAR property, ARCA, will keep the lights on this weekend and next.

What is ARCA?

The Automobile Racing Club of America has been in existence since 1953. The Midwest-based series has been in existence since 1953, and while the majority of its races are held in and around the Midwest, ARCA’s schedule also includes trips to Daytona, Watkins Glen, Charlotte, and Bristol, usually as a companion event during a NASCAR weekend.

Like NASCAR, ARCA traditionally opens its season at Daytona International Speedway, the week of the Daytona 500.

NASCAR officially took over ARCA in 2018.

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The Race: What, Where and When

The Salem ARCA 200 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET Saturday night at the half-mile Salem Speedway in Salem, which is in southern Indiana, east of French Lick and north of Louisville, Kentucky.

What channel is broadcasting the ARCA race?

You can watch the race live on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) or by streaming on the Fox Sports app.

How is the ARCA season going?

Through 10 races, two part-time drivers lead the win column with three victories each: William Sawalich, who has won his three races in six starts, and Connor Zilisch, who has won all three of his starts.

Mexico City native Andres Perez currently leads the points standings with four top-fives and nine top-10s in 10 starts.

When does NASCAR return?

NASCAR returns to action the weekend of August 10 and 11 in Richmond. Truck Series races take place on Saturday, August 10, with Cup Series races the following day.

The Xfinity Series only returns to the track the following weekend, in Michigan.

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