{"id":208079,"date":"2025-09-07T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/208079\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:49:10","slug":"how-to-watch-nascar-playoffs-at-world-wide-technology-raceway-free-live-stream-start-time-tv-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/208079\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch NASCAR Playoffs at World Wide Technology Raceway FREE LIVE STREAM: Start time, TV channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs<\/a> Round of 16 pushes on to the World Wide Technology Raceway for the Enjoy Illinois 300 on Sunday, September 7 (9\/7\/2025) at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

The <\/b>NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs<\/b><\/a> at Gateway will air on USA Network, and streams live on <\/b>DirecTV (free trial)<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

What: <\/b>Enjoy Illinois 300, a NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> race<\/p>\n

When:<\/b> Sunday, September 7, 2025<\/p>\n

Where:<\/b> World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois<\/p>\n

Time:<\/b> 3 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

TV:<\/b> USA Network<\/p>\n

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Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell share +500 odds to win, according to DraftKings. Last week\u2019s winner Chase Briscoe is +1000 to go back-to-back.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a recent motorsports story via The AP:<\/b><\/p>\n

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Chip Ganassi has only one business \u2014 he\u2019s not a car dealer, he\u2019s not backed by private equity money \u2014 the Pittsburgh native focuses only on racing.<\/p>\n

And in 35 years, he\u2019s proved to be good at his chosen profession.<\/p>\n

Alex Palou closed the IndyCar season with his fourth championship<\/a> \u2014 the first driver since Dario Franchitti to win three in a row, he actually won four titles in five seasons \u2014 to give Chip Ganassi Racing its 17th championship.<\/p>\n

The 17 titles tie Ganassi with Team Penske for the series record. But for statistical purposes, Ganassi did it in his 35th anniversary season<\/a> and Roger Penske has been racing for nearly two decades longer. And, since Jimmy Vasser in 1996 gave Ganassi his first title, no IndyCar team has won more championships over the past 30 seasons.<\/p>\n

The CGR success rate tops that of nearly every North American sports franchise, including the Los Angeles Lakers and New England Patriots (six championships apiece), New York Yankees (five), and in NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, which has won 13 titles in the same span.<\/p>\n

Vasser started a winning streak that kicked off a span of four consecutive titles: Alex Zanardi won back-to-back titles in 1997 and \u201998 and Juan Pablo Montoya won the fourth championship in 1999.<\/p>\n

Scott Dixon added six more titles beginning in 2003, and Franchitti won his three straight from 2009 through 2011.<\/p>\n

Now he has Palou, who put together the most dominating season in nearly two decades. He challenged the all-time win mark of 10 with eight victories and became the first driver since Franchitti in 2010 to win the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar championship in the same season. The Spaniard locked up the title with two races remaining on the season \u2014 the first driver to clinch that early since Cristiano da Matta won with three to go during the 2002 season.<\/p>\n

Palou\u2019s four titles puts him in an elite IndyCar club that includes A.J. Foyt (seven) and Dixon (six), and tie him with Mario Andretti, Franchitti and Sebastien Bourdais.<\/a><\/p>\n

Palou, who flirted with tying Foyt and Al Unser\u2019s record of 10 wins in season, is the most consistent, dominant driver IndyCar has seen in years. Even so, Ganassi refuses to rank greatness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s like saying Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw, Tom Brady \u2013 who\u2019s the best quarterback?\u201d Ganassi said. \u201cDifferent eras, different teams, different contexts. That\u2019s the great thing about sports: We\u2019ll never really know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palou\u2019s great season<\/p>\n

The first Spaniard to win the Indianapolis 500<\/a> and first to win a championship, Palou won eight races this season, the most since Sebastien Bourdais in 2007.<\/p>\n

He won six poles, the most since Will Power, IndyCar\u2019s all-time greatest qualifier with 71, earned six in 2017. Palou\u2019s 13 podiums passes teammate Dixon for the most in a single season since 2008. Zanardi and Unser, both with 15, are the only drivers with more podium finishes in the last half-century.<\/p>\n

Ganassi won\u2019t compare drivers, but he knows he\u2019s got a rare talent in his stable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very rewarding to have a driver like Alex under your roof,\u201d Ganassi said. \u201dYou surround him with great people, the right engine, tires, chassis and race strategy, and you end up with a pretty good package.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew we had a strong team going in, but no one predicted a year like this,\u201d Ganassi continued. \u201cI said at the start of the season we were just tapping into Alex\u2019s talent. Unfortunately for everyone else, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s hit the ceiling yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

A bumpy road to get here<\/p>\n

Palou was signed by Ganassi at the end of his first season, 2020, when the Ganassi group saw potential in him as he drove for underfunded Dale Coyne Racing.<\/p>\n

He was spectacular out of the gate and won the first of his championships in his Ganassi debut. But by early 2022, Palou\u2019s aspirations to become a Formula 1 driver took over. He signed a contract with McLaren to move to its IndyCar team with a chance at F1, but Ganassi pushed back and said he held Palou\u2019s rights for 2023.<\/p>\n

A mediator decided Palou would drive for Ganassi in 2023, do F1 work for McLaren at the same time, then join McLaren in 2024. Only problem? The McLaren lineup is full, its IndyCar team isn\u2019t as strong as Ganassi\u2019s and Palou figured he\u2019d be better off staying at CGR.<\/p>\n

So he breached his contract, twice, and for that he\u2019s being sued for almost $30 million by McLaren Racing. A three-week trial is set to begin in London later this month.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s costly for all sides involved, and Palou went through the second half of 2022 on icy terms with Ganassi and his CGR teammates. All is well now, the relationship never stronger, and Ganassi said Palou twice remaining in his camp is proof that the driver is where he wants to race.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I don\u2019t want to lose him. Who wants to lose somebody good?\u201d Ganassi said. \u201cHe had an opportunity to leave and he decided to stay. I don\u2019t know how many times I have to say that. Everybody can see that.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Palou, he has a deep appreciation for Ganassi, first for taking a chance on him and then for sticking with him through the McLaren mess.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only for the \u201822 stuff, but also for the \u201921 opportunity and the \u201823 opportunity of giving me another chance. That\u2019s pretty big,\u201d Palou said. \u201cAnd not only another chance of keeping me there, but being like: \u2018Whatever happened is in the past. We don\u2019t care anymore and I\u2019m going to give you my best.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me it is easy, but for him to move past it, maybe a little bit harder. But he gave me three more championships in three years. Everything we\u2019ve been through, that we\u2019ve shared together, the relationship just gets better and better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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