NASCAR RACE TODAY LIVE STREAM

The TV channel for a NASCAR race is elusive enough in a normal season when Fox and FS1 trade broadcasts of Cup Series events through the first half of the schedule before NBC and NBCSN take over for the second half. The schedule shake-up associated with the coronavirus pandemic make the "what channel is today's NASCAR race on" question even more understandable.

For the second time this season, NASCAR is entering a Saturday-Sunday doubleheader as part of those schedule changes, this time at Michigan International Speedway. The TV channel for both NASCAR races is NBCSN. Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400 marks NBC/NBCSN's fifth broadcast of the season, as Fox/FS1's slate ended with the July 15 All-Star Race.

Saturday's race at Michigan is the 17th race in NASCAR's return on an altered, short-term schedule, and the 21st Cup Series races overall as NASCAR attempts to keep a 36-race slate intact for 2020. The first Michigan race originally was scheduled to run in early June but was rescheduled amid the pandemic and paired with the August Michigan race for a doubleheader.

The start time for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan is 4 p.m. ET, relatively late in part because NBCSN also will show the Xfinity race at Road America starting at noon ET.

Below is how to watch Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan, including the TV channel and live stream options.

What channel is NASCAR on today?

• Race: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway
• Date: Saturday, Aug. 8
• TV channel: NBCSN
• Radio: MRN

NBCSN is the TV channel for both Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan and Sunday's race. Of the 20 NASCAR Cup Series races NBC will broadcast in 2020, 12 were scheduled to be shown on NBCSN with the other eight on NBC's flagship cable network.

As for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series race on NBCSN, the network has a channel finder feature for viewers to find the TV channel options in their areas.

As is the case for all the Cup Series races on NBC and NBCSN this season, Rick Allen will call the race with the assistance of analysts Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte.

What time does the NASCAR race start today?

• Date: Saturday, Aug. 8
• Start time: 4 p.m. ET

The green flag for Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan will wave shortly after 4 p.m. ET, assuming there are no rain delays as there have been so often since NASCAR returned to live racing in May.

Though NASCAR will have plenty of time to get the race in with the sun not setting in Brooklyn, Mi., until almost 9 p.m. ET, the relatively late start time for an afternoon race is notable because Michigan International Speedway does not have lights.

Saturday's race is scheduled for 156 laps around the two-mile oval for a total of 312 miles. 

NASCAR live stream for Michigan race

Anybody who has a cable or satellite subscription can stream Saturday's NASCAR race at Michigan live via nascarracetoday.com/ or the NASCAR RACE TODAY Sports app. This should be the preferred route for a viewer who has such a subscription but isn't able to get in front of his or her TV.

For those who don't have a cable or satellite subscription, there are five OTT TV streaming options that carry NBC and NBCSN — Sling, Hulu, YouTubeTV, fuboTV and AT&T Now. Of the five, Hulu, YouTubeTV and fuboTV offer free trial options.

Below are links to each.