NASCAR race at Michigan: Time, TV channel with Amazon Prime in Week 3 of Cup coverage

It's Week 15 of NASCAR's Cup season.
And Week 3 of NASCAR's Amazon Prime Video era. Some of you have found your way to Prime and are likely enjoying the product. Others either can't or won't participate in Prime time.
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For those, this weekly "How to watch" feature might better be titled "What you're missing."
But you still have some options this week, with the Truck Series racing on an actual network (Fox!) while the ARCA cars will be turning laps on one of Fox's cable arms (FS2).
It all takes place at Michigan International Speedway, just outside of Detroit.
NASCAR PRIME TIME: NASCAR on Amazon Prime, through two races, is mixed bag of good reviews and frustration
Tyler Reddick won last year's race at Michigan and celebrated in typical form.
Friday: ARCA gets spotlight at Michigan
5 p.m.: ARCA Series, Henry Ford Health 200 (FS2).
Saturday: Cup Series qualifying, Truck Series race
9:30 a.m.: Cup Series practice (Prime).
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10:40: Cup Series qualifying (Prime).
Noon: Truck Series, DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 (Fox).
Sunday: Week 15 of NASCAR's 2025 Cup Series season
2 p.m.: Cup Series, FireKeepers Casino 400 (Prime).
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR Michigan race: Time, TV channel. How to watch on Amazon Prime

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